Craft as Time Capsule Boky by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Boky by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Pirinty sy Haino Aman-jery Navoaka Competition Category.

VolafotsyPirinty· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Boky

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Pirinty Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Boky

Ity tetik'asa ity no antontan-taratasy farany amin'ny fikarohana thesis nataon'i Hsiao-Wen's momba ny fanaovana asa tanana ho fomba fitehirizana amin'izao vanim-potoana nomerika izao. Ny boky dia misy fizarana telo, mandinika ny fifindrana eo amin'ny ara-batana sy virtoaly, ara-pitaovana ary angon-drakitra, ny fandraisana anjaran'ny mpampiasa ary ny traikefa avy amin'ny fomba fijery ny fanaovana asa tanana sy ny fitehirizana. Rehefa nifindra avy amin'ny hetsika ara-batana ho amin'ny fifaneraserana virtoaly izao tontolo izao, dia nipoitra ny filana vaovao sy ny endrika fifandraisana amin'ny manodidina antsika. Ny fiovana toy izany dia tsy vitan'ny fampirantiana amin'ny alalan'ny zavatra sy ny teknolojia, fa koa ny kolontsaina manontolo amin'ny ankapobeny.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volafotsy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Craft as Time Capsule Boky, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Craft as Time Capsule Boky. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Craft as Time Capsule Boky dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.

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.