Press Release
Not Make Believe Illustration Campaign by Ciara Chapman Is Granted the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Ciara Chapman acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Not Make Believe Illustration Campaign by Ciara Chapman, designed for Ciara Chapman Illustration, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 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 Not Make Believe Illustration Campaign
This illustration project tackles the theme that Chronic pain is not Make Believe. The images are a combination of colours, textures and characters coming together to communicate a message.There are seven images total in this series.The protagonist is a young female surrounded by characters that are patterned and clear. There are foxes emerging from the grass and the silhouettes of dark and light enhance the surrounding colour. The Artistic message of each illustration connects to the viewer through symbolism in each image.
About Ciara Chapman
I'm an artist and illustrator living in an unusual situation in that I have spent the past 4 and a half years recovering from an accident. I'm still a long way off recovery so I am housebound reaching out and connecting with the world through my art. Art has saved me from an inevitable depression, it's something I can still do and I feel I do it well. Art has given me the opportunity to look back at the past 4 years and see a portfolio of hundreds and hundreds of illustrations instead of seeing a hollow and wasted portion of my life.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ciara Chapman is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2021 - 2022 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics
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/139423
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139423
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139423
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/241087
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://mychronicpaindiary.com/
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Not Make Believe Illustration Campaign
- Function
- Illustration Campaign
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Lavender, Light Gray, Old Lace and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ciara Chapman Illustration
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ciara Chapman
- Country
- Ireland
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139423
Credits
- Image Credits
- All works by Ciara Chapman
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This illustration project tackles the theme that Chronic pain is not make believe. The images are a combination of colours textures and characters that combine to communicate the major obstacles a person with chronic pain faces as a result of social perceptions and stigma. In total there are seven images one for each day of the week.
- Inspiration
- Following an accident a few years ago my body was left with Chronic Pain. It is something that takes over and changes every aspect of your life. Time is spent weighing the pros and cons of every move I make, to discern whether or not the movement is worth the pain that follows. On top of this life changing event I along with every other pain sufferer must face the stigma of weakness and the various negative perceptions society has about chronic pain. When support is needed stigma is oftentimes the only thing available.
- Research
- This is a conceptual project so the images are all broken down by the eye. The foxes represent family and those closest to me surfacing from the grass below. The animals have a pattern derived from the houndstooth pattern and where this pattern appears represents the imaginary or ‘make believe’. Silhouettes are a means of showing how we often see the world in black and white and the girls in the images look like children because of the loss of independence chronic pain causes.
- Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was to communicate the concepts around pain without turning the viewer off because of the subject matter. The titles of the images are: 1 Chronic Pain Is NOT Make Believe, 2 If You Could Feel What I Feel Even For A Moment 3 It’s Not You, It’s Me, I Miss Everything ! 4 Naysayers Bewares, 5 My Pain Is Vividly Real, 6 To Be Slowly Electrocuted (sciatica) and 7 Family Shields Me Communication of these topics could reduce stigma. When your body is at its lowest point, it doesn’t need to be stepped on.
- Realization and Technology
- I created this project using Adobe Fresco on my iPad. I created some patterns to create texture and to separate the real from the imaginary.
- Operation and Interaction
- These artworks connected very well with the target audience. There are seven images so one image was posted online each day for a week. The images communicate the negatives of chronic pain and how constant pain can affect us. The invisible nature of chronic pain can be very lonely so artwork that reflects these feelings can provoke a very intense response from the viewer. The themes are: Chronic pain is not make believe Naysayers It’s not you, it’s me, I miss everything If only you could feel what I feel, just for a moment. My back pain is vividly real Family shields Sciatica is like a slow electrocution
- Project Duration and Location
- This campaign was part of my Instagram posts in March 2022. I created an online exhibition for this campaign via Instagram to reach as many people as possible through chronic pain and illustration hashtags.
- Keywords
- Chronic pain, stigma, illustration, medical art, illustration campaign.
