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02.25.2015—4am    Post #2144
And the Oscar goes to Times of Oman for best pages

Now that we know who the winners are for Oscar 2015, let's review these pages from the Times of Oman which show us why the combination of creativity and hard work can still make print so special.

The moment I saw these pages, I wrote to Adonis Durado, Times of Oman and Al Shabiba creative director,  to tell me  more about this unique project.

While most newpapers do cover the Oscars yearly, with emphasis on the winners and the fashion on the red carpet, the effort of the Times of Oman team goes beyond that.  These pages are all a combination of info graphics and design coming together to make the content more accessible and visually appealing .

In Adonis' words:

This graphic series served as a fun and practical exercise for my design staff who wanted to learn infographic. These designers have zero experience in creating an infographic as we have a separate section that takes care of our graphic needs. I saw the Oscars as a good opportunity for them to learn, collaborate and explore. 

To set the momentum, I did several of the graphics with the intention of showing various ways in attacking the graphic narrative of my subject. I then assigned them particular award category to tackle, and paired them with illustrator and photographer to help them with their visuals. The goal is to explore interesting style, approach, conceit to visualize the various categories until the announcement of the Oscar winners. 

 

And the credits go to….

Best Picture
Design and research: Adonis Durado

Best Actor
Design and research: Adonis Durado 

Best Actress
Design and research: Adonis Durado

Best Foreign Film

Design and research: Adonis Durado

Best Director
Design and research: Adonis Durado

Best animated film
Design and research: Waleed Rabin & Lucille Umali

Best documentary
Design and research: Adonis Durado

Best supporting actor & actress
Design and research: Ali Jani & Greg Fernandez

Photography: Venecio Datan

Best short films

Design and research: Adonis Durado

Illustration: Winie Ariany

Oscar finale
Design and research: Waleed Rabin & Adonis Durado

Oscar fashion
Design and research: Geri Batara Sonny

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