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Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli by Takuma Tahara

Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli by Takuma Tahara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü in Grafik, İllüstrasyon ve Görsel İletişim Tasarımı Competition Category.


GümüşGrafik· 2025

Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli

by Takuma Tahara

Client: SAWAMURA Inc.

A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü Winner in Grafik Category

Colors

The Design

About Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli

Sawamura Award 2024, Japonya'nın Kyoto şehrindeki geleneksel bir Kabuki tiyatrosunda düzenlenen, yeni çalışanlara yönelik bir şirket etkinliği için tasarlanmış bir ana görseldir. Etkinliğin teması gelenek ve yenilikti. KABUKU kelimesinin harfleri farklı tipografik yaklaşımlarla çizilmiş, böylece her harf hem bir harf hem de bir illüstrasyon olarak işlev kazanmıştır. Tiyatrodan alınan geleneksel Japon renkleri ve desenleri, canlı bir renk paletiyle birleştirilmiştir. Ana görsel; sertifikalara, gösteri biletlerini andıran davetiyelere, mühürlere ve tanıtım malzemelerine uygulanarak etkinliğe bütünlüklü bir görünüm kazandırmıştır.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü

Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli, 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. Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli, 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. Sawamura Award 2024 Etkinlik Ana Görseli, 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
Key visual for an event for new employees at SAWAMURA Inc. The event held at the traditional Minami-za theater in Kyoto. The unique feature of this key visual is that it synchronizes with the characteristics of the venue (Kabuki). This key visual was displayed in the client's office and at the venue, and was also used on the award certificates, social media publicity, press release, and invitations (like show tickets). The uniformity of the visuals increased the motivation of those involved in the event and heightened the excitement of the event.
Dimensions & Packaging
Key visual: W728mm x H1030mm
Invitation: W20mm x H76mm
Seal: Diameter 40mm
Certificate of commendation: W210mm x H297mm
Tags
Key visual, Japanese, tradition, innovation
Production Technology
Adobe Illustrator CC
Design Challenge
The most difficult part was the color scheme. I had never used so many colors at once in my previous work, so I tested and proposed several patterns.
To refine the design, it is better not to use too many colors, but since it was decided that each winner would use different colors and patterns, I had no choice but to use many colors.
It was difficult to balance traditional Japanese colors with a color scheme that felt new.
Research
I wanted to incorporate the actual Kabukiza theatre into the design, so I worked with the client to research the venue, looked into Kabuki itself, and studied traditional Japanese colour schemes. I incorporated patterns used in the actual Kabukiza theatre and objects used in its architecture into the design. I also fused elements that feel innovative.
Inspiration
The event theme was "KABUKU". It is close in meaning to "cut a dash". The alphabet of "KABUKU" was designed using various typography. These pieces function both as typography and as illustrations. They are both alphabetical and kabuki (Minamiza is a traditional Japanese kabuki venue) illustrations. "KABUKU" also means "playful behavior." The alphabet to look like a different motif. The event also has the sub-concept of tradition and innovation, the color scheme was chosen to evoke a feeling of traditional Japanese style combined with newness.
Project Duration
The project was held at Minamiza, Kyoto, Japan on March 29, 2024
Operation Flow
This key visual not only serves as a formal announcement design within the concept, but also incorporates elements of traditional Japanese Kabuki visually. It can convey the meaning of the event's theme, "Tradition and Innovation," in a broader and deeper sense to new employees who participate in the event.
Image Credits
#All Creator Takuma Tahara

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