Award Type | Count |
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Platinum A' Design Award | 0 |
Gold A' Design Award | 1 |
Silver A' Design Award | 0 |
Bronze A' Design Award | 0 |
Iron A' Design Award | 1 |
Runner-up A' Design Award | 0 |
Total Awards | 2 |
The A' Design Award is an internationally renowned, prestigious accolade that recognizes outstanding achievements in design across a wide array of disciplines. Known for its rigorous and transparent meritocratic selection process, the A' Design Award operates under a blind peer-review system, ensuring that entries are evaluated solely on their creative excellence, innovation, and technical mastery. This process, free from bias, is conducted by a diverse panel of esteemed industry professionals, ensuring that only the most deserving designs—those that demonstrate exceptional quality and originality—receive this distinguished recognition.
Design Name | Category | Award | Year |
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Peace | Photography and Photo Manipulation Design | Gold | 2023 |
The design concepts conveyed by this collage are balance and harmony. Each of the hands around the woman reinforces the presence of the others, and the design falls apart if any of the hands are missi...
Category: Photography and Photo Manipulation Design
Award: Gold (2023)
Born in 1981 in Toyama, Japan, Masaki Hirokawa is a versatile graphic designer and developer. Beginning his career in web design and programming at the age of 16, he moved to Tokyo in 1999 to specialize in web and desktop publishing design. By 2002, his expertise expanded to include system engineering and advanced programming. In 2005, Hirokawa embraced a freelance career, undertaking a variety of projects encompassing web design, graphic design, and interactive media. His exceptional talent earned him the Grand Prize in the Web Screensaver Category at the MTV SO-ZO Competition in 2006.
From 2008 onwards, Hirokawa authored several reference books and contributed articles to graphic design magazines, further expanding his professional repertoire. In 2011, he ventured into video game development, utilizing his technical and artistic skills. By 2013, he successfully entered the smartphone app market, with one of his apps achieving over 20 million downloads and maintaining a global user base of over 3 million active users.
Rediscovering his passion for graphic design in 2019, Hirokawa began exhibiting his work internationally, from Italy to the United Kingdom and beyond. His artistic prowess was recognized in 2022 when he was named “ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021” by the ITSLIQUID Group. Currently, he continues to integrate his graphic design expertise with his flourishing app business, constantly innovating and captivating a global audience.
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Masaki Hirokawa's performance score of 8.75 places them in the top tier of designers worldwide. This score, which ranges from 0 to 10, reflects not just the quantity but also the quality of awards received.
With a total of 2 awards and a global ranking of #1267, Masaki Hirokawa has demonstrated consistent excellence in Photography and Photo Manipulation Design .
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