Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Sudraba balva A' Design Award in Drukas un publicēto mediju dizains Competition Category.

SudrabaDruka· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

Sudraba balva A' Design Award Winner in Druka Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata

Šis projekts ir Hsiao-Wen disertācijas pētījuma noslēguma dokumentācija par amatniecību kā saglabāšanas metodoloģiju pašreizējā digitālajā laikmetā. Grāmata sastāv no trim daļām, kas pēta pāreju starp fizisko un virtuālo, materiālu un datiem, lietotāju iesaisti un pieredzi no amatniecības veidošanas un saglabāšanas perspektīvas. Pasaulei pārejot no fiziskām aktivitātēm uz virtuālu mijiedarbību, radās jaunas vajadzības un veidi, kā sazināties ar apkārtējo vidi. Šādas izmaiņas izpaužas ne tikai caur objektu un tehnoloģiju, bet arī visu kultūru kopumā.

The Recognition

About the Sudraba balva A' Design Award

Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata ir Sudraba balvas A' Design Award ieguvējs, ārkārtīgi prestiža atzinība, ko piešķir augstākās klases, krāšņiem un iespaidīgiem dizainiem. Sudraba ieguvēji ir ārkārtīgi spožas un ļoti radošas izpausmes, kas parāda to dizaineru izcilo kompetenci, talantu un asredzību. Sagaidāms, ka Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata būs lielisks, paraugdarbs, ļoti profesionāls un dziļi inovatīvs. Šis ar Sudraba balvu apbalvotais dizains ir ievērojams, apbrīnots izgudrojums, kas palīdz paplašināt mākslas, zinātnes, dizaina un tehnoloģiju robežas. Craft as Time Capsule Grāmata ir radījums, kam daudzi apskauž, kas modina vēlmes, rada pozitīvas izjūtas un raisa izbrīnu un apbrīnu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project is a documentation of Hsiao-Wen's thesis research on craft making as a preservation methodology in the current digital age. The book consists of three parts, examining the intertranslation between the physical and the digital from the perspectives of crafts. The typographic choices in this book are a combination of Serif, Sans Serif, and Script typefaces, symbolic of the longevity of crafts and human’s use of technology.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimension of the book is in US letter size: 216 mm x 279 mm.
Tags: design research, book design, editorial design, graphic design, typography, print, craft, technology, archive, postdigital, preservation
Production Technology: The book was intended to be printed on newsprint papers and have debossing on the cover. Unfortunately, the plan was postponed due to the pandemic.
Research: This research aims to look at the transition between the physical and virtual, material and data, user engagement and experience from the perspective of craft making and preservation. Craft has always been a reflection of culture and identity. As our lives transitioned from physical activities to virtual interactions, new needs and forms of engagement with our surroundings were prompted. And such change not only exhibits via the object and the technology, but also the whole culture at large.

As craft and preservation being the two main cores of this research, it is important to explore different ways to archive the research process. In addition to this book, the designer had also built a website to document the research in another format. It is also interesting to compare the same content on two different mediums.
Inspiration: This book can be seen as an archive that not only documents the designer's research in writing but also organizes several other design projects, experiments, and references in a clear structure that supports the main thesis. The grid and the rigid layout of the book are inspired by letterpress, which plays a key role in my research on technology and web interface design.
Project Duration: This research started in 2019 and was finalized in May 2020. The book was designed after the completion of the research, from June to August 2020.