Opus Voice Print Liber a designatore Isabelle Tan est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2026 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Categoria Certaminis Typographia.

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Voice Print Liber

a Isabelle Tan

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Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Categoria Typographia

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Voice Print liber est de sermonis haesitationibus, interruptionibus et inaequalitatibus quae fiunt cum homines loquuntur. Liber partituris typographicis utitur, formis visualibus quae sermonem per tempus describunt, ut demonstret facundiam in spectro exsistere potius quam in simplici divisione in duos status. Partiturae in charta translucida cum forti perluciditate imprimuntur. Commentationes albis litteris in nigro compositae, in charta nitida et opaca, contextum praebent lectoremque ducunt. Liber novem duodecimque uncias metitur, eadem magnitudine qua folia musica.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Voice Print Liber 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 Voice Print Liber 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. Voice Print Liber ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

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Proprietates Singulares: 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.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
Notulae: typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
Technologia Productionis: 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.
Provocatio Designandi: 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.
Investigatio: 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.
Inspiratio: 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?
Duratio Operis: This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
Cursus Operationis: 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.
Membra Turmae: Isabelle Tan