Voice Print کتاب by Isabelle Tan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه in د چاپي او خپرشوو رسنیو ډیزاین Competition Category.
اوسپنهچاپ· 2026
Voice Print کتاب
by Isabelle Tan
Client: Isabelle Tan
د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه Winner in چاپ Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #178230The Design
About Voice Print کتاب
د غږ نقش (Voice Print) یو کتاب دی چې د وینا د خنډونو په اړه دی، هغه خنډونه او بېنظمۍ چې خلک د خبرو کولو پر مهال ورسره مخ کیږي. دا کتاب د ټایپوګرافیک سکورونو، هغه لیدلوري انځورونه چې وینا د وخت په تیریدو سره نقشه کوي، کاروي ترڅو وښيي چې روانتیا په یوه طیف کې شتون لري نه دا چې په ساده ډول په دوو حالتونو ویشل کیږي. دغه سکورونه په شفاف کاغذ چاپ شوي چې قوي ښکاره کیدنه لري. مقالې چې پر تور رنګ باندې په سپینو تورو لیکل شوې او پر ځلانده او ناڅرګند کاغذ چاپ شوې دي، شرایط وړاندې کوي او لوستونکي ته لارښوونه کوي. د کتاب اندازه ۹ په ۱۲ انچه ده، چې د موسیقۍ د نوټ پاڼو له اندازې سره برابره ده.
The Recognition
About the د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه
Voice Print کتاب د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ویاړلې پېژندنه چې ښو ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې هغه مسلکي او صنعتي اړتیاوې پوره کوي چې له ښه ډیزاین شویو جوړښتونو څخه تمه کېږي. د اوسپنې ګټونکي د خپلو جوړوونکو لویه مهارت، لوړه تخصص، کارپوهانه پوهه او خلاقي وړتیا ښيي. له Voice Print کتاب څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران جوړښت وي چې عملي او نوښتګر دی. دا د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین د صنعت غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او وړ تخنیکي ځانګړتیاوې لري چې له پوهې او استعداد سره تړلي دي. Voice Print کتاب د خپل دقت له امله درناوی کېږي او د ژوند د کیفیت داسې ښه والی وړاندې کولو لپاره ډیزاین شوی چې نړۍ یو ښه ځای ګرځولو کې مرسته کوي.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Voice Print is a book about disfluencies and the way we speak. It attempts to show the hidden complexities of fluent speech through typographic scores, showing that fluency exists on a spectrum rather than a simple binary. Alongside the scores are essays that provide context and guide the reader through the book. These essay spreads are white on black, and printed on glossy, opaque paper stock. It's design is intentionally rigid and mechanical, but still mimicking the fluidity of the scores.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
- Tags
- typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
- Production Technology
- The book is 9x12 inches, same size as sheet music. Scores are printed on translucent paper with significant show-through, representing the fluidity of human speech. Essays are white on black and printed on glossy, opaque paper, to contrast the scores.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was translating something as fluid and emotional as speech into a strict visual system. Finding the right balance between structure and freedom required constant testing. Socially, it confronted cultural biases surrounding stuttering; technically, it involved designing a typographic method capable of capturing temporal and tonal variations. This process expanded the role of design as a tool for empathy and linguistic awareness.
- Research
- This design research explores speech fluency through visual notation. The goal was to reveal the structure behind imperfect speech. Using recorded interviews, speech was transcribed into typographic scores that map sound over time. Participants included people with varying speech patterns. The results show visual and rhythmic similarities between stuttering and melisma, reframing disfluency as expression, not error, impacting how we perceive voice and identity.
- Inspiration
- What is fluency? Is it the lack of stutters? Does it signify perfection? How do we show the hidden complexity behind fluent speech? When we mention fluency, thoughts of speaking smoothly often come to mind. Disfluencies have been viewed as undesirable due to cultural perceptions. What if our pauses and irregular flow of speech arent seen as undesirable?
- Project Duration
- This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
- Operation Flow
- Voice Print turns speech into visual scores. Each page transcribes how we talk, pauses, hesitations, and rhythm, into patterns on a grid, inspired by the musical score. By following a few design rules, speech becomes something you can see. It helps us recognize that stuttering and melismatic singing share structure, showing that our disfluencies are not flaws but part of how we express ourselves.
- Team Members
- Isabelle Tan
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