Craft as Time Capsule Buch by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Buch by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Silber in Druckdesign Competition Category.

SilberDruck· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Buch

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Druck Category

35,501

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #121747

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Buch

Dieses Projekt ist die Abschlussdokumentation von Hsiao-Wens Dissertation über die Herstellung von Kunsthandwerk als Konservierungsmethode im aktuellen digitalen Zeitalter. Das Buch besteht aus drei Teilen und untersucht den Übergang zwischen Physischem und Virtuellem, Material und Daten, Benutzereingriff und -erfahrung aus der Perspektive der Herstellung und Konservierung von Kunsthandwerk. Als die Welt von physischen Aktivitäten zu virtuellen Interaktionen überging, entstanden neue Bedürfnisse und Formen der Auseinandersetzung mit unserer Umgebung. Solche Veränderungen wirken sich nicht nur auf das Objekt und die Technologie aus, sondern auch auf die gesamte Kultur.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Craft as Time Capsule Buch ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Craft as Time Capsule Buch wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Craft as Time Capsule Buch ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This project is a documentation of Hsiao-Wen's thesis research on craft making as a preservation methodology in the current digital age. The book consists of three parts, examining the intertranslation between the physical and the digital from the perspectives of crafts. The typographic choices in this book are a combination of Serif, Sans Serif, and Script typefaces, symbolic of the longevity of crafts and human’s use of technology.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimension of the book is in US letter size: 216 mm x 279 mm.
Tags: design research, book design, editorial design, graphic design, typography, print, craft, technology, archive, postdigital, preservation
Production Technology: The book was intended to be printed on newsprint papers and have debossing on the cover. Unfortunately, the plan was postponed due to the pandemic.
Research: This research aims to look at the transition between the physical and virtual, material and data, user engagement and experience from the perspective of craft making and preservation. Craft has always been a reflection of culture and identity. As our lives transitioned from physical activities to virtual interactions, new needs and forms of engagement with our surroundings were prompted. And such change not only exhibits via the object and the technology, but also the whole culture at large.

As craft and preservation being the two main cores of this research, it is important to explore different ways to archive the research process. In addition to this book, the designer had also built a website to document the research in another format. It is also interesting to compare the same content on two different mediums.
Inspiration: This book can be seen as an archive that not only documents the designer's research in writing but also organizes several other design projects, experiments, and references in a clear structure that supports the main thesis. The grid and the rigid layout of the book are inspired by letterpress, which plays a key role in my research on technology and web interface design.
Project Duration: This research started in 2019 and was finalized in May 2020. The book was designed after the completion of the research, from June to August 2020.