Anubis The Judge Illustration by Najeeb Barbour

Anubis The Judge Illustration by Najeeb Barbour is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Järn in Grafik-, Illustrations- och Visuell Kommunikationsdesign Competition Category.

JärnGrafik· 2020

Anubis The Judge Illustration

by Najeeb Barbour

Client: Leopard Arts

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Anubis The Judge Illustration

'Anubis The Judge'; genom en analys av designen är det uppenbart att designern fokuserade på Anubis primära funktioner som en ikonisk symbol för en forntida och framstående tid. Han lade till en titel 'Domaren' möjligen för att skildra mer av kraften eller styrkan karaktären i sin design innehar. Det är tydligt att designern lägger djup och detaljerad uppmärksamhet till de geometriska symbolerna han använde över hela designen. Han inkluderade en shocker lindad runt karaktärens nacke, som också var tung på strukturen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

Anubis The Judge Illustration är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Anubis The Judge Illustration förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Anubis The Judge Illustration respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This design is titled 'Anubis, The Judge'. The design encompasses a set of well thought geometrical elements to complement the the subject of this design considering the divine charisma and unmatched power of this Egyptian god. The degree of seriousness behind the character is reflected in the dense design elements represented in the chocker visible around the neck area. The presence of the scale, is to symbolize the final judgement towards the after-life and the 'beetle' is added to highlight and facilitate the infamous intercession process reintroduced into the design to reflect back on the power of acceptance.
Dimensions & Packaging: W68 cm x H95 cm, 300 dpi, RGB Colors
Tags: Anubis, Illustration, Geometry, Egyptian, History, Hieroglyphic,
Production Technology: The initial sketch was done free hand aimed to create a homogenous flow of all the thoughts gathered pertaining the subject of my piece.
Revisiting the visual concecept was essential in order to create a high degree of consistency to establishing perfection within every corner
of the drawing, considering the density of Anubis’s structure. I have also adopted traditional methods of depicting shapes and carefully
applied it within the relevant scope of my drawing.
Following the sketch development stage, came the digital aspects of applying the technical skills utilized through illustrator and Photoshop.
Design Challenge: My challenge was to understand the mythical and methods of the ancient calligraphies and arts,
and how they tried to communicate.
the only obstacle i faced, was the quality and details of the informations i received.
Research: i went through multiple methods for my research, such as art books of ancient civilizations, calligraphy art, internet, and video documentaries.
i also got lots of valuable information about the Ancient Egyptian Art from my Egyptian friends and colleagues.
Which allows me to dive into the idea even deeper, to come up with an original style .
Inspiration: I was inspired by Egyptian History, motivated by the mysterious mythology behind their civilisation, especially the Anubis Character that had no bargains when it comes to death and the Underworld, the design had to reflect the seriousness and boldness of Anubis...my research took weeks going through all of their drawings and hieroglyphics, symbols and beliefs until the idea was ready to execute.
Project Duration: The project started in Aug 2017 and finished in Jul 2018
Operation Flow: This design could be a standalone printed as an artwork, Or it could be transformed into a 3d form and used as a character still or animated, it can be physically sculptured and used as an art-decor element using metallic materials hand made or factory production, the object is a very flexible design and can be operated in many ways.