Press Release
Polin Kuyumciyan Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Idea And Plan Stationery Products in Art and Stationery Supplies Design
Polin Kuyumciyan honored for art and stationery supplies design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Idea And Plan Stationery Products by Polin Kuyumciyan, designed for PK Design X Keskin Color, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Art and Stationery Supplies Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored 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.
More About Idea And Plan Stationery Products
Idea and Plan series are designed to ease the daily burden of keeping track of to-do lists, organizations, meetings and ideas. The design process started by studying various bullet journals, organizers and sketch notebooks from different brands’, followed by a Q&A among friends and family to get a better grasp on different ways of listing and sketching. Idea and Plan series needed a different perspective. Through word play, contrasting colors, typography and self explanatory content, the series were designed to add a splash of color and fun to one’s daily responsibilities.
About Polin Kuyumciyan
Polin is a freelance graphic designer from Istanbul, Turkey. She has graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2011. After graduation, she first worked at Ogilvy and Mather Istanbul and then moved on to Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. In 2014, wanting a change in her career path, she decided to become a freelancer and founded Polin Kuyumciyan Studio. As a freelancer, she mainly gives service in the areas of branding, licensed product design, presentation design, packaging, catalogue, brochure, social media visuals, website and UI/UX design. In 2015, going after her passion for stationery, she also founded PK Design, a brand for stationery products and more.
Award Record
This recognition makes Polin Kuyumciyan a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Art and Stationery Supplies Design Award
The A' Art Supplies Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing best art supplies by leading brands and manufacturers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to art supplies designers, stationery designers, industrial design studios and art supplies brands from all countries. Entries typically include brushes, paints, sketchbooks, pencils, pastels and easels. Awarded art supply designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/art-supplies
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/92450
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/92450
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!92450
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/259708
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2nku9iI
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Idea And Plan Stationery Products
- Function
- Stationery Products
- Category
- Art and Stationery Supplies Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Packaging & Retail and Arts
- Colors
- Lavender, Rebecca Purple, Pale Turquoise, Dark Turquoise and Sky Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- PK Design X Keskin Color
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Polin Kuyumciyan
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #92450
Credits
- Image Credits
- Art direction Polin Kuyumciyan, Photographer Kaan Çaldıran, Idea And Plan, 2019 Optional; Art direction Polin Kuyumciyan, Photographer Seda Vardar, Idea And Plan, 2019 Optional; Art direction Polin Kuyumciyan, Photographer Kaan Çaldıran, Idea And Plan, 2019
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project is a collaboration between of two brands, PK Design and Keskin Color. The set consists of notebooks, planners and magnets. The design puts a play on the two words, idea and plan, and creates two different types of organizers, one for to do lists, one for ideas and sketches.
- Inspiration
- Daily chores and organizational skills. Office life and the pace of modern world, mixed with humor and practicality. Effects of colors on human psychology.
- Research
- An overall search for a common ground and differentiating points among planners and bullet journals was a must prior to the design process. It was almost like a sociological research since the two concepts were to apply to a large mass. Some of the other research steps were: many trips to different stationery shops, Q&A with friends and co-workers about note-taking and daily organizers and color tests to find the right ones.
- Challenge
- The design needed to apply to a large audience and aim to organize their busy schedules and collecting all data in one place. The Idea notebook was tricky because the page layout had to be sufficient for an average person's hand writing and sketch process. Colors were specifically made to cheer the owner of the products, literally adding a splash of color to everyday responsibilities and brain storming. Another challenge was to make the products pop among other notebooks, planners and magnets. The typography and color scheme were designed to be loud and clear in order to quickly capture the attention of a possible buyer.
- Realization and Technology
- Production was realized by Keskin Color, which is both the client and the partner in the project. Keskin Color was responsible for the production and distribution of the products. The notebooks are each 80 spread with 80 gr paper. All printing is in color.
- Operation and Interaction
- Idea and Plan stationery products are meant for personal use on a daily basis. Plan notebook is a small, pocket size notebook because since it is all about to-do lists and reminders so the owner has to carry it around. Idea notebook is a little larder than Plan, in order to capture the wonderful ideas, sketches, inventions and general brainstorming of its owner. Each notebook has an elastic fabric band in order to protect the content. The band can also be used as a pencil holder. The other products within the set use the same content and color scheme as the notebooks and appropriated to the specific product's size and use.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2018, in Istanbul. Design was finished at the end of November 2018. Products were on shelves in April 2019.
- Specifications
- Idea notebook: 13x21cm, hard cover, elastic fabric band for page protection Plan notebook: 9x14cm, hard cover, elastic fabric band for page protection Idea and Plan weekly planners: 26x12cm Idea and Plan magnets: 10 x 19cm, notepad size: 8x11cm, a pencil included within the design
- Keywords
- stationery, organizer, notebook, planner, notepad, magnet
