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Wbc2017 South Korea Illustration by Kaze Park Wins the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Kaze Park honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wbc2017 South Korea Illustration by Kaze Park, designed for ESPN Deportes, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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 Wbc2017 South Korea Illustration
This is the poster for 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) project. His work details Republic of Korea attractions and national treasures, and features famous baseball players in the middle. An important point of this work is the fusion of athletes and natural elements so that various Republic of Korea charms can be produced in a single scene. It is a graphic design of a new expression method that combines style and computer graphics worked in a way using a brush, a traditional Republic of Korea painting technique.
About Kaze Park
He is working as a Korean artist. He considers "realms of imagination that come from life experiences, and energy delivered through them" as the source of his work. He attaches great importance to finding the true value from inspiration, focusing and expressing it, and tries to express through each work that various elements of fun that come from communicating with people are close to happiness.
Award Record
Kaze Park is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics
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/115618
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/115618
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!115618
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/294690
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://url.kr/IGbN9J
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Wbc2017 South Korea Illustration
- Function
- South Korea Illustration
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Slate Gray, Cadet Blue and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ESPN Deportes
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kaze Park
- Country
- Republic of Korea
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #115618
Credits
- Image Credits
- KazePark, 2017WBC-01, 2017; KazePark, 2017WBC-02, 2017; KazePark, 2017WBC-03, 2017; KazePark, 2017WBC-04, 2017; KazePark, 2017WBC-05, 2017
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In 2017, Espn Deportes has collected several artworks from many countries that play baseball at the wbc league. There was a artwork design project representing 16 countries competing in the 2017 world baseball classic Espn Deportes, and he participated in 16 artists from around the world.
- Inspiration
- He remembered the four major leaguers in Korea for the composition of the world baseball classic illustration. They tell stories and legends about the constellations of East Asia.
- Research
- As a representative of the republic of korea, he worked with the goal of creating representative works to promote korean culture. It was conceived to incorporate traditional buildings and cultural styles that are unique to korea in the work, In particular, the harmony of yin and yang containing the reason of nature on top of the korean national flower, mugunghwa, is expressed with the architectural style, and the korean baseball players are at the center of the artwork.
- Challenge
- The most difficult task was to completely transfer the imagination that emerged as inspiration into the work. There are various architectures and cultures in korea, and it was a new challenge to use traditional painting techniques and digital graphics together to create a single work. It is difficult to find an expression method that can penetrate it in sports and traditional cultures of different genres, but it was still a fun and happy work.
- Realization and Technology
- 1.For the artwork, touch the texture using the brush used in traditional Korean painting. And it first scans it and saves it as digital data. 2.Using the digital program Adobe's Photoshop, sketch work, basic color work, and detail work using the touch of a traditional korean brush are performed in order. The important point here is that the traditional korean way of expressing pictures is a work that is expressed with digital graphics. 3.The Artwork was finished using traditional Korean paper (material).
- Operation and Interaction
- There are still many people in the world who do not know about Korean culture and values. There are many wonderful cultural and sports players in Korea, and they have unlimited energy and potential. The unique culture and history of Korea is what all Koreans learn and experience naturally as they grow up, and there are many things that are valuable enough to be listed in the world UNESCO. He tried to express the true values and cultures of Korea in his Artworks.
- Project Duration and Location
- The artworks of this project begin to be released on march 6, 2017 and end on march 23. locations are worldwide and Espn Deportes(spain).
- Specifications
- 2017WBC artwork was created in Photoshop RGB/CMYK colour mode. *.jpg (The size is 1200mm x 735mm) It was produced as an art poster.
- Keywords
- kazepark, artwork, wbc, illustration, korea, baseball, digital, graphic, art, southkorea
