Press Release
Daedalus Maze Artwork and Packaging Board Game by Andreas Kioroglou Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Andreas Kioroglou honored for toys, games and hobby products design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Daedalus Maze Artwork and Packaging Board Game by Andreas Kioroglou, designed for Matadog Design, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
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.
Regarding Daedalus Maze Artwork and Packaging Board Game
Daedalus Maze is a board game inspired by ancient Greek mythology. The game is played on a board with a rotating transparent layer that carries traps. Each player receives six pawns and a set of cards. When the layer is spun, the maze changes and the traps move. Players must survive the traps, take the treasure and leave the maze first. The set includes 68 cards showing gods, beasts and events, along with dice and a brochure. The board is drawn in three dimensions and represents a stone arena.
Award Record
With this recognition, Andreas Kioroglou is a winner of 7 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Award
The A' Toy Design Award is an international toy design competition recognizing good toy designs by best toy designers, manufacturers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to toy designers, game studios, industrial designers and hobby product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. The awarded toy designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/toy
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/101587
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/101587
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!101587
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/162945
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.matadog.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Daedalus Maze Artwork and Packaging Board Game
- Function
- Board Game
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Rosy Brown
- Images
- 4
- Client
- Matadog Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Andreas Kioroglou
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #101587
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Daedalus Maze is a very addictive board game. The players go back to Ancient Greece. Ancient Gods and beasts in a spinning maze board game. Each player get 6 pawns and start with some cards at hand. The maze rotates and the walls are moving trying to get the treasure and get out first.
- Inspiration
- Inspiration for the artwork came from ancient Greek history, mythology and fantasy movies aesthetics.
- Research
- We studied a lot ancient Greek mythology, analyzed fantasy movies and other board games.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to design a board and 68 cards of gods, monsters and events like acinesia, haste, Ades etc. and get the players live the atmosphere of ancient Greek mythology.
- Realization and Technology
- Designed in Greece, produced in China. Materials: PET and paper.
- Operation and Interaction
- This is a spinning maze consisting of a board, a circular transparency with traps, a 2 part strong plastic material placed over the circular transparency, 5 pins to hold them together, pawns, dice and 68 cards. Each user spin the transparency and the board changes. The traps are moving and the have to survive the traps, take the treasure and get out first. The cards can give game suspense and joy.
- Project Duration and Location
- Duration: 3 months Location: Greece
- Specifications
- Box Dimensions: 360 x 250 x 60 mm Board Dimensions: 380 x 380 mm 68 Cards A4 48page brochure
- Keywords
- board game, packaging
