Craft as Time Capsule Libro by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Libro by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Medios Impresos Competition Category.

PlataImpresión· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Libro

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Impresión Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Libro

Este proyecto es la documentación final de la investigación de tesis de Hsiao-Wen sobre la elaboración artesanal como metodología de preservación en la era digital actual. El libro consta de tres partes, que examinan la transición entre lo físico y lo virtual, el material y los datos, el compromiso y la experiencia del usuario desde la perspectiva de la fabricación y la conservación artesanal. A medida que el mundo pasó de las actividades físicas a las interacciones virtuales, surgieron nuevas necesidades y formas de compromiso con nuestro entorno. Tal cambio no solo se manifiesta a través del objeto y la tecnología, sino también de toda la cultura en general.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Craft as Time Capsule Libro ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Craft as Time Capsule Libro sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Craft as Time Capsule Libro es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

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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.