January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi by Izabela Jurczyk

January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi by Izabela Jurczyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Temir Mukofoti in Bosma va Nashr Etilgan Media Dizayni Competition Category.

TemirBosma· 2024

January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi

by Izabela Jurczyk

Client: The National Library of Poland

A' Design Award Temir Mukofoti Winner in Bosma Category

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The Design

About January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi

Yanvar Qo'zg'oloni — 1863 yil yanvar oyida boshlanib, 1864 yil kuzida yakunlangan Rossiya imperiyasiga qarshi Polsha milliy qo'zg'oloni davridagi kundalik ijtimoiy hayotga oid hujjatlar katalogidir. Ushbu katalog qo'zg'olon boshlanganining 160 yilligi munosabati bilan nashr etilgan. Kitobning tantanaviy xarakteri oltin rangda — yaltiroq yanvar qorini eslatuvchi — oltin foliya bilan bosilgan qattiq muqovada va illyustratsiyalarni rasm asarlaridek gavdalantiruvchi oltin ramkalarda o'z ifodasini topgan. Shu tariqa, sodda maxfiy bosmalar san'at asarlari sifatida namoyish etiladi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Temir Mukofoti

January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi A' Design Award Temir Mukofotining g‘olibi bo‘lib, bu yaxshi loyihalangan ijodlardan kutiladigan kasbiy va sanoat talablariga javob beradigan yaxshi dizaynlarga beriladigan nufuzli e’tirofdir. Temir g‘oliblari o‘z yaratuvchilarining katta mahorati, yuksak ixtisosligi, mutaxassis tushunchasi va ijodiy salohiyatini namoyon etadi. January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi yuqori qadrlanadigan, hayrat bilan qaraladigan va suyukli, amaliy hamda innovatsion ijod bo‘lishi kutiladi. A' Design Award Temir Mukofotini qo‘lga kiritgan ushbu dizayn soha eng yaxshi amaliyotlarini uyg‘unlashtiradi va bilim hamda iste’dod bilan bog‘langan layoqatli texnik xususiyatlarga ega. January Uprising Hujjatlar Katalogi puxtaligi uchun hurmatga sazovor bo‘lib, dunyoni yaxshiroq joyga aylantirishga yordam beradigan hayot sifatini yaxshilashni taqdim etish uchun loyihalangan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Book is a catalog of unique documents of everyday social life from the period of the Polish national uprising against the annexation of Poland by the Russian Empire in January 1863. It was the largest and longest national uprising in Poland (as well as in Lithuania and parts of Belarus) – it collapsed in the fall of 1864. The catalog was issued as an anniversary publication on the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the uprising. The ceremonial nature of the publication was emphasized by the gold color (which is also reminiscent of the shimmering January snow), hardcover and golden panels, making the illustrations look like paintings in a passe-partout or golden frame. Thanks to the large number of illustrations and the way they are displayed, leaflets obtain an unexpected form – modest prints become works of art presented in an art gallery.
Dimensions & Packaging: 175 mm x 36 mm x 245 mm
Tags: book, poland, uprising, leaflets
Production Technology: Hardcover, embossed with gold foil. CMYK and pantone gold printed
Inspiration: The inspiration for the choice of colors, which are the main element of the design, was the snow shimmering in the sun, reminiscent of the once snowy January in Poland – crystal clear in places, soiled in others. The golden frames of the illustrations reflect the formal, royal character of the prints, most of which concern the operation of a national institution called the secret Polish state in the Kingdom of Poland under Russian rule. The purpose of displaying everyday documents in this way was to recognize their official, state character – contrast was used to show that the gray prints presented in the catalog had "royal" significance for the Polish nation and were an expression of the still existing state structure. Ceremonial treatment of these prints owed to official documents shows their role in maintaining hope in the nation and the continuity of the state. The handwritten subtitle "Katalog" on the cover emphasizes the personal nature of this collection of prints, in the sense of being close to everyday life and close to the hearts of Poles living under foreign rule.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2023 in Lodz and finished in December 2023 in Warsaw
Operation Flow: First of all, the publication is a souvenir of the national uprising that was very difficult for Poles, a commemoration of their efforts, and a reminder of the 160th anniversary of the uprising. This character is immediately visible thanks to the form of the publication – a hard cover and a book block printed with 10 liters of Pantone gold color. This conventionally ceremonial way of celebrating an important national event is balanced by the mundane nature and physical ordinariness of the presented prints, which are not decorative, impressive writings, but documents created in secret printing houses, distributed secretly, transmitting information from the bottom up that, under normal conditions in the country, is communicated from above. This tension between the everyday and the ceremonial, between the pure white and the worn-out gray is the most important sensation the reader is to experience. Moreover, the description of the prints is presented in an extremely clear manner. Some of the descriptions repeat the text visible on the prints, which brings the reader even closer to the content and introduces him to the world of the institutional and social reality of Poles under Russian rule.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #2: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #3: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #4: Photographer Robert Bobryk
Image #5: Photographer Robert Bobryk