Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Inyandiko Zisohoka Competition Category.

IfezaInyandiko Zisohoka· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Inyandiko Zisohoka Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo

Uyu mushinga ninyandiko yanyuma yubushakashatsi bwa Hsiao-Wen kubushakashatsi bwubukorikori nkuburyo bwo kubungabunga ibihe bigezweho. Igitabo kigizwe n'ibice bitatu, gisuzuma inzibacyuho hagati yumubiri nukuri, ibintu namakuru, uruhare rwabakoresha hamwe nuburambe duhereye kubukorikori no kubungabunga. Mugihe isi yavuye mubikorwa byimikorere igahuza ibikorwa, ibikenewe bishya nuburyo bwo kwishora hamwe nibidukikije. Ihinduka nkiryo ntirigaragaza gusa hakoreshejwe ikintu n'ikoranabuhanga, ahubwo n'umuco wose muri rusange.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Craft as Time Capsule Igitabo ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

Behind the Design

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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.