Voice Print Littafi by Isabelle Tan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Bugu Competition Category.
Baƙin ƘarfeBugu· 2026
Voice Print Littafi
by Isabelle Tan
Client: Isabelle Tan
Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Bugu Category
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About Voice Print Littafi
Voice Print littafi ne game da tsaikon magana, wato katsewa da rashin daidaito da ke faruwa yayin da mutane ke magana. Littafin yana amfani da zane-zanen rubutu na musamman, watau alamu na gani da ke bibiyar magana a kan lokaci, don nuna cewa iya magana yana kan sikelin daban-daban ne ba wai rarrabuwa ce mai sauƙi zuwa yanayi biyu kawai ba. An buga waɗannan zane-zanen a kan takarda mai haske da ake iya gani ta cikinta sosai. Maƙalu da aka rubuta da fararen haruffa a kan baƙin fage, a kan takarda mai sheƙi da wadda ba a iya gani ta cikinta, suna ba da bayani tare da jagorantar mai karatu. Girman littafin inci 9 da 12 ne, daidai da girman takardar waƙa.
The Recognition
About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe
Zanen Voice Print Littafi ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen Voice Print Littafi ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen Voice Print Littafi saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Voice Print is a book about disfluencies and the way we speak. It attempts to show the hidden complexities of fluent speech through typographic scores, showing that fluency exists on a spectrum rather than a simple binary. Alongside the scores are essays that provide context and guide the reader through the book. These essay spreads are white on black, and printed on glossy, opaque paper stock. It's design is intentionally rigid and mechanical, but still mimicking the fluidity of the scores.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
- Tags
- typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
- Production Technology
- The book is 9x12 inches, same size as sheet music. Scores are printed on translucent paper with significant show-through, representing the fluidity of human speech. Essays are white on black and printed on glossy, opaque paper, to contrast the scores.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was translating something as fluid and emotional as speech into a strict visual system. Finding the right balance between structure and freedom required constant testing. Socially, it confronted cultural biases surrounding stuttering; technically, it involved designing a typographic method capable of capturing temporal and tonal variations. This process expanded the role of design as a tool for empathy and linguistic awareness.
- Research
- This design research explores speech fluency through visual notation. The goal was to reveal the structure behind imperfect speech. Using recorded interviews, speech was transcribed into typographic scores that map sound over time. Participants included people with varying speech patterns. The results show visual and rhythmic similarities between stuttering and melisma, reframing disfluency as expression, not error, impacting how we perceive voice and identity.
- Inspiration
- What is fluency? Is it the lack of stutters? Does it signify perfection? How do we show the hidden complexity behind fluent speech? When we mention fluency, thoughts of speaking smoothly often come to mind. Disfluencies have been viewed as undesirable due to cultural perceptions. What if our pauses and irregular flow of speech arent seen as undesirable?
- Project Duration
- This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
- Operation Flow
- Voice Print turns speech into visual scores. Each page transcribes how we talk, pauses, hesitations, and rhythm, into patterns on a grid, inspired by the musical score. By following a few design rules, speech becomes something you can see. It helps us recognize that stuttering and melismatic singing share structure, showing that our disfluencies are not flaws but part of how we express ourselves.
- Team Members
- Isabelle Tan
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