Press Konstbok by Tsuyoshi Omori is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Brons in Grafik-, Illustrations- och Visuell Kommunikationsdesign Competition Category.

BronsGrafik· 2020

Press Konstbok

by Tsuyoshi Omori

Client: Mika Yamakoshi

A' Design Award i Brons Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Press Konstbok

En konstbok designades för att utforska en fråga som tagits upp av en smyckekonstnär; vår mentala associeringsprocess är nu mer beroende av onlinesökning snarare än av våra personliga upplevelser eller känslor. Boken innehåller 8 collage och nyckelord som härrör från en algoritm för bildsökning. Orden skrivs ut var för sig på spårningspapper så att tittaren kan se antingen bara collagen eller kombinationen av det med dess sökord.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Brons

Press Konstbok är vinnare av A' Design Award i Brons, ett högst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas enastående designverk som utmärker sig genom kreativitet, uppfinningsrikedom och klokhet. Bronsvinnare är mycket skickliga och slående kreativa föremål som styrker formgivarnas stora erfarenhet, fantasi och påhittighet. Press Konstbok förväntas vara ett högt skattat, beundrat och älskat föremål som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Brons införlivar bästa praxis inom konst, vetenskap, design och teknik och är utmärkt genom sin omsorg om detaljer. Press Konstbok tillfredsställer fantastiskt behov, rör vid längtan, charmar känslor och väcker nyfikenhet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This art book features 8 collages and the keywords derived from the algorithm. The keywords are each printed separately on tracing paper so that the viewer can see either just the collage, or the combination of it with its keywords. Square paper allows the viewer to see the collage and words equally from 8 different angles. As typography, the title PRESS is creatively arranged in the seams, etc. to conjure the image of the roller printing machine that was used for making the collage.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 210mm x Height 210mm x Depth 10mm 40pages 100g
In this book, plain papers and tracing papers are alternately used.
Tags: art book, jewelry art, PRESS, artificial intelligence, book design, graphic design
Production Technology: Stretchy paper and acrylic paints were used in making collages with an aim to minimize personal taste or intention of the jewelry artist as much as possible. Also, keywords linked to each collage were obtained using the Google image search algorithm.
Design Challenge: We printed the keywords derived from the algorithm separately on tracing paper so that the viewer can see either just the collage, or the combination of it with its keywords.

We used square paper as it allows the viewer to see the collage and words equally from 8 different angles.

Out of 40 collages, we carefully selected 8 collages in terms of its wide range of keywords and uniqueness in shape.
Research: To explore a question that our mental association process is now more dependent on online searching rather than our personal experiences or sensibilities.
This art book presents the viewer an opportunity to see both abstract collages and the keywords derived from the algorithm, which makes them realize their act of seeing and associating is changing due to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Inspiration: This art book was designed to feature the view of a jewelry artist who was confronted with a question that our mental association process is now more dependent on online searching rather than our personal experiences or sensibilities. She uploaded images of her own collage onto an image search engine to create a list of keywords through an algorithm. Will we blindly trust the search results? Or can we accept the differences, and find clues to develop a new way of seeing?
Project Duration: The project started in February 2019 in Tokyo. As a deliverable, this art book was published on June 27, 2019.
Operation Flow: This art book is already available online.
Just after its publication, we joined the Tokyo Art Book Fair 2019 in July. More exhibitions are coming soon.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mika Yamakoshi, 2019.
Team Members: Arte Director and Designer: Tsuyoshi Omori
Photographer: Takashi Hiramatsu
Translator: Marika Seo
Art work: Mika Yamakoshi
Image Credits: Image＃1:Photographer Takashi Hiramatsu, 2019.
Image＃2:Photographer Takashi Hiramatsu, 2019.
Image＃3:Photographer Takashi Hiramatsu, 2019.
Image＃4:Photographer Takashi Hiramatsu, 2019.
Image＃5:Photographer Takashi Hiramatsu, 2019.