Field Notes ቦታኒካዊ ስእሊ by Seraphina Sol is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ግራፊክስ፣ ስእልን ብዓይኒ ዝረአ ርክብን Competition Category.

ሓጺንግራፊክ· 2025

Field Notes ቦታኒካዊ ስእሊ

by Seraphina Sol

Client: Seraphina Sol

ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ግራፊክ Category

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The Design

About Field Notes ቦታኒካዊ ስእሊ

ፊልድ ኖትስ ብምዕቃብ ተፈጥሮ ዝተኮረ ፕሮጀክት ኮይኑ፡ መብዛሕትኡ ግዜ ዝረሳዕ ዝርዝራት ተፈጥሮ በምግላጹ፡ ካብ ርሑቓት ዞባታት ዝመጹ ኣገዳስያን ተኽልታትን ሓሸርቲን የድህብ። ነፍሲ ወከፍ ናሙና ብጥንቃቐ ተዓዚቡ ብመዓብዪ መሳርሒታት ተመዝጊቡ፡ ካብ ስርዓት ቆጽሊ ክሳዕ ቅዲ ኣኽናፍ ሓሸርቲ ዘለዎ ኩሉ ነገር ይቕዳሕ። ንናሙናታት ንምምዝጋብ ባህላዊ ሳይንሳዊ ስእሊ ኣገባባት ይጥቀመሉ፡ ድሕሪኡ ጥሒሉነትን ንጹርነትን ንምዕባይ ብዲጂታላዊ መገዲ ይሽርሽር። ብትኽክለኛነት ናይ ሙዚየማት ታሪኽ ተፈጥሮ ተደሪኹ፡ እዚ ፕሮጀክት ናይዞም ናሙናታትን ኣብ ከባቢ ዘለዎም ግደን ብቐረባ ዝርኢ ረኣይታ የቕርብ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award

Field Notes ቦታኒካዊ ስእሊ ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ካብ ጽቡቕ ዝተዳለዉ ፍጥረታት ዝጽበዩ ሞያውን ኢንዱስትሪኣውን ጠለባት ንዝመላኡ ጽቡቓት ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ሓጺን ዓቢ ክእለት፣ ልዑል ፍሉይነት፣ ክኢላዊ ርድኢትን ፈጠራዊ ዓቕምን ፈጣርዮም የርእዩ። Field Notes ቦታኒካዊ ስእሊ ብብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን፣ ተግባራውን ሓድሽን ፍጥረት ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ንዝበለጹ ልምድታት ኢንዱስትሪ የጣምር፣ ምስ ፍልጠትን ተውህቦን ዝተኣሳሰሩ ብቑዓት ቴክኒካውያን ባህርያት ድማ ኣለዎ። Field Notes ቦታኒካዊ ስእሊ ብጥንቃቐኡ ይኽበር፣ ንዓለም ዝሓሸ ቦታ ክትኸውን ዝሕግዙ ምምሕያሻት መዓርግ ህይወት ንምቕራብ ድማ ዝተዳለወ እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Botanical illustration was once a crucial skill for documenting plant species, but it is becoming less common in today’s fast-paced, digital world. The collection of black line illustrations revisits the practice of careful observational drawing, making it relevant and accessible in both print and digital formats.
Dimensions & Packaging: 3600 x 3600 pixels, 300dpi, RGB.
Tags: Illustration, Botanical, Nature, Education, Exhibition, Art, Science, Conservation, Envrionmental.
Production Technology: Initial illustrations were rendered in ink, then refined digitally. The final illustrations were printed on handmade, 100 percent recycled cotton paper embedded with wildflower seeds. They have been showcased in various print and digital formats across museums, gardens, and exhibits.
Design Challenge: A key challenge was illustrating dried, pressed plant specimens from museums, as they lose texture and depth once preserved. Capturing their true form while maintaining accuracy required careful observation and creative interpretation.
Research: The aim was to capture the beauty of moths and plants, blending detailed scientific illustration with a more artistic-design approach. The process involved field research, collecting specimens, and carefully studying their details before translating them into hand-drawn sketches, which were then refined digitally.

By showcasing these organisms through both a scientific and creative lens, the project encourages viewers to connect with the natural world, reflect on its beauty, and inspire its preservation.
Inspiration: The often overlooked details in nature, such as the shape of a leaf or the texture of a stem, are brought into focus through these illustrations. With the aim to foster a deeper appreciation for the natural world, the project depicts the beauty and complexity of plant life. Inspired by herbaria and natural history museums, the project strives to document botanical specimens accurately and preserve a record for future studies. By combining traditional and digital techniques, the illustrations highlight the importance of these plants and encourage efforts to protect and preserve them.
Project Duration: Since 2020, the illustration project has been exhibited across Canada, following research at institutions, botanical gardens, and various museums.
Operation Flow: Designed to engage both academic and general audiences as educational guides, exhibition pieces, and visual assets for digital and printed media.
Team Members: Seraphina Sol
Image Credits: Image #1: Seraphina Sol, 2025.
Image #2: Seraphina Sol, 2025.
Image #3: Seraphina Sol, 2025.
Image #4: Seraphina Sol, 2025.
Image #5: Seraphina Sol, 2025.