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Kaze Park Receives the A' Design Award for S-oil Total Calendar Illustration in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Kaze Park for graphics, illustration and visual communication design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for S-oil Total Calendar Illustration by Kaze Park, designed for S oil Total. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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.

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.

Regarding S-oil Total Calendar Illustration

He designed a calendar illustration. In this calendar design, various environments and elements using refined oil were expressed as a plan composition. It is depicted as a vehicle and a motorcycle, which are representative means of transportation. And it was designed according to various factors such as city, natural, Environment and weather. 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

With this recognition, Kaze Park is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition 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. 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
S-oil Total Calendar Illustration
Function
Calendar Illustration
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray and Slate Gray
Images
5
Client
S oil Total

The Recognition

Laureate
Kaze Park
Country
Republic of Korea
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#116774

Credits

Image Credits
image #1 KazePark S-OIL TOTAL calendar-01 image #2 KazePark S-OIL TOTAL calendar-02 image #3 KazePark S-OIL TOTAL calendar-03 image #4 KazePark S-OIL TOTAL calendar-04 image #5 KazePark S-OIL TOTAL calendar-05

Design Details

Unique Properties
He designed an illustration to be displayed on the calendar of S oil Total a South Korea oil refinery. In this calendar design the various environments and elements in which oil refining is entered are expressed as illustrations. It was constructed based on representative means of transportation and was designed with a concept according to various components such as various vehicles city center natural space and weather such as winter.
Inspiration
He liked cars since he was young and his illustration also has a lot about cars. The oil refinery S oil Total contacted him about the calendar making project and he expressed his illustration on the calendar project.
Research
A brush is one of the elements used in painting in Korea. He uses a traditional Korean brush to express the touch of paintings. And his expression was embodied in a new form of illustration, with the encounter between digital graphics and traditional painting styles. In this project, he emphasized the association with realistic human-connected objects. The important concept of this project is transportation.
Challenge
The illustration he should have made was an illustration expressing the realistic and intuitive parts where the products made by the refinery are used. Since the calendar has the meaning of the time and season of the year. It was necessary to produce an illustration in consideration of seasonal elements that can be expressed in the flow and space of time. In this project. He expressed the energy of oil refinery and the energy of the vehicles using it with a sense of speed and brush touch.
Realization and Technology
In this case the brush used in traditional South Korea painting is used to create texture. And it first scans it and saves it as digital data. Using the digital program adobe Photoshop sketch basic color and detail color using the touch of a traditional korea brush are performed in order. The important point here is that the traditional korea way of expressing pictures is a art that is expressed with digital graphics.
Operation and Interaction
He believes that the value of the product made by S oil Company in South Korea with Total a global oil refinery company is great. Refined oil is used in various places around the world and it is used most widely and contains its value and meaning in a means of transportation familiar to people. The fast and tremendous energy from oil powered cars and motorcycles makes peoples lives better and still works as good energy around us. His illustrations expressed that energy.
Project Duration and Location
The illustration of this project began design production in august 2016 and was released in Seoul. South Korea in January 2017.
Specifications
S oil Total calendar illustration was created in Photoshop Rgb Cmyk color mode. The size is 400mm x 610mm. It was produced as an art calendar.
Keywords
kazepark, soil, illustration, total, digital, calendar, art, southkorea, artist

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