Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda in Disinn tal-Istampa u Midja Ppubblikata Competition Category.

FiddaStampa· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda Winner in Stampa Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb

Dan il-proġett huwa d-dokumentazzjoni finali tar-riċerka tat-teżi ta 'Hsiao-Wen dwar l-artiġjanat bħala metodoloġija ta' preservazzjoni fl-era diġitali attwali. Il-ktieb jikkonsisti fi tliet partijiet, li jeżamina t-tranżizzjoni bejn il-fiżiku u virtwali, il-materjal u d-dejta, l-ingaġġ tal-utent u l-esperjenza mill-perspettiva tal-manifattura u l-preservazzjoni tas-snajja. Hekk kif id-dinja għaddiet minn attivitajiet fiżiċi għal interazzjonijiet virtwali, ġew imħeġġa ħtiġijiet u forom ġodda ta 'impenn mal-madwar tagħna. Tibdil bħal dan mhux biss juri permezz tal-oġġett u t-teknoloġija, iżda wkoll il-kultura kollha b'mod ġenerali.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Craft as Time Capsule Ktieb huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

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.