The winners in the Educational course category of DAFES AWARDS '25!

🥇 I place:

“Interface design for industrial facilities” — a practical course giving designers the necessary skills to create intuitive interfaces for complex products.
Author: Maria Kostykova

🥈 2 projects have shared the II place:

“The textbook on Fine Arts for the 2nd grade” — a course nurturing imagination and critical thinking in children.
Author: Julia Belousova.

And

“Methodological guide for 1st year students of the field of Game Design" — a structured guide to the fundamentals of Game Design.
Author: Eleonora Ushakova.

🥉 2 projects have shared the III place:

“Pro Zine. Personal brand development through zines” — a practical course explaining how to use zines for marketing and business development.
Author: Uliana Vorobyova.

And

“Packaging design training course” — a practice-based program covering every stage of packaging design.
Author: Anastasia Ilchenko.

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Weekend Reading Recommendation:
“Restitution: The Return of Cultural Artefacts” by Alexander Herman

What: A clear and compelling overview of restitution—what it is, how it’s negotiated, and why it matters. From colonial legacies to the ethics of modern museums, the author examines the tension between historical injustice and present-day responsibility.

Why: If you’re following the ongoing discourse in the art world, this book is essential. The restitution of cultural artefacts is one of the most urgent topics in today’s cultural debates.

For whom: Art lovers, museum professionals, cultural historians, and anyone interested in the intersection of art, justice, and global history.

Difficulty level: Light and accessible—suitable for all levels of art knowledge.

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Please welcome the winners of the DAFES AWARDS '25 in the Concept art category!

🥇 I place
Concept design of the 19-th century working study — a concept of interior design for a game location, rich in historical and cultural references.
Author: Arseniy Kolesnikov

🥈 II place
Concept of the city for the Game NEW EDEN —
a visionary cityscape for an open-world sci-fi cyberpunk game, modeled with principles of sustainable urban planning.
Author: Arseniy Kolesnikov

🥉 III place
Concept art for the animated Series “Crab and Squid save the ocean” — a vibrant visual concept for a 2D animated series — playful, educational, and environmentally driven.
Author: Natalia Schizalova

Winners from other categories will be announced soon — stay tuned!

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The winners of the DAFES AWARDS '25 in the Local event category!

🥇 I place — "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. The airport” — a performance inspired by “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, reimagined within the atmospheric space of the former Minsk-1 airport.
Author: Antonina Rusinovskaya.

🥈 II place — “NOVYBURG: a personal phygital exhibition” — a three-part experimental project blending digital and physical formats.
Author: Arina Vasilieva.

🥉 III place — “From the fairytales of the World: DIY musical instruments concert” — a performative concert featuring hand-crafted instruments. A deeply personal interpretation of fairy tales from different cultures through sound and collective creativity.
Authors: Alina Antimonova, Mariam Hasanbaeva, Ekaterina Izbrekht.

More award categories will be announced tonight — stay tuned!

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Illustration category winners ofDAFES AWARDS '25competition!

🥇 I place
Carnival of superstition — a captivating series of vivid illustrations created for a book exploring global superstitions. Author: Aleksandra Bocheverova

🥈 II place
Teplo — a mural concept designed to transform the facade of a heat power plant, to bring brightness and warmth to an industrial space. Author:Katerina Kiseleva

🥉 III place
Mythicos — an educational board game designed to make learning Greek both visual and playful. Author: Afina Elefteridi.

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