DEC 2022 - NOV 2023
Greatness of Spirit:
Stories of Love, Courage & Service
A 7 volume collection for the
Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation
editorial design
illustrations
A year long project set out to design a collection of 7 books to commemorate 65 years of The Awards.
Each book design entailed illustrating the cover page along with designing and layouting ~350 pages* per volume.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award
Asia's premier prize and highest honor
In over six decades, the Award has been bestowed on 348 outstanding individuals and organisations across 22 countries, whose selfless service has offered their societies, Asia and the world successful solutions to some of the most intractable problems of human development.
This project celebrates the inspiring journeys of 348 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. Through captivating biographies, anecdotes, and vivid imagery, the 2500 page series showcases the transformative power of selfless service and altruism. Designed to motivate and inspire future generations, this literary masterpiece serves as a testament to the enduring human spirit.
Understanding the brand guidelines
A Limited Colour Palette,
reflecting the prestige of The Awards
keywords that describe the brand
Classic
Timelessness
Historic
Universal
Elegant
Timelessness
/’taim.les.nes/
the quality of not changing as the years go past, or as trends change
Started in 1958, The Awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, a former Philippine President who died tragically in 1957.
CULTURE & ART
RAMON MAGSAYSAY
The Cover Illustrations are inspired from the traditional patterns of the 22 countries, in which The Award is bestowed.
Each volume features 3-4 countries
The 7 spines, when put together, complete Ramon Magsaysay’s signature.
All illustrations are digitally hand-drawn.
9” x 10”
VOLUME 1
1958 to 1967
Jamdani
Bangladesh
Songket
Malaysia
T’nalak
Phillippines
VOLUME 2
1968 to 1977
Madhubani
India
Kandyan
Sri Lanka
Chu Dau Ceramics
Vietnam
VOLUME 3
1978 to 1987
Dancheong
South Korea
Sindhi Embroidery
Pakistan
Hmong Embroidery
Laos
VOLUME 4
1988 to 1997
Indonesian Batik
Indonesia
Bauhinia Pattern
Hong Kong
Jintai Cloisonné
Taiwan
VOLUME 5
1998 to 2007
Tais
East Timor
Pha Lai Nam Lhai
Thailand
Luntaya Acheik
Myanmar
Nepali Dhaka
Nepal
VOLUME 6
2008 to 2017
Suzhou Embroidery
China
Wagara
Japan
Singapore Batik
Singapore
VOLUME 7
2017 to 2023
Tibetan Silk
Tibet
Khmer Ikat
Cambodia
Hazara Patterns
Afghanistan
All golden text, including the
signature on the spines is gold stamped
The medallion is printed and then embossed
11 types of layouts
across 2500 pages
*DISClAIMER:
The full design and content cannot be publicly displayed to maintain confidentiality and adhere to the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s guidelines. Here are a few pages and layouts from the volumes to offer a glimpse into my approach.
Foreword
Contents Page
Year Page with Group Photo
Portrait Page
Name and Citation Page
Quote only Page
Content Only Page
Content with Vertical Panel for Images
Content with Horizontal Panel for Images
Awards and Accolades + Interesting Facts
Message to the Youth
Portrait Page
Name and Citation Page
Each page has been manually set and manipulated on the basis of the content provided per awardee.
Post layouting, each book included 3 rounds of manual content proofing and 2 rounds of sample prints, before going into final publishing.
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