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Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez Receives the A' Design Award for Seven Haunted Crows Book in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez for graphics, illustration and visual communication design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Seven Haunted Crows Book by Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez, designed for Maka Bara®. The award was conferred within 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the A' Design Award Means

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 Seven Haunted Crows Book

Seven Haunted Crows is an inspirational fairy tale about a strong girl who lost the brothers. Seven Haunted Crows is very loosely based on Grimm brothers but that said, the readers don't need to know anything about the play to read the book. It is a sci-fi story set on the earth and in outer space about haunted crows and painful truths about a family secret. She decides to embark on a journey of reconciliation and bring her family together again. Along the way, she meets many friends who help her overcome fears and challenges.

About Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez

Mariela Katiuska Báez Ramírez | MAKA BARA® is a Venezuelan-Spanish graphic designer based in Madrid, Spain. She works as an art director in an advertising agency, where she leads different projects related to creativity and new technologies. He has also begun to focus part of his career on the illustration of children's books. Publication of the illustrated album "Siete cuervos encantados" in Spanish and "Seven enchanted crows" in English. In addition, he illustrated the children's book "Yamal is boring", written by María Fernanda Martínez, a writing psychologist.

Award Record

Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Seven Haunted Crows Book
Function
Book
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Gray, Dim Gray and Gainsboro
Images
5
Client
Maka Bara®

The Recognition

Laureate
Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez
Country
Spain
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#92902

Credits

Image Credits
Mariela Katiuska Baez Ramirez/ Illustration/Graphic Design/Video

Design Details

Unique Properties
Seven Haunted Crows, is a moving fairy tale about a strong little girl. A day like any, she comes across a story of haunted crows and their painful truth about a family secret. She decides to embark on a journey of reconciliation and bring her family together again. Along the way, she meets many friends who help her overcome fears and challenges that left her with the most precious gift. Let’s join her in this fantastic adventure
Inspiration
Children’s book explores what it means to be brave. The illustration of Children’s books is one of the ways to inspire children in their language which is a dreamlike world, as well as Illustrated books, allow the children to clear up doubts. This book was to emphasize the relationship between brothers and sisters and their special bonds. As well, it is about the girl who decided to be brave in her life. This is a reinterpretation of a classic book but rewrote in a special way.
Research
The research was almost experimental and associational in nature. The objective of the interpretation of the research is simply to develop through illustrations our similarities about subjects and doubts which children have. The intention of the project is to be a reference for the reinforcement of children's self-esteem and emotion management.
Challenge
The research challenge was figuring out what to do with the story and how to find the right words as an artist. Most classics are classics for a reason because they contain stories that still speak to us, stories that endure.
Realization and Technology
The book was made in mixed media: Chinese ink and digital retouching.
Operation and Interaction
This book engages our children with reading. The story emphasizes the relationship between brothers and sisters and their special bonds. Each illustration is dynamic and adds to the narrative when read with somebody or alone. In addition, at the end of the book, the reader will encounter an activity with which to develop as a family.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in January 2015 and ended in August 2015.
Specifications
The dimensions of the book are 178 x 20 x 254 mm. Poster promotional: A3, 297 x 420 mm.
Keywords
Childre's Books, Illustration, Graphic Design, Power Girls, Inspirational

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