ʻO Voice Print Puke na Isabelle Tan he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2026 A' Design Award Hao ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Paʻi a me Pāpaho Paʻi.

HaoPaʻi· 2026

Voice Print Puke

na Isabelle Tan

Mea Kūʻai: Isabelle Tan

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Hao ma ka Māhele Paʻi

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Ka Hoʻolālā

E Pili Ana iā Voice Print Puke

He puke ʻo Voice Print e pili ana i nā keʻakeʻa ʻōlelo, ʻo ia hoʻi nā hoʻōki a me nā ʻano like ʻole e kupu ai i ka wā e ʻōlelo ai nā kānaka. Hoʻohana ka puke i nā palapala mele kikokiko, he mau ʻano kiʻi e hōʻike ana i ka ʻōlelo ma o ka manawa, no ka hōʻike ʻana aia ka mākaukau ʻōlelo ma kahi ānuenue laulā, ʻaʻole ma ka māhele maʻalahi ʻana i ʻelua ʻano wale nō. Ua paʻi ʻia nā palapala mele ma ka pepa ʻaniani me ka ʻike ikaika ʻia mai kekahi ʻaoʻao. ʻO nā ʻatikala i hoʻonoho ʻia me nā hua keʻokeʻo ma luna o ka ʻeleʻele, ma ka pepa hinuhinu a paʻa hoʻi, e hāʻawi ana i ka pōʻaiapili a e alakaʻi ana i ka mea heluhelu. He 9 a me 12 ʻīniha ke ana o ka puke, ua like ka nui me ka pepa mele.

Ka Hoʻomaikai

E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Voice Print Puke i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Voice Print Puke he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Voice Print Puke no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

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Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: 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.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
Nā Lepili: typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
ʻEnehana Hana: 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.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: 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.
Noiʻi: 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.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: 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?
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
Kaʻina Hana: 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.
Nā Lālā Hui: Isabelle Tan