Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı by Aurimas Mickus

Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı by Aurimas Mickus is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü in Baskı ve Yayınlanmış Medya Tasarımı Competition Category.

GümüşBaskı· 2024

Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı

by Aurimas Mickus

Client: Kauno kolegija

A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü Winner in Baskı Category

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The Design

About Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı

Tasarımcı, kitabın sadece geçmişi hatırlatmakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda bugünü de yansıtmasını hedefledi, bu nedenle enerji ve yaratıcılığın sembolü olan ve aynı zamanda kurumun güncel tematik rengi olan parlak turuncu ve siyah renkler seçildi. Kitap minimalist bir şekilde tasarlandı; kılıfın kendisinde başlık bulunmamakta, sadece ön yüzünde bir zaman periyodu ve stilize bir baykuş yer almaktadır; bu da yüzüncü yılı ve okul konumunu işaret etmenin sembolik bir yoludur. Sonuca ulaşmak için ofset baskı ve sıcak folyo yaldız gibi klasik baskı teknolojileri kullanıldı.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü

Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı, A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, göz alıcı, yüce ve etkileyici birinci sınıf tasarımlara verilen olağanüstü prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Gümüş kazananlar, tasarımcılarının olağanüstü uzmanlığını, yeteneğini ve keskin zekasını gösteren son derece parlak ve çok yaratıcı eserlerdir. Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı, harika, örnek gösterilen, dikkat çekici derecede profesyonel ve derinlemesine yenilikçi bir eser olması beklenir. A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sanat, bilim, tasarım ve teknolojinin sınırlarına fayda sağlayan ve onları ilerleten oldukça dikkat çekici, beğenilen bir buluştur. Hill of Owls Kitap Tasarımı, büyük kıskançlıkla bakılan, arzuları uyandıran, olumlu duygular getiren ve şaşkınlık ve hayranlık uyandıran bir yaratımdır.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: While creating its design, the designer aimed for the book not only to remind of the past, but also to reflect the present, so the bright orange color was chosen for its cover and various elements through the book, which is a symbol of energy, creativity, and the thematic color of the present institution at the premises - Faculty of Arts and Education. The book has a sleeve which has time period and an Owl symbol encoded on its front - which is a symbolic way of marking the centenary.
Dimensions & Packaging: Hardcover book, 260mm x 260mm x 30 mm, case bound, square back spine.
The cover is orange canvas with matte black hot foil stamping.
Tags: Kaunas School of Arts, Kauno meno mokykla, Hill of Owls, Peledu kalnas, Book, Drawings, Typography, Aurimas Mickus, Kauno kolegija, Lithuania
Production Technology: Book was printed on different papers and multiple printing technologies was used. For the book sleeve "Remake Carapace 1/S Midnight 250g" paper was chosen, with Orange hot foil stamping on top. The book cover is canvas fabric "Brillianta 4196 Bright Orange" with Matte Black hot foil stamping. While "Caribic ziegelrot 170g" was used for front and end pages. For the inside pages - offset printing on GalerieArt Matt 150g paper.
Design Challenge: The goal was to find balance between history of the past and the present times while representing and expressing the feeling and recognizability of the Kaunas School of Arts in the shape of design and symbols. The most dificult thing was to put everything in a fluid and continuous way, when the material was from different times in history, while trying to show the processes of change and complexity in the technique, method of execution of the works of this school.
Research: The layout was carefully put, so it would feel balanced and easy to understand - especially to for the reader. Because text section has a lot of historical information - the particular type of layout was chosen so it would be easy to find correct additional information.
Inspiration: Drawing on the Hill of Owls is a book dedicated to the centenary of the Kaunas School of Arts. It presents the history of drawing as a teaching course, which began at the Kaunas School of Arts and continued in various institutions that have taken over its traditions. The schools have been collecting and preserving a valuable collection of drawings for many years, which, as the 100th anniversary approached, inspired a large publication (which reproduces more than 400 pieces of artwork).
Project Duration: The project started in July 2022 and was finished in October 2022. It was presented and exhibited to the public in December 2022.
Operation Flow: The minimalistic design and typography throughout the book, and especially on the cover, sleeve and section pages, exudes elegance subtlety, while the contrast of orange and black colours gives a premium look and the feeling of importance. The drawings in the album are arranged chronologically, so the processes of change and complexity in the technique, method of execution of the works can be seen quite clearly.
Image Credits: Images Photographer: Svetlana Batura