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WC panel selects designs of VCUQatar students [Gulf Times (Qatar)](Gulf Times (Qatar) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The six winners with Smith (all seated) and sophomore graphic design students, faculty and Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy staff. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy has selected designs by six sophomore graphic design students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar) to be rolled into its brand guidelines. The students designed iconic pictograms of Qatari landmarks and culture, and Arabic calligraphy monograms representing stadia precincts. The three winners whose pictograms were selected are AlDana al-Hajri, Abdul Rahman Anwar, and Yara al-Muftah. The students' pictograms are currently being tested by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy's brand agency so they can be incorporated into brand guidelines. The three winners whose monogram designs were chosen are Wurood Azzam, Fatima Al-Naimi and Sara Ebrik. Their designs are currently being assessed by agencies on how they could potentially be incorporated into the design of stadiums. "By utilising the outstanding talent of the VCUQatar students to inform our brand guidelines we are giving local students the opportunity to work on one of the world's most significant sporting events," said Nasser al-Khater, executive director of communications and marketing for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. "The 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar will not only be an amazing experience for fans and players across the world, but also leave a genuine human and economic legacy in Qatar," he observed. Carmen Smith, brand and special projects senior manager of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, presented the awards to the winners at a ceremony at VCUQatar. "The students have delivered an exceptional level of work, which demonstrates both thought and talent. They could see their designs in publications, events and even precinct construction projects," said Smith. Students for both projects went through a lengthy research process, assessing the history of Qatar's culture and design heritage, resulting in the production of 200 different designs that communicated Qatar's diverse history. "The opportunity to create work for professional organisations brings the best out in students and the quality of work they produced on this project was on a par with a professional design studio," said VCUQatar graphic design professor, Michael Hersrud. "I never knew Qatar had so many birds. This collaborative project challenged me to creatively and formally interpret birds through a pictogram. At the same time, it educated me about my surroundings," said student Dana Chua. Another student, Noora Alfadala, said she really enjoyed the pictograms project because it gave her practical experience that she could use when applying for jobs after university. Pictogram design winner, Yara al-Muftah said the most interesting part of the project for her was the challenge of creating a pictogram that would be legible at any size. "This challenge inspired me to create my own boundaries through my pictogram designs," she added. "Engaging in real world design challenge like the one from the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy while at university studying design gave the students an amazing opportunity to put their skills into practice," said Muneera Spence, chair of the Graphic Design Department at VCUQatar. "This initiative enabled the faculty at VCUQatar to embed the real-world project in the classroom while engaging students to learn to respond to design challenges - it provides students with invaluable experience that they can add to their personal portfolios and CVs." "These are the second and third projects we have worked on with VCUQatar. We are delighted with the standard of work, the enthusiasm of the students and expect the brand programme will produce more high-quality work over the coming years," added Smith. (c) 2014 Gulf Times Newspaper Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |