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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