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Skoða vefinn á ÍslenskuThe wagon with this design will go on a wedge tour around the country after the end of the year and attract a lot of attention. He is going to make the children who will use the wheelchairs happy, but at the same time show that we need to do better in this issue," says Valdimar Gunnarsson, project manager of Allir med, a project whose aim is to increase the number of participants with disabilities in the work of sports clubs.
Today, Valdimar presented three students in the 2nd year of graphic design at the Iceland Academy of the Arts with an award for illustrations of a covered wagon that will transport sports wheelchairs from place to place. The wheelchairs significantly increase the opportunities for children with disabilities to play sports. The design competition was a unique joint project between Allir med and the Iceland Academy of the Arts.
The carriage is now with Marel, who have designed and are building its interior, so that twelve special wheelchairs can be comfortably accommodated in it. After that, it will be branded with the new design.
First prize goes to Gunnar Karl Thoroddsen, a student in graphic design, and his design will adorn the Allir med wagon. He wins 150.000 as a prize.
Then Kolfinna Frigg Sigurðardóttir's proposal for graphic design was selected by the jury as the second place and she won 100.000 ISK.
John Berniel Gavilo Quirona's graphic design student's proposal was chosen for third place and he won 50.000 ISK for it.
Gunnar's proposal that will adorn a wheelchair wagon All with
Detailed about the works
The jury said this about Gunnar Karl's design: Captivating drawing where both perspective and flow in the background emphasize movement and play. Typography and logos sit well in the frame, in good balance with the image description. The background offers the opportunity to create a continuous surface over the entire trailer. To add more diversity to the cart, we would suggest adding other characters in the same drawing style and also more diverse connections to sports, as this group that will benefit from the cart play more diverse sports.
The jury said this about Kolfinna's design: Colors and simple shapes are used quite convincingly. Colors are captivating and simple shapes form clear figures that play together on the surface. A holistic look has been thought of on all sides of the trailer.
The jury had this to say about John Berniel's design: Memory from the world of sports is used and the company's color palette is cleverly referenced. The human forms give a sense of power and competition.
A number of proposals were received and it proved difficult for the jury to choose the winning proposal. The jury was made up of: Hrefna Sigurðardóttir, assistant professor at the design department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, Frosti Gnarr, publicity manager of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, and Valdimar Smári Gunnarsson, project manager Alli med.
Kolfinna says it's fun to take part in a design project like this:
"It's always great fun to take part in a project like this. It is very important and inspiring for both young designers and everyone to be involved because there is a lack of a platform like this. It is also so good to encourage creative young people to use their talents and participate in design competitions. I did it myself when I was in elementary school, and it was amazing fun."
The winners of the competition Kolfinna, Gunnar and John. PHOTO: Jón Aðalsteinn Bergsveinsson
About All with the project.
"Alli med" is a project that aims to increase the number of opportunities for children with disabilities in sports.
The project is supported by the sports movement (Youth Association of Iceland, Sports and Olympic Association of Iceland and Sports Association of the Disabled.
In Iceland, there are over three thousand disabled children aged seventeen and under. Only four percent of them are involved in organized sports. We as a nation have to change this and we intend to do that with the "Alli med" project.
As mentioned, the project is multifaceted, and disabilities can be of many kinds, both physical disabilities and mental disabilities. For example, nothing has been available for children in wheelchairs. There can be many reasons for this, but the biggest obstacle is that sports wheelchairs are expensive. In order to be able to offer exercises in ball sports such as wheelchair basketball, wheelchair handball, there must be 10-12 chairs at each location. The cost of the chairs is so high that people have not paid for that cost, so there is nothing available for this group.
In order to solve this, the "project" has invested in ten sports wheelchairs, with the idea that it will be possible to travel between gymnasiums in an overbuilt trailer. Marel has helped us design the trailer so that all the chairs can be driven into the trailer without taking them apart.
Winners by jury. Hrefna, Frosti, Kolfinna, Gunnar, John and Valdimar. PHOTO: Jón Aðalsteinn Bergsveinsson