Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Clóite Competition Category.

AirgeadCló· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Cló Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar

Is é an tionscadal seo an doiciméadú deiridh de thaighde tráchtas Hsiao-Wen ar dhéanamh ceardaíochta mar mhodheolaíocht caomhnaithe san aois dhigiteach reatha. Tá trí chuid sa leabhar, a scrúdaíonn an t-aistriú idir an fisiciúil agus an fíorúil, ábhar agus sonraí, rannpháirtíocht úsáideoirí agus taithí ó pheirspictíocht na ceardaíochta a dhéanamh agus a chaomhnú. De réir mar a d’aistrigh an domhan ó ghníomhaíochtaí fisiceacha go hidirghníomhaíochtaí fíorúla, spreagtar riachtanais nua agus cineálacha teagmhála nua lenár dtimpeallacht. Ní hamháin go dtaispeántar athrú den sórt sin tríd an réad agus an teicneolaíocht, ach freisin an cultúr iomlán i gcoitinne.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Craft as Time Capsule Leabhar a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

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.