Craft as Time Capsule Boek by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Boek by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Print en Publisearre Media Ûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverPrint· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Boek

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Print Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Boek

Dit projekt is de lêste dokumintaasje fan Hsiao-Wen's proefskriftûndersyk oer ambachtlik meitsjen as behâldmetodology yn it hjoeddeistige digitale tiidrek. It boek bestiet út trije dielen, wêrby't de oergong tusken it fysyk en it firtuele, materiaal en gegevens, brûker belutsenens en ûnderfining ûndersiket út it perspektyf fan ambachtlik meitsjen en behâld. Doe't de wrâld oergong fan fysike aktiviteiten nei firtuele ynteraksjes, waarden nije behoeften en foarmen fan belutsenens mei ús omjouwing frege. Sa'n feroaring eksposearret net allinnich fia it objekt en de technology, mar ek de hiele kultuer yn it algemien.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Craft as Time Capsule Boek is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Craft as Time Capsule Boek wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Craft as Time Capsule Boek is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

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.