Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award in Tiskani i Objavljeni Mediji Competition Category.

SrebroTisak· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Tisak Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga

Ovaj je projekt konačna dokumentacija Hsiao-Wenovog istraživanja teze o izradi rukotvorina kao metodologije očuvanja u sadašnjem digitalnom dobu. Knjiga se sastoji od tri dijela, ispitujući prijelaz između fizičkog i virtualnog, materijalnog i podataka, angažman korisnika i iskustvo iz perspektive izrade i očuvanja rukotvorina. Kako je svijet prelazio s fizičkih aktivnosti na virtualne interakcije, potaknute su nove potrebe i oblici angažmana s našom okolinom. Takva se promjena ne očituje samo kroz objekt i tehnologiju, već i kroz cijelu kulturu općenito.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award

Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i dojmljivim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomiče granice umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajna i tehnologije. Craft as Time Capsule Knjiga je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.

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.