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Paul Robb Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Abaliss Sans Typeface Specimen in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

Paul Robb honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Abaliss Sans Typeface Specimen by Paul Robb, designed for S6 Foundry. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Regarding Abaliss Sans Typeface Specimen

Abaliss Sans is a contemporary typeface family based on the swiss style with strong stylistic geometric contrasts representing the shifting contemporary aesthetics. Its distinctive stance and wide-open counters allow the right visual consistency for branding and communications projects. Each weight includes more than 700 glyphs with stylistic letter and numeral sets and alternative glyphs and discretionary ligatures.

About Paul Robb

Paul Robb is a Creative Director and Type designer with over 30 years of experience, and is a Professor of Graphic design at the University of Perugia, and a Professor on the MA Brand design course of the Academia of Perugia. Since 2000 he is Creative Director for Salt&Pepper an award-winning multidisciplinary contemporary graphic design studio focused on transforming brands and businesses. Expressiveness and authenticity are the basis of his work which is completed with a balanced fusion of creative design and technology. In 2020 he started S6 Foundry which develops creative fonts by designers for designers.

Award Record

Paul Robb is a winner of 14 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2022 - 2023 editions 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://desingers.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
Abaliss Sans Typeface Specimen
Function
Typeface Specimen
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
White, Black, Dark Gray, Silver and Light Gray
Images
5
Client
S6 Foundry

The Recognition

Laureate
Paul Robb
Country
Italy
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2022 - 2023
Design ID
#148338

Credits

Team
Paul Henry Robb
Image Credits
Copyright 2023 Paul Henry Robb

Design Details

Unique Properties
Abaliss Sans is a contemporary typeface family based on the swiss style with strong stylistic geometric contrasts representing the shifting contemporary aesthetics. Its distinctive stance and wide-open counters allow the right visual consistency for branding and communications projects.
Inspiration
The inspiration for the typeface family is based on the shifting aesthetics of modernism. The layout of the specimen was influenced by the layout structures and experiments of Emil Ruder., Weingart and Hofman.
Research
Researching the form shape and structure of the font, lead us to examine early 20th centry fonts from humanistic to geometric styles, helping to evolve the present forms.
Challenge
The research challenge was to create forms that were an innovation in the stylistic feeling of the typeface family
Realization and Technology
The typeface was developed in Glyphs
Operation and Interaction
The Specimen was a limited run and sent to existing customers
Project Duration and Location
The Typeface was started in 2022 and finished in 2023
Specifications
The Specimen was printed CMYK with one special fluorescent green.
Keywords
Font design, Branding, Identity, Type design

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