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Reset Co. Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Texts From Graphics From Graphics in Print and Published Media Design

Reset Co. acknowledged for print and published media design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category for Texts From Graphics From Graphics by Reset Co.. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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 A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

More About Texts From Graphics From Graphics

Texts From Graphics is a book of essays written by graphic design professors of a university program in Mexico. The essays express ideas and concerns about design. An iconographic system was developed to simplify the complex concepts discussed in the texts, and the set of icons changes with each chapter. Hierarchy, typographic selection and composition highlight the main messages and support a light reading. The book is printed in black and white on bond paper, sewn in sections and bound with hard covers finished with varnish, keeping production costs low while ensuring durability.

About Reset Co.

Our main value is the development of ideas that solve communication problems with a human approach, that improves the reality of the projects we work on. We seek personalized approaches with the idea of ​​diversifying our portfolio and not using the same discourse. We improvise, explore, go back to basics to implement simple and clear ways to send a message that is different from the reality of competitors. Aesthetics and function are the philosophy in which we focus our objectives. Something nice is meaningless if it's not built on a solid concept.

Award Record

This recognition makes Reset Co. a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Texts From Graphics From Graphics
Function
From Graphics
Category
Print and Published Media Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
Colors
Black, Dark Gray, Silver, Light Gray and Gainsboro
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Reset Co.
Country
Mexico
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#88219

Credits

Team
Erika Múzquiz, Ana Lucía González and Marina Garza
Image Credits
Photographer Karina Zertuche, Text From Graphics, 2018

Design Details

Unique Properties
Texts From Graphics is a collection of essays written by academic authors of the graphic design program at UDEM, expressing their concerns around ideas held about design. The concept summarizes the creative processes used to solve communication problems by developing an iconographic system that simplifies complex ideas, changing the set between each chapter. The main ideas are highlighted through hierarchies, typographical selections and compositions; creating a dynamic and light reading.
Inspiration
The book originates from the need of the University of Monterrey to represent the graphic design program. The objective is to show the ideas of the professors of the university and the growth that the career has had through their professional perspective.
Research
The creative processes and the design methodologies used in design were deeply analyzed in order to have a better insight of the topics dealt with in the essays, and to be able express effectively the conceps with the iconographic system.
Challenge
The main obstacle of this project was the low budget available for the realization of the book. As it is a book made to praise the graphic design of the university high quality and formality was expected, using economical methods and materials.
Realization and Technology
The design was made in black and white, digital printed on 90 grams bond paper for a low production cost. It was used a section sewn binding method in hard paste to ensure the durability of the book and UV varnish was applied on the cover.
Operation and Interaction
The typographic system created for the publication allows a better understanding of the essays. It is used as an introduction in the section covers to prepare the reader for the complex concepts expressed in the text; and along the pages as visual relief and support.
Project Duration and Location
The project was realized in 2017 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, and was presented in the Vicerrectoria, de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseno (V I A A D) of the University of Monterrey.
Specifications
The dimensions of the book are 143mm x 12mm x 221mm. U V varnish was used in the cover of the book.
Keywords
Editorial design, print, vector, typography, icon, grid, university, mexico, black and white, icon system

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