Literkolekcja Fọtobuku by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Literkolekcja Fọtobuku by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìtẹ̀wé àti Àtẹ̀jáde Competition Category.

IrinÌtẹ̀wé· 2023

Literkolekcja Fọtobuku

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìtẹ̀wé Category

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The Design

About Literkolekcja Fọtobuku

Literkolekcja jẹ́ fọtobuku tí ó ṣàkọsílẹ̀ ìṣàfihàn lẹ́tà ní àyè gbogbogbò, tí ó ní lẹ́tàkíkọ, ìtẹ̀wékọ àti kàlígráfì nínú. A ya àwọn fọ́tò náà fún ohun tí ó lé ní ẹ̀wádún kan ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ apá àgbáyé, ní pàtàkì pẹ̀lú fóònù alágbèéká, wọ́n sì wà ní ẹ̀dá àdámọ́ ní ìmọ̀ọ́mọ̀, láìní ẹwà atọwọ́dá. Ní ìkángun ìwé, tábìlì àkóónú kan gba ọ̀pá ìwé kọjá tí ó sì gbòòrò kọjá etí gé. Àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ náà ṣàtúnṣe àwọn àkọlé tí ó wà lórí àwọn fọ́tò náà pẹ̀lú gbogbo àṣìṣe wọn. Ìṣètò lẹ́tà náà jẹ́ àìṣedéédéé ní ìmọ̀ọ́mọ̀, tí ó fi àìpé àwọn lẹ́tà tí a fihàn hàn. Ìdìwọ̀n Switzerland jẹ́ kí àwo-ìwé náà lè dùbúlẹ̀ pẹrẹsẹ.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Literkolekcja Fọtobuku jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Literkolekcja Fọtobuku yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Literkolekcja Fọtobuku nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

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