Frank and the Frog Boky misy sary by Bence Meszaros is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Grafika, Sary ary Fifandraisana Ara-tsary Competition Category.
VolafotsyGrafika· 2022
Frank and the Frog Boky misy sary
Client: Bence Mészáros
A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Grafika Category
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The Design
About Frank and the Frog Boky misy sary
Frank sy ny Sahona dia boky misy sary ho an'ny ankizy mikasika ny fahaverezana sy ny fahatsiarovana. Ny tantara dia manaraka an'i Frank, zazalahy iray izay nifoha indray andro ka tsy nahita ny renibeny. Nandao ny tokantranony i Frank mba hitady azy ary nihaona tamin'ny sahona iray izay lasa naman'ny sy mpanampy azy. Teo am-piafaran'ilay dia, hitan'i Frank fa ao amin'ny toerana milamina sy feno fiadanana ny renibeny, ary nanao veloma izy. Ny boky dia misy pejy roa ambin'ny folo misy sary izay mikoriana avy amin'ny ankavia mankany amin'ny ankavanana, ary ny pejy mifanandrify dia miara-mifanohitra. Ny tsipika sy ny hafenoana natao amin'ny tanana dia namboarina sy nolokoina an-tserasera.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Volafotsy
Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Frank and the Frog Boky misy sary, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Frank and the Frog Boky misy sary. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Frank and the Frog Boky misy sary dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Frank and the Frog is designed to give an escape world to anybody who needs to find peace after losing a beloved one. The book tells the story of a little kid called Frank, who wakes up one day and can't find his Granny. Frank decides to leave his home to find Granny and bring her home. During his journey, he meets a frog, who becomes his friend and helps him through the adventures. In the end, Frank sees Granny is in a safe and peaceful place; he decides to say goodbye and let her go.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 300 mm x Depth 15 mm x Height 300 mm
- Tags
- illustration, picturebook, children, book, bookdesign, childrenbook
- Production Technology
- Mixed media. Manual linework and textures, digitally composed and colourized.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was, of course, how to bring the topic of death into the picture book in a kid-friendly way. Another thing I had to consider during the development phase was that even though I always spend a lot of time thinking about death, I never had an intimate experience with it. So I wanted to be respectful with this topic.
- Research
- RESEARCH ABSTRACT**:
A big part of my research was to find the right mentor for Frank.
I was looking into different mythology characters, symbols, characters from my life, etc. When I find frogs, I immediately fall in love with the idea. I think they are visually exciting; frogs are travellers, and they can travel through lands, through the water. In the shaman culture, frogs as totem animals have the power of transformation and travelling between the human world and the spirit realm. - Inspiration
- My main goal with this picture book was to tell a story and tackle a topic that is not that common in children's literature. A topic that was hard to understand when I was a kid and had me confused for a long time. The subject of death.
I am lucky to have all four of my grandparents alive and know them, but this is a rare phenomenon in my environment. Many people lose their grandparents during their childhood. The base idea comes from my childhood: I was always (and still am) scared of what would happen when my grandparent won't be here anymore. - Project Duration
- The project started in June 2021 in Helsinki.
- Operation Flow
- This picturebook has 12 fully illustrated pages. All the pages have a left-to-right flow, leading the eyes of the reader to the next page. The spreadsheets next to each other are designed to pair up based on different contrasts: e.g., on one page, when the composition is complex, then on the next page, the layout is minimal, or when Franks is high up in the sky, on the next page he goes deep under the ocean.
- Patents
- Copyright 2022 by Bence Mészáros
Written by Barnabás Csukás, based on an original story by Bence Mészáros - Team Members
- Designer, Illustrator: Bence Mészáros
Writer: Barnabás Csukás - Image Credits
- Creator Bence Mészáros, Frank and the Frog
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