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Literkolekcja フォトブック by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Literkolekcja フォトブック by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 印刷・出版メディアデザイン Competition Category.


鉄印刷· 2023

Literkolekcja フォトブック

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 印刷 Category

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The Design

About Literkolekcja フォトブック

『Literkolekcja』は、レタリング、タイポグラフィ、カリグラフィーを含む、公共空間における文字表現を記録したフォトブックである。写真は10年以上にわたり世界各地で、主に携帯電話によって撮影され、人工的な美意識を排した意図的にラフな状態のまま収められている。表紙では目次が背を越え、裁ち落としの外側まで延びている。テキストは写真に写った文字表記を、誤記も含めてそのまま再現している。組版は意図的に不規則で、掲載された文字の不完全さを反映している。スイス製本により、本を完全に開いた状態で置くことができる。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Literkolekcja フォトブックは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Literkolekcja フォトブックは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Literkolekcja フォトブックは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
On the cover there is a table of contents passing through the spine and extending beyond the bleed. The texts reproduce the inscriptions on the photos with all errors. The text is also deliberately agitated, which reflects the nature of the imperfections of the typography of the photos.
Dimensions & Packaging
photos in album: 383
pages: 416
format: 16,5 x 16,5 cm
binding: Swiss binding
circulation: 350
printed by: Drukarnia Petit
publishing house: Wydawnictwo ASP w Krakowie
ISBN: 978-83-66564-71-8
Tags
photobook, typography, lettering, book, editorial
Production Technology
The Swiss binding allows the album to be laid out flat, which facilitates the reception of photographs.
Research
Another aspect of the project is the desire to share the documented forms of character-letters in different cultures of the world - to inspire students of art and graphic design and typeface designers who, perhaps under the influence of photos, will create new typefaces.
Inspiration
"Litercollection" is a project presenting various manifestations of letter expression in public space: lettering, typography and calligraphy: from street signs, "street art" and street art, through typeface design and typography in industrial design, advertising and visual identification, to art based on on the letter (e.g. lettering installations) and calligraphy in various forms of expression.
The project is based on own photographic documentation made over the last decade, mainly using a mobile phone, in various places around the world and in various natural circumstances.
The photographs are deliberately raw in expression, without artificial aesthetics.
The constantly growing collection of photographic documentation currently includes about 800 photos taken in various parts of the world. Examples of lettering come mainly from Poland and Europe, but also from Arab countries. The author documents all manifestations of typography in various cultures of the world - from professional graphic designs to random combinations. The photos themselves and properly juxtaposed create a story, a narrative.
Project Duration
year: 2022
Kraków, Poland
Image Credits
photos of album: Grzegorz Kwiek

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