O le mamanu Voice Print Tusi e Isabelle Tan o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2026 A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Lolomi.

UʻameaLolomi· 2026

Voice Print Tusi

na mamanuina e Isabelle Tan

Tagata Fa'atau: Isabelle Tan

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Lolomi

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Voice Print Tusi

O le Voice Print o se tusi e faatatau i faaletonu o le tautala, o faalavelave ma le lē maopoopo e tutupu pe a tautatala tagata. O loo faaaogāina e le tusi ni sikoa faalemataitusi, o ni mamanu vaaia e faamaotala ai le tautala i le taimi, e faaali ai o le tautala lelei o loo i ai i se fua faasolosolo ae lē o se vaeluaga faigofie i ni tulaga se lua. O sikoa o loo lomia i luga o pepa manino e mafai ona iloa atu ai le itu i tua. O tala tusia o loo faatulaga i le lanu paepae i luga o le lanu uliuli, i luga o pepa iila ma le lē manino, e maua ai le talaaga ma taiala ai le tagata faitau. O le fua o le tusi e 9 i le 12 inisi, e tutusa lona lapoa ma pepa musika.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Voice Print Tusi, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Voice Print Tusi e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Voice Print Tusi ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

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Uiga Fa'apitoa: 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.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
Fa'ailoga: typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: 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.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: 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.
Su'esu'ega: 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.
Fa'aosofia: 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?
Umi o le Poloketi: This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: 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.
Sui o le 'Au: Isabelle Tan