Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Silver A' Design Award in Print and Published Media Design Competition Category.

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Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: National Centre for Culture Poland

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Print Category

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The Design

About Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series

Cultural Wars Against Poland is a popular science historical book series published by the National Centre for Culture in Poland. The series covers the period from the end of the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century. A very rough cover paper strengthens the message of war, roughness and destruction. A torn page motif on the covers is formed by blind stamping. The interior is printed in two colours, black and intense red, with the red accents referring to the colours of the Polish flag. Otabind binding lets each volume open flat for easier reading.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Cultural Wars Against Poland Book Series is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Color Temperature: WarmSymmetry: Both DirectionsBackground: All Around

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Unique Properties: The paper chosen for the cover – Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White – is very rough, which strengthens the message. The tear-off of a page on the covers is enhanced by the dry-stamping technique.
The printing color of the inside of the books is two-tone - black and intense red. Red accents refer to Polishness.
Dimensions & Packaging: typefaces: Maiola Pro
format: 168 mm x 238 mm
number of pages: 1: 528, 2: 354, 3: 304, 4: 536
binding: paperback (otabind); sewn-glued binding
cover: Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White, 270 g/m2
cover print: offset 2+1 (black + Pantone 206 U) / blind stamping
printed on: Alto Naturel vol. 1,5, 100 g/m2
inside print: offset 2+2 (black + Pantone 206 U)
circulation: 1000
red threads
Tags: cultural war, book series, war, roughness, destruction, Polish nationality
Production Technology: cover: Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White, 270 g/m2;
blind stamping;
binding: paperback (otabind); sewn-glued binding;
red threads

Otabind binding allows to open the book "flat", which makes it easier to read.
Inspiration: "Cultural Wars against Poland" is a popular science historical series published by the National Center for Culture in Poland.

war, roughness, destruction, nationality, invaders, red accents referring to the color of the Polish flag

The publication is devoted to deliberate diffusion measures against Poland carried out by neighboring countries. The series covers the period from the end of the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century. The issues discussed in the following volumes make it possible to see the continuity of the anti-Polish narrative and show how the distribution of anti-Polish accents changed depending on the current goals of the partitioning powers.
Project Duration: 2019–2020, Cracow–Warsaw, Poland
Team Members: design and typesetting: Aleksandra Toborowicz