Ihe emepụtara bụ Voice Print Akwụkwọ nke Isabelle Tan bụ onye meriri a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu nke 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe na Udi Asọmpi Nhazi Mbipụta na Mgbasa Ozi Ebipụtara.

IgweMbipụta· 2026

Voice Print Akwụkwọ

nke Isabelle Tan

Onye Ahịa: Isabelle Tan

Onye Meriri Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe na Udi Mbipụta

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Maka Voice Print Akwụkwọ

Voice Print bụ akwụkwọ gbasara nsogbu ndị na-eme mgbe mmadụ na-ekwu okwu, ya bụ nkwụsị na adịghị nhazi ndị na-apụta mgbe ndị mmadụ na-ekwu okwu. Akwụkwọ a na-eji ihe ndekọ typography, ụdị nlere anya ndị na-esepụta okwu n'oge, iji gosi na ịsụ okwu nke ọma dị n'ọtụtụ ogo karịa ịbụ nkewa dị mfe ụzọ abụọ. E biri ihe ndekọ ndị a n'akwụkwọ na-enwu enwu nke ihe na-apụta nke ọma n'azụ ya. Edemede ndị e ji ọcha dee n'elu oji, n'akwụkwọ na-egbu maramara na nke na-adịghị ahụ anya n'azụ, na-enye nkọwa ma na-eduzi onye na-agụ ya. Akwụkwọ a ruru inch itoolu na iri na abụọ, otu nha ahụ dịka akwụkwọ egwu.

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Maka Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Voice Print Akwụkwọ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Voice Print Akwụkwọ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Voice Print Akwụkwọ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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Àgwà Pụrụ Iche: 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.
Nha & Mkpuchi: Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
Mkpado: typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
Teknụzụ Mmepụta: 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.
Ịma Aka Imepụta: 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.
Nchọpụta: 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.
Mkpali: 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?
Oge Ọrụ: This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
Usoro Ọrụ: 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.
Ndị Otu: Isabelle Tan