$Refracting Reality Consilium Libri by Ching-Fa Lung$

Refracting Reality Consilium Libri by Ching-Fa Lung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Typographia Competition Category.

ArgentumTypographia· 2021

Refracting Reality Consilium Libri

by Ching-Fa Lung

Client: Art Center College of Design

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Typographia Category

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The Design

About Refracting Reality Consilium Libri

Realitas Refracta est liber de lumine et perceptione humana. Liber quattuor proprietates luminis explorat: refractionem, reflexionem, diffractionem et interferentiam. Hae qualitates per typographiam et imagines in 368 paginis exprimuntur. Chartae opertae et non opertae electae sunt ad varias luminis impressiones sustinendas. Prisma solidum in dorso libri tenetur et a lectore removeri potest. Cum prismate, lectores mores luminis directe observare et cum imaginibus impressis interagere possunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Refracting Reality Consilium Libri victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Refracting Reality Consilium Libri opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Refracting Reality Consilium Libri creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

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