Press Release
The Majestic Watch Timepiece by Andre Caputo Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
Andre Caputo recognized for computer graphics, 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design category for The Majestic Watch Timepiece by Andre Caputo, designed for Andre Caputo Studio. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Platinum A' Design Award Means
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About The Majestic Watch Timepiece
The Majestic Watch is the greatest project design developed by Andre Caputo. This brings in itself the essence of his personal brand that gather magic, fantasy and wonderful feelings. It brings together elements such as vintage time, Christmas, fantasy, magic, candies, happiness, fun, entertainment, curiosity and passion. Each part of the watch was designed in such a way that it alluded to a certain element, past or feeling. We can even imagine that it only needs to snow inside the watch to make it magical and wonderful.
About Andre Caputo
Andre Caputo is a 2D/3D artist and graphic designer. His work is totally outstanding because he has a special sight when he works. Anyone can notice it when we take a look in his portfolio. The greatest achievement of Andre Caputo is how many different clients around the world he has gotten. He has more than 30 countries that have worked. Andre Caputo's work has been noticed by big companies around the world.
Award Record
With this recognition, Andre Caputo is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design Award
The A' Computer Graphics Design Award is an international competition recognizing good computer graphics designs by best computer graphics designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to computer graphics designers, 3D modellers, 3D artists and texturing artists from all countries. Typical entries include animations, simulations, game designs, virtual reality models, architectural renderings and infographics. The awarded computer graphics designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/computer-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/117296
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/117296
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!117296
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/293924
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.instagram.com/andrecaputoofficial/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Majestic Watch Timepiece
- Function
- Timepiece
- Category
- Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Entertainment and Arts
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Red and Maroon
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Andre Caputo Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Andre Caputo
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #117296
Credits
- Image Credits
- 3D Artist / Designer / Author ( Andre Caputo); 3D Artist / Designer / Author ( Andre Caputo) Video Credits: 3D Animation (Andre Caputo), Digital Compositor (Gustavo Gonçalves), Sound effects / Sound track (Audio Jungle)
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a 3D watch project. This brings in itself the essence of Andre Caputo’s brand that gathers magic, fantasy and wonderful feelings. Also it brings people to a travel to the time of wonders. What makes The Majestic Watch unique is the way it fascinates the viewer. What makes The Majestic Watch unique is the way it fascinates the viewer. The constant movement of the gears is a real entertainment. Someday Andre Caputo dreams to produce his timepiece in real.
- Inspiration
- Andre Caputo always dreamed of translating the essence of his personal brand into tangible objects, such as sculptures, paintings or products like this 3D watch that he developed. He loves to blend themes like vintage, fantasy, magic, candies in my personal works. Some artists and films have inspired him a lot to be what he is today such as Tim Burton, his movies and actors, especially Johnny Depp, his favourite. Using his creativity and inspiration he tried to develop a master piece of art: The Majestic Watch.
- Research
- Basically the research was made based in some movies such as Hugo, Nutcracker, Dumbo, Greatest Show, etc. The objective of the research was to learn more about the fantasy world and get some visual inspiration such as objects, shapes, colors, texts, music and sound effect. Caputo made his sketches and his own design based in those inspirations he had gotten watching the movies. He used Modo for the 3D modelling, shading, lighting, composition, animating and rendering.
- Challenge
- Andre Caputo says that the most difficult thing to create The Majestic Watch was to make the pieces work together. Andre Caputo had to fit each piece in place so that, if it were really produced, it would work perfectly. The appearance of each part of the watch was a great challenge. It was necessary to find a visual balance between shapes, colors, information and features. Andre Caputo took great care to make his master piece unique. Being a 3D creation, he had no major problems with the watch's functionality.
- Realization and Technology
- The Majestic Watch was made only in 3D software so far. After a few sketches, Andre Caputo already had in his mind how it would look and work, so he started modelling, texturing and lighting. So, it was time to bring the watch to life. Caputo calculated the time and angles of rotation for the pointers and created the key frames. For the production of the film he thought of the best framing for each part of the watch. It was very important that the watch was fully appreciated. The cherry on top was the sounds.
- Operation and Interaction
- The Majestic Watch is a unique watch and consists of several features that are a true entertainment show. In addition to containing mesmerizing movements, the watch has a small Bluetooth speaker at the top called Sound Box. At the bottom of the watch it is possible to check the date. On the bottom right side is a lever that activates the light of the watch. The users can set up the time using the main crown button and turning the sound on and off using the top right driver. Finally, the candy band is flexible and adjustable.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in June 2019 in North Vancouver and finished in September 2019.
- Specifications
- Wrist mode: 73.2mm x 53mm x 75.4mm Flat mode: 178mm x 53mm x 24.4mm
- Keywords
- majestic, watch, andre caputo, wonder, magic, candy, time, clock, design, vintage, marvellous, fantasy, red, bridges, counter, number, date, past, greatest
