Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Bronze in Drock a Publizéiert Medien Design Competition Category.

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Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Drock Category

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The Design

About Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch

Musek vun der Skalne-Podhale-Regioun ass een Handbuch fir d'Léieren vun der Bierglermusek. De dräibändegen Set deckt Theorie, Fingernotatioun a Musiknotatioun of a gëtt vun Opnamen begleet. Jidderee Band lässt sech flaach opklappen, wat eng bequeme Notzung während dem Musizéieren erlaabt. D'Grafik um Titelblat kombinéiert een Bierghorizont mat dem Optriede vun enger Toopnam an engem Musek-Beaarbechtungsprogramm a bilden een gespigelt Bild, dat un d'Reflexiounen an Bierglaken erënnert. Titelen a Grafiken si mat Sidendrock op rouem Läinen mat roude Fiedem gedréckt, eng Referenz op déi traditionell Bierglertrachten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Music of the Skalne Podhale Region Musek-Instruktiounshandbuch erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The textbook prepared by Krzysztof Trebunia-Tutka is the first such comprehensive publication in Poland devoted to highlander music. They consist of 3 volumes: "A handful of theories" (the most substantively and visually diverse), "Finger notation" and "Music notation" as well as recordings with which people who want to learn the secrets of highlander music should become familiar with.

The graphics on the covers refer to the mountain horizon view and sound recording (recording the soundtrack in a music editing program). It is also an optical illusion of a reflection in the water (a reference to mountain lakes in which mountains "look at each other"), as well as a reflection of the notes: note and finger, which represent the same content in two different forms. Horizontal typography completes the division of the reflection and strengthens the game of associations.
The cover image is vivid, expressive. Strongly contrasting combination of intense green and deep black emphasizes the emotionality and energy of highlander music.
In volumes 2 and 3, color inversion was used, in volume 1 (theoretical), the form of a sketch / drawing / outline was used - in order to distinguish it from the materials for the practical learning of the game. Such a procedure makes it possible to refer indirectly to the outline of the theory.
Dimensions & Packaging: Format: 23,5 cm x 30,5 cm;
Number of pages: vol. 1: 88, vol. 2: 344, vol. 3: 300;
Cover: 73250 Brillance canvas, silkscreen;
End paper: Antalis PopSet Ultra Red 120 g/m2;
Inside paper: Alto Naturel vol. 1,5, 100 g/m2;
Inside print: vol. 1: offset 5+5 (186 U Pantone + CMYK), vol. 2: offset 2+2 (black + Pantone 583 U), vol. 3: offset 2+2 (black + Pantone 583 U);
Circulation: 1000;
sewn-glued binding;
red threads;
red elastic-belly band
Tags: music, tradition, mountains, music processing program, highlander, tatra, notes, music notes,
Production Technology: The title and graphics printed on covers are in the silk-screen technology.

The elastic belly band around the three-volume release evokes associations with a vertical line ("scale" - marker) in an audio processing program. Red color accents: threads, end paper and elastic contrast with the green and black of the covers, they are an additional portion of energy.

The use of raw linen with a strong weave and red threads is a reference to traditional highlander costumes.
Design Challenge: The publication is a specific anthology of the most important and beautiful highlander melodies and songs, often forgotten or rarely performed.
Inspiration: The aim of the graphic design was to translate the foundations of highlander traditions into modern design ideas.
The project priority was to show the "spirit of Polish mountains" and the energy of highlander music. The concept is a story intertwined from several threads that overlap and harmonize with the content on different levels.
Conditions: traditional Polish highlander (Tatra) music, energy, mountains’ landscape, music processing program.
Project Duration: 2019–2021; Kraków; Poland
Operation Flow: The publication is opened "flat", which ensures the comfort of using individual volumes while performing music.
Team Members: Aleksandra Toborowicz
Image Credits: Aleksandra Toborowicz – photos