Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Inyandiko Zisohoka Competition Category.

IcyumaInyandiko Zisohoka· 2023

Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Inyandiko Zisohoka Category

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The Design

About Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho

Literkolekcja ni igitabo cy'amashusho gisobanura imyandikire y'inyuguti mu bibanza rusange, harimo imyandikire y'ubuhanzi, ubwoko bw'inyuguti (typography) n'ubuhanga bwo kwandika neza (calligraphy). Amafoto yafashwe mu gihe cy'imyaka icumi mu bice byinshi by'isi, ahanini akoreshejwe telefoni ngendanwa, kandi agumana imiterere yayo isanzwe, nta buhanzi bw'ikinyoma bwongewemo. Ku gipfundikizo, urutonde rw'ibirimo rurenga ku murongo w'ibitabo (spine) kandi rukagera no hanze y'imbibi z'impapuro (bleed). Inyandiko zigaragaza uko inyuguti zanditswe ku mafoto, harimo n'amakosa yose. Imikorere y'imyandikire yagenewe kutagira uburinganire nkana, kugira ngo igaragaze intege nke z'inyuguti zerekanwa. Uburyo bwo kubohera bwa Swiss (Swiss binding) bwatumye igitabo gishobora gukingurwa kikagaragaza neza ku meza.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Literkolekcja Igitabo cy'Amashusho yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

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