$Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke by Ching-Fa Lung$

Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke by Ching-Fa Lung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Paʻi a me Pāpaho Paʻi Competition Category.

KalaPaʻi· 2021

Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke

by Ching-Fa Lung

Client: Art Center College of Design

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Paʻi Category

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The Design

About Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke

Refracting Reality he puke ia e pili ana i ka mālamalama a me ka ʻike o ke kanaka. Ke ʻimi nei ka puke i nā ʻano ʻehā o ka mālamalama: ka ʻāniʻani ʻana, ka noʻonoʻo ʻana, ka ʻōwili ʻana a me ke keʻakeʻa ʻana. Hōʻike ʻia kēia mau ʻano ma o ka hana kikokikona a me nā kiʻi ma nā ʻaoʻao 368. Ua koho ʻia nā pepa i pena ʻia a me nā pepa i pena ʻole ʻia e kākoʻo i nā manaʻo like ʻole o ka mālamalama. Paʻa ʻia kekahi kaupaʻa ʻāniʻani ma ke kua o ka puke a hiki i ka mea heluhelu ke wehe. Me ka ʻāniʻani, hiki i ka poʻe heluhelu ke nānā pololei i ka hana a ka mālamalama a launa pū me nā kiʻi i paʻi ʻia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Refracting Reality Hana Mua: Hoʻolālā Puke e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The book expressed light characteristics: Refraction, Reflection, Diffraction, and Interferer through typography and imageries. The light experience was considered in the book's materials, such as coated paper, uncoated paper, and a solid prism. The prism of the book spine was used to manifest the perception of light.
Dimensions & Packaging: W8.5" x D1.75" x H11.75", 368 pages
Tags: Book Design, Editorial Design, Typography, Transmedia Design
Production Technology: The book was printed with the Epson P600 inkjet printer and using the Red River paper. Coated paper and uncoated paper were used for inner pages and the prism was used as a book's spine accessory.
Design Challenge: To create a 368-page book designed from extensive research on a chosen topic. Not only design a book but also curate the contents, edit and create a compelling narrative for readers to experience the book extensively.
Research: In modern society, light is commonly used as a medium throughout a lot of screen time and various screen types. The designer wants to understand deeply the history of how humans started using light and what metaphors light has been bringing to humanity throughout centuries.

Not only looking at light as an art medium but also looking at the different meanings of light brings different cultures and religions in history. Different perspectives that humans observed light was the interesting context of the research for this project.
Inspiration: Light has been the main part of our world since the beginning of time. Humans have learned to use light to tell stories, relate, experience, and communicate. This book questions our perception of the world by examining the light through different forms of expression.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 in Pasadena and finished in April 2010 in Pasadena.
Operation Flow: Prism can be taken out of the book spine and readers can experience traits of light such as reflection, refraction, diffraction, and Interfere by using the actual prism. They can also interact with the book because a lot of imageries were curated considering this interaction.
Image Credits: Photographer: Kevin Martin