Civil Protection is all of us gets a special mention from the jury of Icelandic Design Award 2021. The award ceremony was held in Gróska on the 29th of October. Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir, media personality, presented the awards and earlier during the day a productive talk was held about a future based on design, creativity and innovation, directed by Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, the managing of Festa - center for sustainability. 

Civil Protection is all of us gets a special mention from the jury at the Icelandic Design Award 2021

In the recent years, the jury of the Icelandic Design Awards has acknowledged companies for best investment in design. It is no less important, however, to acknowledge investments in design by public authorities and institutions. Therefore, this year, the jury wanted to dedicate a special mention to acknowledge the professional approach and investment of the Directorate of Health and the Police Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management for the campaign “Civil Protection is all of us” and the information portal covid.is.

During unprecedented times the two institutions acted quickly and safely. This included hiring the advertising agency Hvíta húsið to conceptualize educational material, information providers, and coordination of measures to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  

The result was an accessible and uplifting appearance to a complicated and challenging project; the illustrations add a humane feeling to the subject, the interface is clear and straightforward, and the guidelines and other printable material for companies and other workplaces is always up to date and well made. The tone is soft and flexible and encourages solidarity, which was exactly what was needed. 

The integrative branding of COVID-19 Civil Protection is an exemplary investment in design and sets a precedent for governmental agencies. 

Hvíta húsið: Davíð Terrazas (art director), Rósa Hrund Kristjánsdóttir (design manager), Ágúst Gunnarsson (web designer), Viktoria Buzukina (illustrator), Guðrún Jónsdóttir (animator), Þorgeir tryggvason (copywriting) and Eiríkur Guðleifsson (advisor).

Sigurður Oddsson, Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson and Gabríel Benedikt Bachmann win the Icelandic Design Award 2021 for Hjaltalín - ∞ 

The honorary award of the Icelandic Design Awards 2021 goes to Gunnar Magnússon, furniture designer and interior architect

CCP receives recognition for best investment in design at the Icelandic Design Awards 2021

Civil Protection is all of us gets a special mention from the jury at the Icelandic Design Award 2021

Share

Tags