Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Typographia Competition Category.

FerrumTypographia· 2023

Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Typographia Category

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The Design

About Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus

Textus Libri: Literkolekcja est liber photographicus expressionem litterarum in spatio publico documentans, litteras formatas, typographiam et calligraphiam complectens. Imagines photographicae per decennium in multis orbis terrarum partibus captae sunt, praecipue telephono mobili, et de industria rudes manent, sine ornatu artificioso. In tegumento, index rerum per costam transit et ultra marginem praecisum extenditur. Textus inscriptiones in imaginibus photographicis cum omnibus erroribus reddunt. Compositio typographica de industria irregularis est, imperfectiones litterarum monstratarum referens. Compages Helvetica sinit ut album plane iaceat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Literkolekcja Liber Photographicus ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

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