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Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Okushicilelwe Competition Category.


IsilivaOkushicilelwe· 2021

Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Client: National Centre for Culture Poland

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Okushicilelwe Category

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The Design

About Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi

I-Cultural Wars Against Poland uchungechunge lwezincwadi zomlando zesayensi edumile ezishicilelwe yiNational Centre for Culture ePoland. Lolu chungechunge lumboza inkathi kusukela ekupheleni kwekhulu le-17 kuze kufike engxenyeni yokuqala yekhulu lama-20. Iphepha lokumbozayo elingahleliwe kakhulu liqinisa umyalezo wempi, ubukhulu nokubhujiswa. Umfanekiso wekhasi eliklebhukile ezimbozweni wenziwa ngokushayela okuyimpumputhe. Ingaphakathi lishicilelwe ngemibala emibili, omnyama nobomvu obuqinile, lapho ukugcizelela okubomvu kubhekisela emibaleni yefulege lasePoland. Ukuboshelwa kwe-Otabind kwenza umqulu ngamunye uvuleke uthe tya ukuze kube lula ukufunda.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Cultural Wars Against Poland Uchungechunge Lwezincwadi iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The paper chosen for the cover – Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White – is very rough, which strengthens the message. The tear-off of a page on the covers is enhanced by the dry-stamping technique.
The printing color of the inside of the books is two-tone - black and intense red. Red accents refer to Polishness.
Dimensions & Packaging
typefaces: Maiola Pro
format: 168 mm x 238 mm
number of pages: 1: 528, 2: 354, 3: 304, 4: 536
binding: paperback (otabind); sewn-glued binding
cover: Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White, 270 g/m2
cover print: offset 2+1 (black + Pantone 206 U) / blind stamping
printed on: Alto Naturel vol. 1,5, 100 g/m2
inside print: offset 2+2 (black + Pantone 206 U)
circulation: 1000
red threads
Tags
cultural war, book series, war, roughness, destruction, Polish nationality
Production Technology
cover: Antalis Curious Collection Matter, Goya White, 270 g/m2;
blind stamping;
binding: paperback (otabind); sewn-glued binding;
red threads

Otabind binding allows to open the book "flat", which makes it easier to read.
Inspiration
"Cultural Wars against Poland" is a popular science historical series published by the National Center for Culture in Poland.

war, roughness, destruction, nationality, invaders, red accents referring to the color of the Polish flag

The publication is devoted to deliberate diffusion measures against Poland carried out by neighboring countries. The series covers the period from the end of the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century. The issues discussed in the following volumes make it possible to see the continuity of the anti-Polish narrative and show how the distribution of anti-Polish accents changed depending on the current goals of the partitioning powers.
Project Duration
2019–2020, Cracow–Warsaw, Poland
Team Members
design and typesetting: Aleksandra Toborowicz

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