Press Release
Julia Hell Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Kon Paper Magazine in Print and Published Media Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Julia Hell for print and published media design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Kon Paper Magazine by Julia Hell, designed for [kɔn] Paper e.V., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Kon Paper Magazine
Kon Paper is a magazine for literature and culture. The magazine presents three sections: essay, feuilleton and word art. The layout explores the boundaries between text forms and places them in new contexts, with a separate grid for each section. Illustrations by changing artists accompany the texts. The format measures 220 by 275 millimetres and holds 52 pages, bound with two staples through the spine. Recycled paper and environmentally friendly inks are used for printing. The redesign of 2020 aimed at a durable magazine that readers keep on their shelves.
About Julia Hell
Julia works as a freelance graphic designer in Berlin since 2013. In her home studio she develops corporate and editorial designs as well as web designs. If required, she works in house for clients too. In the past five years she worked for other design studios, small and medium-sized businesses as well as enterprises. She provides clean yet strong designs with a focus on typography. Besides that she does the art direction and publishing of a non-profit magazine together with friends.
Award Record
With this recognition, Julia Hell is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Print and Published Media Design Award
The A' Print Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good printed and published media by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to print designers, published media designers, graphic designers and typography experts from all countries. Entries typically include brochures, posters, magazines, catalogs, flyers and business cards. Awarded print designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/print
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/139429
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139429
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139429
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/161276
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://kon-paper.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kon Paper Magazine
- Function
- Magazine
- Category
- Print and Published Media Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
- Colors
- Gold, Goldenrod, Sea Green, Medium Sea Green and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- [kɔn] Paper e.V.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Julia Hell
- Country
- Germany
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139429
Credits
- Team
- Carmen Reina
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- kon Paper is a magazine for literature and culture. The design and layout explores the boundaries of different texts and text forms. In three genres – essay, feuilleton and wortkunst – the known reading environments for the texts are questioned and sometimes brought into new contexts. The submitted texts are accompanied by illustrations, for which we collaborate with changing artists. The magazine was redesigned in 2020 and in the course of this, the format was adjusted as well as paper and a solid binding.
- Inspiration
- The magazine was founded the project together with Pia Lobodzinski in 2015. Pia and Julia graduated from high school together. A few years after graduation, they both wanted to start a project together again. Pia had just started studying literature and Julia had graduated as a graphic designer. So the foundation of a magazine was almost obvious. For the look and feel of the magazine the constantly growing and lively self-publishing scene and a variety of exciting and unseen magazines were the source of inspiration.
- Research
- Bi-weekly staff meetings are used to talk about the text entries and also the design and illustration concepts for each issue. There is a lot of feedback in input from the teammates that come for a non-design perspective. That this is one of the most fruitful ways to design a good product: Talking to the recipients and people who have a different perspective of the product.
- Challenge
- Rethinking the new format. Previously printed in the Berlin newspaper format - one page is over A3 in size. Now the magazine has 220 x 275mm. A long essay had around 20,000 characters including spaces. That means four full pages in the new layout. So in addition to the design, there was also the huge challenge to throw our learned concepts overboard and completely reorganize the editorial work.
- Realization and Technology
- The magazine is printed on eco friendly recycling paper (Vivus 100) with 90 grams per square meter for the content pages and 250 grams per square meter for the cover. Using sustainable ink, the whole magazine is now much more environmentally friendly then before the relaunch.
- Operation and Interaction
- The first six issues of the magazine were printed on newspaper paper in the Berliner format. This made the product fragile and after reading it cover to cover it was basically destroyed. The magazine was completely revised and redesigned in 2020. In the course of this, the format was adapted as well as paper and a firm binding. The goal was to get a product that was sustainable and long lasting so that our readership would keep the magazines on their bookshelves.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was founded 2015 in Munich. Today the editorial team works form Munich, Berlin and Switzerland. The design work is done from Julia Hells Berlin-based studio. The project is ongoing releasing one issue per year.
- Specifications
- The format of the magazine is 220 x 275 mm and contains 52 pages including the cover pages. We print on Vivus recycled paper. The inner part is 90g/m2 and the cover is 250g/m2. The booklet is bound with two staples through the spine. We cooperate with a printing company that focuses on sustainability. The printing inks are also environmentally friendly.
- Keywords
- Magazine, Mage, Zine, Editorial, Layout, Illustration, Literature, Print
