Craft as Time Capsule Китоб by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Craft as Time Capsule Китоб by Hsiao-Wen Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award in Дизайни медиаи чопӣ ва нашрия Competition Category.

НуқраЧоп· 2021

Craft as Time Capsule Китоб

by Hsiao-Wen Hu

Client: Pratt Institute

Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award Winner in Чоп Category

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The Design

About Craft as Time Capsule Китоб

Ин лоиҳа ҳуҷҷати ниҳоии тадқиқоти рисолаи Ҳсиао-Вэн дар бораи ҳунармандӣ ҳамчун методологияи нигоҳдорӣ дар асри ҳозираи рақамӣ мебошад. Китоб аз се қисм иборат аст, ки гузариш байни ҷисмонӣ ва виртуалӣ, моддӣ ва додаҳо, ҷалби корбарон ва таҷрибаи корбаронро аз нуқтаи назари эҷод ва нигоҳдории ҳунар баррасӣ мекунад. Вақте ки ҷаҳон аз фаъолиятҳои ҷисмонӣ ба муоширати виртуалӣ гузашт, ниёзҳо ва шаклҳои нави ҳамкорӣ бо муҳити мо ба вуҷуд омаданд. Чунин тағирот на танҳо тавассути объект ва технология, балки дар маҷмӯъ тамоми фарҳангро нишон медиҳад.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award

Craft as Time Capsule Китоб ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи фавқулодда обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои сатҳи олӣ, зебо ва таъсирбахш дода мешавад. Ғолибони нуқра асарҳои бағоят дурахшон ва бениҳоят эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи барҷаста, истеъдод ва зиракии тарроҳони худро нишон медиҳанд. Интизор меравад, ки Craft as Time Capsule Китоб асари аҷоиб ва намунавӣ бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва амиқан навоваронаанд. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award ихтирои хеле назаррас ва мавриди таҳсин аст, ки судманд аст ва ҳудуди санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технологияро пеш мебарад. Craft as Time Capsule Китоб офаридаест, ки бисёриҳо ба он ҳасад мебаранд ва хостаҳоро бедор мекунад, эҳсосоти мусбат меорад ва ҳайрат ва тааҷҷуб ба вуҷуд меорад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.