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Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi by Paul Robb

Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi by Paul Robb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Gangsa in Cetak Competition Category.


GangsaCetak· 2020

Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi

by Paul Robb

Client: Salt & Pepper

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Cetak Category

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The Design

About Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi

Sasuduah gampo bumi nan dahsyaik di tahun 2016, Wilayah Umbria di Italia mamalukan reposisi komunikasinyo. Katalog ko adalah parjalanan nan manunjuakkan kekayaan budaya dari kawasan-kawasan nan indak takanaal di wilayah tu. Satiok halaman indeks bagian dirancang jo fokus kapado panyampaian carito. Meskipun utamonyo marupoan parjalanan fotografi tantang cahayo jo budaya nan indak tampak, bagian teks dari katalog ko lah ditangani untuak manyaimbangan carito visualnyo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Light - Discovering Umbria Buku Tipografi mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Dynamically anchoring the catalogs are two bespoke typefaces. The first font is three different combinations. Inspired from concealing and reflect the words with controlled randomness emulating the lighting situations in continual flux. The same word yields different combinations each time creating a rhythmic pattern.
The second font was inspired by shadows within the photographs and the idea of expanding light. Each letter is extended characterizing the long-drawn shadows.
Dimensions & Packaging
Cover: Fedrigoni sirio black black gr. 290
Internal pages: Fedrigoni arco design da gr. 140
Tags
Type/Font Design, Identity design, Catalog, Photography, Typography
Production Technology
Volume: 256 pages
Cover: Silkscreen printing
Internal pages: 4 color offset
Design Challenge
Having been affected by the earthquake of 2016, these catalogs explore and celebrate the cultural unseen beauty of the region of Umbria. The catalog accompanies the traveling exhibition, used to demonstrate how little of the cultural heritage was affected by the earthquake and to dispel misrepresented ideas in the press.
Research
All areas of the Umbrian territory were visited and researched by the journalist, Cristiana Mapelli. Developing the story from the local population we were able to discover places only they knew, exposing cultural elements not on the normal visitors itineraries.
Inspiration
The catalogs explore the links between photography light and shadow within the confines for the rich local cultural heritage, a photographic journey of the territory and juxtaposes custom typefaces and contemporary layout.
Project Duration
Design and Art direction from November 2018 to January 2019, Umbria, Perugia
Operation Flow
The book was developed as a marketing and branding territorial advertising piece. We were approached to identify and refocus and create a marketing tool to requalify and reinforced an optimistic public perception of the region. Only 7% of the territory was damaged by the earthquake but reported in the press as being 100% damaged, the concept was to reinforce the brand reputation and demonstrate to the territory.
The project has been shortlisted to the Italian ADI Design Index - Compasso d’oro 2020 and won Gold at the Novum Awards 2019 and Sustainable design of the year at the Novum Awards 2019.
Team Members
Designer & Art Direction: Paul Henry Robb
Type design: Paul Henry Robb
Designer: Moira Bartoloni
Animator: Tommaso Calderini
Audio: Paul Henry Robb
Photography: Marco Giugliarelli
Copy: Cristiana Mapelli
Image Credits
Photography copyright, Paul Robb & Marco Giugliarelli

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