Craft as Time Capsule Amoxtli by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Tepoztlacuilolli ihuan Tlanextilamoxtli Tlahtolamatl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.
IztacteocuitlatlTepoztlacuilolli· 2021
Craft as Time Capsule Amoxtli
by Hsiao-Wen Hu
Client: Pratt Institute
Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Tepoztlacuilolli Category
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About Craft as Time Capsule Amoxtli
Ini tlachihualiztli ca ichtacatlamiliztli tlahcuilolli Hsiao-Wen itlatemoliztli ipan toltecayotl itech pializtli pan axcan tonalpohualmachiyotl cahuitl. Amoxtli quipia eyi tlamantli, quitlachilia in patlaniliztli nacayotl ihuan ixtlahuatl, tlamamalli ihuan tlamatiliztli, netlahuelitiliztli ihuan nemiliztli itech toltecayotl ihuan pializtli. In cemanahuatl oquipatlanqui nacayotl tlachihualiztli tech ixtlahuatl nechicoliztli, yancuic monequi ihuan netlahuelitiliztli ica totahco omochihchiuh. Inon patlaniliztli ahmo zan neci ipan tlamamalli ihuan tlachihualmachiyotl, noihqui ipan mochi toltecayotl.
The Recognition
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl
Craft as Time Capsule Amoxtli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Craft as Time Capsule Amoxtli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Craft as Time Capsule Amoxtli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.
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.
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