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Nissan Skyline Brochure by Tomohira Kodama Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design

Tomohira Kodama of E-graphics communications acknowledged for advertising, marketing and communication design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Nissan Skyline Brochure by Tomohira Kodama of E-graphics communications, designed for Nissan, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Golden A' Design Award Explained

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

Regarding Nissan Skyline Brochure

Nissan Skyline is a brochure created for a premium sport sedan first introduced in 1957. The Skyline has been offered to Japanese customers for 62 years, and each generation has adopted the most advanced technology of its time. The latest model is equipped with ProPILOT 2.0, an advanced driver assistance system. The brochure delivers a single message, the enjoyment of driving. Visuals and headline copy present the driving performance of the car on expressways and winding roads. The concept and the layout are kept simple and direct.

About Tomohira Kodama

Originally founded as Nippo in 1955, an advertising agency TBWA JAPAN merged with a creative/printing company E-GRAPHICS which has spun out from NISSAN MOTORS’ advertising division to create E-GRAPHICS COMMUNICATIONS. E-GRAPHICS COMMUNICATIONS is Full-service Advertising/Creative/Printing agency. Each part complementing each other with their experienced knowledge and skills to meet customers’ needs seamlessly from its planning to actual execution.

Award Record

Tomohira Kodama of E-graphics communications is a winner of 27 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design Award

The A' Advertising Design Award is an international advertising design competition recognizing good advertisement designs by designers and agencies worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to advertising designers, marketing professionals, communication designers and creative directors from all countries. Entries typically include advertisement campaigns, billboards, commercials, print ads, social media campaigns and direct mails. Awarded advertising designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/advertising

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Nissan Skyline Brochure
Function
Brochure
Category
Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising
Colors
Black, Dark Slate Gray, Antique White, Tan and Dim Gray
Images
5
Client
Nissan

The Recognition

Laureate
Tomohira Kodama
Country
Japan
Brand
E-graphics communications
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#98862

Design Details

Unique Properties
The legendary Skyline, first introduced in 1957, is a premium sport sedan representing Nissan and has been admired by many Japanese customers for 62 years. Successive Skylines have evolved by adopting the most advanced technology at the time consistently. And now the all-new Skyline equipped with ProPILOT 2.0, the world’s first advanced driver-assistance systems hits the streets. It is an evolved model exploring fun to drive in the new era.
Inspiration
Skyline is a vehicle you can enjoy sports driving, which is a core value unchanged since the first-generation was unveiled. With such a perspective, a concept for brochures is very simple. It is just to deliver the message of fun to drive. Skyline’s driving performance on the expressway is superior even if it is a winding road. The most advanced technologies make its performance much more comfortable. We simply focused to deliver this message with the visual and headline copies.

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