January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus by Izabela Jurczyk

January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus by Izabela Jurczyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award yn Izer in Print en Publisearre Media Ûntwerp Competition Category.

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January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus

by Izabela Jurczyk

Client: The National Library of Poland

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Print Category

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Colors

The Design

About January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus

Jannewaris-opstân is in katalogus fan dokuminten fan it deistige sosjale libben út de perioade fan de Poalske nasjonale opstân tsjin it Russyske Ryk, dy't begûn yn jannewaris 1863 en einige yn de hjerst fan 1864. De katalogus waard útjûn om it 160-jierrich jubileum fan it útbrekken fan de opstân te betinken. It seremoniële karakter fan it boek komt ta utering troch de gouden kleur, dy't tinken docht oan glinsterjende jannewarissnie, in hurdkaft printe mei goudfoly, en gouden panielen dy't de yllustraasjes ynkaderje as skilderijen. Beskieden geheime druksels wurde sa presintearre as keunstwurken.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. January Uprising Dokumintekatalogus wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Book is a catalog of unique documents of everyday social life from the period of the Polish national uprising against the annexation of Poland by the Russian Empire in January 1863. It was the largest and longest national uprising in Poland (as well as in Lithuania and parts of Belarus) – it collapsed in the fall of 1864. The catalog was issued as an anniversary publication on the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the uprising. The ceremonial nature of the publication was emphasized by the gold color (which is also reminiscent of the shimmering January snow), hardcover and golden panels, making the illustrations look like paintings in a passe-partout or golden frame. Thanks to the large number of illustrations and the way they are displayed, leaflets obtain an unexpected form – modest prints become works of art presented in an art gallery.
Dimensions & Packaging: 175 mm x 36 mm x 245 mm
Tags: book, poland, uprising, leaflets
Production Technology: Hardcover, embossed with gold foil. CMYK and pantone gold printed
Inspiration: The inspiration for the choice of colors, which are the main element of the design, was the snow shimmering in the sun, reminiscent of the once snowy January in Poland – crystal clear in places, soiled in others. The golden frames of the illustrations reflect the formal, royal character of the prints, most of which concern the operation of a national institution called the secret Polish state in the Kingdom of Poland under Russian rule. The purpose of displaying everyday documents in this way was to recognize their official, state character – contrast was used to show that the gray prints presented in the catalog had "royal" significance for the Polish nation and were an expression of the still existing state structure. Ceremonial treatment of these prints owed to official documents shows their role in maintaining hope in the nation and the continuity of the state. The handwritten subtitle "Katalog" on the cover emphasizes the personal nature of this collection of prints, in the sense of being close to everyday life and close to the hearts of Poles living under foreign rule.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2023 in Lodz and finished in December 2023 in Warsaw
Operation Flow: First of all, the publication is a souvenir of the national uprising that was very difficult for Poles, a commemoration of their efforts, and a reminder of the 160th anniversary of the uprising. This character is immediately visible thanks to the form of the publication – a hard cover and a book block printed with 10 liters of Pantone gold color. This conventionally ceremonial way of celebrating an important national event is balanced by the mundane nature and physical ordinariness of the presented prints, which are not decorative, impressive writings, but documents created in secret printing houses, distributed secretly, transmitting information from the bottom up that, under normal conditions in the country, is communicated from above. This tension between the everyday and the ceremonial, between the pure white and the worn-out gray is the most important sensation the reader is to experience. Moreover, the description of the prints is presented in an extremely clear manner. Some of the descriptions repeat the text visible on the prints, which brings the reader even closer to the content and introduces him to the world of the institutional and social reality of Poles under Russian rule.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #2: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #3: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #4: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #5: Photographer Robert Bobryk