Ukd Katalọgu by Izabela Jurczyk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìtẹ̀wé àti Àtẹ̀jáde Competition Category.

IrinÌtẹ̀wé· 2024

Ukd Katalọgu

by Izabela Jurczyk

Client: The National Library of Poland

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

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The Design

About Ukd Katalọgu

Ukd jẹ katalọgu tí a tẹ̀ jáde tí a ń lò láti ṣe ìsọdí àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ nípa àwọn pápá àti ẹ̀ka ìmọ̀ sáyẹ́ǹsì, àṣà, àti ìgbésí-ayé ẹ̀dá ènìyàn. Ìtẹ̀jáde náà pín àwọn pápá wọ̀nyí sọ́tọ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn olùpínyà àláwọ̀ nlá tí a tẹ̀ sára bébà tí a fi àwọ̀ ṣe lápapọ̀, tí ó mú kí a lè rí ẹ̀ka kọ̀ọ̀kan yára. Àwọn àmì ẹ̀ka ni a fi hàn kedere, pẹ̀lú àwọn àmì tí a gbé sí apá òsì àti àpèjúwe sí apá ọ̀tún, tí ó fi hàn bí a ṣe ń dá àwọn àmì fún àwọn ẹ̀ka kékeré sílẹ̀. Ìwé náà ní ìbòjú líle tí a fi fàdákà kún, láti mú kí ó lè faradà pẹ́. Àwọn àfikún inú ni a fi bébà oníṣe ṣe, tí a sì tẹ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọ̀ CMYK àti Pantone.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Ukd Katalọgu 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 Ukd Katalọgu 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 Ukd Katalọgu 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: Ukd serves to catalog texts depending on the fields and disciplines of science, culture and human activity. The modern Ukd design clearly divides the fields, which is the most important element in the structure of the publication and the cataloging process - hence the colorful, large dividers on mass-dyed paper. Clear labeling of domain symbols and the arrangement of these symbols within paragraphs allows you to quickly understand how these symbols are created.
Dimensions & Packaging: 215 mm x 36 mm x 310 mm
Tags: book, publication, disciplines, catalog, science, culture
Production Technology: Hardcover, embossed with silver foil. Inserts made of various decorative papers. CMYK and pantone printed
Design Challenge: A major complication was the bookbinding, workmanship and material aspects of the publication, combined with the high circulation. The interleave pages had to be cut and sewn-in separately and manually, which prolonged and complicated the entire production process.
Similarly difficult was the selection of Pantone colors for screen printing on mass-dyed paper and the best possible repetition of the color of the mass-dyed paper in the Pantone color of the digits symbolizing the field.
Inspiration: The inspiration was the desire to break with the greyness, uniformity and blandness of previous Ukd publications and the paintings of Mark Rohtko with their color. Catalog is used in every library. Until now, searching for a given field required browsing through the entire publication or going back to the table of contents. The choice of vivd colors for field division refers to the division of physical space into bookshelves. Using publications is like navigating through a real library.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Lodz and finished in November 2019 in Warsaw
Operation Flow: When librarians take the book in their hands, they immediately know that they are dealing with a new edition of the Ukd tables – so different is this edition from the previous ones. They also see its structure immediately, even before opening the publication. After a short use, the librarian learns what colors are associated with particular fields and can immediately open the publication on the part that interests him. Thanks to the contrast with the thin paper of the book block, the thick paper of the double dividers makes it easier to find the place where a given field begins. Large cards with numbers make the field symbol immediately visible, which is important when the librarian creates symbols describing a given book. The name of the field is also displayed separately on a smaller divider, beautifully contrasting with the large one and creating color harmony. The hardcover ensures greater durability of the publication, opened and closed many times and transferred by librarians to the shelves where the books are placed. The format of the publication remains the same as in previous editions, as does the paper of the book block. The layout of the content - symbols on the left, description on the right - makes it easier to find subsequent subfields and clearly shows how symbols are created for lower-level categories.
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