Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Goes to Design Rs For Valencia Poster by Squared
The international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Squared for graphics, illustration and visual communication design
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Design Rs For Valencia Poster by Squared, designed for GrÀffica. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
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 Design Rs For Valencia Poster
Design Rs for Valencia is a series of three posters created for a charity sale held after the Dana floods. The posters are titled Souls of Water, Solidarity Traces, and Boots of Hope. Souls of Water presents water as both destructive and life giving. Solidarity Traces refers to the lasting effect of collective support. Boots of Hope refers to action and recovery. Each poster is based on a detailed illustration and printed in A0 size. All proceeds from the limited edition sale were donated to flood relief efforts.
About Squared
Yana has worked in the field of advertising for more than a decade. Her work has gathered international acclaim from multiple print and online publications and was honored with several international awards. Over the years Yana has gained extensive experience in design and visual communication for advertising and has pushed boundaries with an array of non-standard projects. She has been involved creatively with a large list of local and international brands, among which Audi, Coca-Cola, Henkel, Mattel, Procter & Gamble, Unilever. Her work is characterized by strong concepts, carefully crafted design solutions and cutting-edge visuals with incredible attention to detail.
Award Record
Squared is a winner of 6 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2024 - 2025 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award
The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics
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/172727
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/172727
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!172727
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/325347
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
- Design Rs For Valencia Poster
- Function
- Poster
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Ghost White, Light Steel Blue, Pink, Lavender and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- GrÀffica
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Squared
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #172727
Credits
- Team
- Yana Okoliyska, Marina Varlyakova and Desi Todorova
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Designers for Valencia is a creative solidarity initiative responding to the aftermath of the DANA floods. In collaboration with Gràffica and powered by Truyol Digital, Squared contributed original artworks for a limited-edition charity sale. This project demonstrates the power of design as a force for social good, transforming creativity into tangible aid while fostering a sense of unity and collective impact within the creative community.
- Inspiration
- The three posters - Souls of Water, Solidarity Traces, and Boots of Hope, embody resilience, unity, and renewal in response to the DANA floods. Souls of Water symbolizes the dual power of water, both destructive and life-giving, honouring those affected. Solidarity Traces captures the lasting impact of collective support and shared responsibility. Boots of Hope represents action and recovery, reminding us that every step forward makes a difference.
- Research
- There was no research needed.
- Challenge
- The creative challenge consisted in showing both the devastating consequences and giving hope in one single illustration.
- Realization and Technology
- Crafted with meticulous illustrations, each poster was designed to evoke emotion and solidarity. Printed by Truyol Digital using high-quality materials and precision techniques.
- Operation and Interaction
- The project engages the community through art-driven fundraising. Supporters purchase limited-edition posters, with all proceeds donated to DANA relief efforts. Each design serves as both a collectible artwork and a symbol of solidarity, transforming creativity into direct aid.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started around November 2024 and finished in February 2025.
- Keywords
- social impact, creative solidarity, charity design, graphic activism, community support, fundraising art, design for good, visual storytelling, humanitarian aid, poster design, resilience, unity, social change, collaborative art, designers for valencia, dana relief, art with purpose, philanthropy through design, creative activism, design that gives back
