Press Release
In Bag On Desk Calendar by Katsumi Tamura Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Katsumi Tamura for graphics, illustration and visual communication design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for In Bag On Desk Calendar by Katsumi Tamura, designed for NTT Resonant Inc.,. The result belongs to 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 Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About In Bag On Desk Calendar
In Bag On Desk is a promotional calendar created for goo, an Internet portal site that originated in Japan. The design is an updated version of a desk calendar with pockets. In Bag On Desk can be used in two ways, as a notebook carried in a bag and as a desk calendar. A monthly calendar, memo paper and a pocket for receipts and similar papers are included. The calendar stands on a desk when the cover paper is fastened with a magnet. The size is 195 by 145 by 10 millimeters. Detailed printing and processing technologies were used.
Award Record
With this recognition, Katsumi Tamura is a winner of 46 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2010 - 2011 and the 2019 - 2020 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/75594
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/75594
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!75594
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/106183
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.goo.ne.jp/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- In Bag On Desk Calendar
- Function
- Calendar
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Crimson, Indian Red, Thistle, Gainsboro and Light Coral
- Images
- 5
- Client
- NTT Resonant Inc.,
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Katsumi Tamura
- Country
- Japan
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #75594
Credits
- Team
- Takuya Okamoto, Art Director: Katsumi Tamura, Designer: Takahiro Sugawara, Copywriter: Toshiyuki Nagamatsu
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A promotional calendar for goo, the Internet portal site that originated in Japan, this is an upgraded version of the desk calendar with pockets that has been a popular item every year. The calendar of 2019 can be used with 2 way of notebook and desk calendar. A monthly calendar, memo paper, pocket into which receipts etc. can be put are set, and it becomes a desk calendar just by fastening the cover paper with a magnet.
- Inspiration
- A different approach was required from the classic pocket calendar that has been standard. So, we developed a tool that can be carried as a notebook, stand on the desk and used as a desk calendar.
- Realization and Technology
- IN BAG, ON DESK was realized through the finely detailed and highly advanced printing and processing technologies that are available in Japan, the country of quality manufacturing.
- Operation and Interaction
- IN BAG, ON DESK is a desktop calendar. It transforms to a handy schedule notebook by folding a stand.
- Project Duration and Location
- goo Calendar 2019 launched in January 2019.
- Specifications
- 195(w) x 145(h) x 10(d)mm
- Keywords
- goo, NTT Resonant Inc., calendar, Japan
