Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
“We dream of a world in which preparing a way-finding system for any space will be a crucial part of designing a new building. There is still no shortage of places where finding your way to your destination is a real challenge. In recent years, large, open spaces dominate the new architecture, in which it is futile to look for...
“We have to think a lot more about how the design impacts the existing environment, so we look at the suitability of materials, structures and processes — both aesthetically and in terms of durability. When we are working in 3D, we think about size and positioning, light source and direction, viewing angles and reading heights, visitor routes, visitor interaction and...
It is no exaggeration to say that we would all be lost without way-finding and signage systems. They encompass all of the ways in which people (and even animals!) orientate themselves in physical space and navigate from place to place. Therefore, way-finding and signage should be visible at all times and easy to understand. When people are lost, simple and...
A’Design Award and Competition is one the world’s largest and most influential design award; extremely prestigious with amazing jury, press recognition and high calibre laureates. It has up to 100 categories and it is for creative of all types with awards ranging from Good Industrial Design Award, Good Architecture Design Award to Good Product Design Award, Good Communication Design Award...
What aspects do you find difficult while designing characters and how do you deal with them? “I find complex character poses are difficult for me, and I usually need more time to process the character’s movement.”...
What makes a good character design? “Soul and the pleasingness that can cross generations and cultures. This may involve the character’s personality or point of view, appearance and colour, body language, the connection between the character and the brand… these many elements may shape the pleasing degree across generations and cultures. Once it can be achieved, a good design is...
In a world where there are millions of products and designs launch each year, A’Design Award and Competition was born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well designed products. Submissions are now open in 100+ categories, with popular choices including Interior Space and Exhibition Design; Architecture, Building and Structure Design; Furniture, Decorative Items and Homeware Design;...
“For me, good character design is a reflection of the personality or world view of the artist. It gets people with differing viewpoints to consider new ideas and to ask questions. It also needs to look great!”...
What makes a good character design? “In my case, if I can get people to grin and giggle and freely imagine the character’s personality and the story behind it, that’s success!”...
What aspects do you find difficult while designing characters and how do you deal with them? “For me, the most difficult part is making characters distinct from each other yet still unique, especially when tasked with creating so many! The best solution I have found is simply to take a break and start from scratch.”...
“Depending on the proportion of the character, the feeling of the character is very different. Therefore, a ratio test is essentially conducted several times before beginning. I first sketch quickly and decide the overall feeling through simple shapes. Through these sketches I consider which pose and expression of the characters are best to give a cute or friendly feeling.”...
“A good character design is when your art touches everyone, when you create a universal design that brings emotions to everyone. When you are speaking a universal language, you are doing a good design.”...
