Anubis The Judge 插图 by Najeeb Barbour is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 平面、插画与视觉传达设计 Competition Category.

铁平面· 2020

Anubis The Judge 插图

by Najeeb Barbour

Client: Leopard Arts

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Anubis The Judge 插图

“法官阿努比斯”；通过对设计的分析，很明显，设计师将重点放在了阿努比斯的主要特征上，将阿努比斯作为古老而著名的时代的标志性象征。他添加了一个标题“ The Judge”，以描绘角色在其设计中所拥有的更多力量或力量。显然，设计师对他在整个设计中使用的几何符号增加了深度和关注。他包括一个包裹在角色脖子上的缓冲器，该缓冲器的质地也很厚。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Anubis The Judge 插图是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Anubis The Judge 插图将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Anubis The Judge 插图因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.