Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
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...
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;...
“I’m drawn to collage techniques because they offer a wide range of opportunities to experiment and play with meaning. I’m fascinated by the process of searching for unexpected combinations of details, objects, forms and ideas that can bring very interesting results.”...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “Above all, the variability of the tools. You feel free to choose whatever materials you want. When you understand this freedom, the creative process becomes one big pleasure.”...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “To give new meaning to images that already exist: combine, manipulate and intervene them to create a totally different concept and express feelings visually. It’s a very free and diverse technique. I’m a lover of the vintage aesthetic. Usually, I use images from the ’20s to the ’60s, decontextualizing them to create...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “The possibility to create a hybrid art. When I’m drawing/creating some art I always look for charismatic paths and great design solutions. Mixed-media can create so much eye-catching art, it’s like playing in a kindergarten. The texture is my favourite part.”...
Oscar Varona was the coordinator and editor of the cultural magazine Delirio (2009-2012). He has published two books: Trémolo (2003) and Nocturna Artificialia (2020)....
World Design Rankings (WDR) ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A’Design Award. WDR is to Design what Olymics is to Sports. The idea behind this friendly competition is to inspire innovations and outstanding designs. A’Design Award and Competition is one the world’s largest and most influential design award; extremely prestigious...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “The possibilities to transform images or photographs into completely different pieces with new meanings. In addition to being able to explore different types of materials and apply techniques in different spaces. And it’s really fun being able to play with proportions, colours, textures, etc.”...
What is the attraction of collages and montages? “It means complete freedom, especially mixed media. Since the digital world is constantly changing and the range of possibilities is quite large, it would be limiting for me to always deal with the same media. Dick Higgins, founder of the Fluxus movement, used the term ‘intermedia’ back in the 1960s. This roughly...
“It’s about being able to express ourselves without constraint. There’s something about the texture and raw nature of material and creating structure from chaos that we love, and quilting a visual out of multiple aesthetics or contrasting styles adds personality and flair and gives another layer of depth to how expressive any moment can become.”...
“Collages allow me to have a pictorial space that more accurately resembles the way I experience my subject, in this case, land. When I am in the land, I not only look at the scene before me, but also the individual trees, the colours and textures of the leaves and bark. From moment to moment I am observing individual textures,...
