Literkolekcja Fotolibre by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Literkolekcja Fotolibre by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Imprimariá Competition Category.

FèrreImprimariá· 2023

Literkolekcja Fotolibre

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Imprimariá Category

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The Design

About Literkolekcja Fotolibre

Literkolekcja es un fotolibre que documenta l'expression de las letras dins l'espaci public, incloent lo lettering, la tipografia e la calligrafia. Las fotografias son estadas presas sus una decenia dins mantunas partidas del mond, principalament amb un telefòn mobil, e demòran deliberadament brutas, sens estetica artificiala. Sus la cobertura, una taula de matèrias travèrsa lo dorsal e s'espandís al delà del sagnament. Los tèxtes reprodusisson las inscripcions sus las fotografias amb totes los errors. La composicion es deliberadament irregulara, reflectant las imperfeccions de las letras mostradas. La reliadura sviça permet a l'album de se tenir plan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

Literkolekcja Fotolibre a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que Literkolekcja Fotolibre siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, Literkolekcja Fotolibre merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: On the cover there is a table of contents passing through the spine and extending beyond the bleed. The texts reproduce the inscriptions on the photos with all errors. The text is also deliberately agitated, which reflects the nature of the imperfections of the typography of the photos.
Dimensions & Packaging: photos in album: 383
pages: 416
format: 16,5 x 16,5 cm
binding: Swiss binding
circulation: 350
printed by: Drukarnia Petit
publishing house: Wydawnictwo ASP w Krakowie
ISBN: 978-83-66564-71-8
Tags: photobook, typography, lettering, book, editorial
Production Technology: The Swiss binding allows the album to be laid out flat, which facilitates the reception of photographs.
Research: Another aspect of the project is the desire to share the documented forms of character-letters in different cultures of the world - to inspire students of art and graphic design and typeface designers who, perhaps under the influence of photos, will create new typefaces.
Inspiration: "Litercollection" is a project presenting various manifestations of letter expression in public space: lettering, typography and calligraphy: from street signs, "street art" and street art, through typeface design and typography in industrial design, advertising and visual identification, to art based on on the letter (e.g. lettering installations) and calligraphy in various forms of expression.
The project is based on own photographic documentation made over the last decade, mainly using a mobile phone, in various places around the world and in various natural circumstances.
The photographs are deliberately raw in expression, without artificial aesthetics.
The constantly growing collection of photographic documentation currently includes about 800 photos taken in various parts of the world. Examples of lettering come mainly from Poland and Europe, but also from Arab countries. The author documents all manifestations of typography in various cultures of the world - from professional graphic designs to random combinations. The photos themselves and properly juxtaposed create a story, a narrative.
Project Duration: year: 2022
Kraków, Poland
Image Credits: photos of album: Grzegorz Kwiek