O deseño Voice Print Libro de Isabelle Tan é un estimado gañador do moi prestixioso 2026 A' Design Award de Ferro na Categoría de Competición Deseño de Medios Impresos e Publicados.

FerroImprenta· 2026

Voice Print Libro

de Isabelle Tan

Cliente: Isabelle Tan

Gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro na Categoría Imprenta

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O Deseño

Sobre Voice Print Libro

Voice Print é un libro sobre as disfluencias da fala, as interrupcións e irregularidades que se producen cando as persoas falan. O libro emprega partituras tipográficas, patróns visuais que representan a fala ao longo do tempo, para amosar que a fluidez existe nun espectro e non como unha simple división en dous estados. As partituras están impresas en papel translúcido con forte transparencia. Os ensaios, compostos en branco sobre negro, en papel brillante e opaco, ofrecen contexto e guían ao lector. O libro mide 9 por 12 polgadas, o mesmo tamaño que unha partitura musical.

O Recoñecemento

Sobre o A' Design Award de Ferro

Voice Print Libro gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Voice Print Libro sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Voice Print Libro é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Detrás do deseño

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Créditos, membros do equipo e detalles técnicos proporcionados polo deseñador.

Propiedades Únicas: Voice Print is a book about disfluencies and the way we speak. It attempts to show the hidden complexities of fluent speech through typographic scores, showing that fluency exists on a spectrum rather than a simple binary. Alongside the scores are essays that provide context and guide the reader through the book. These essay spreads are white on black, and printed on glossy, opaque paper stock. It's design is intentionally rigid and mechanical, but still mimicking the fluidity of the scores.
Dimensións e Embalaxe: Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
Etiquetas: typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
Tecnoloxía de Produción: The book is 9x12 inches, same size as sheet music. Scores are printed on translucent paper with significant show-through, representing the fluidity of human speech. Essays are white on black and printed on glossy, opaque paper, to contrast the scores.
Reto de Deseño: The hardest part was translating something as fluid and emotional as speech into a strict visual system. Finding the right balance between structure and freedom required constant testing. Socially, it confronted cultural biases surrounding stuttering; technically, it involved designing a typographic method capable of capturing temporal and tonal variations. This process expanded the role of design as a tool for empathy and linguistic awareness.
Investigación: This design research explores speech fluency through visual notation. The goal was to reveal the structure behind imperfect speech. Using recorded interviews, speech was transcribed into typographic scores that map sound over time. Participants included people with varying speech patterns. The results show visual and rhythmic similarities between stuttering and melisma, reframing disfluency as expression, not error, impacting how we perceive voice and identity.
Inspiración: What is fluency? Is it the lack of stutters? Does it signify perfection? How do we show the hidden complexity behind fluent speech? When we mention fluency, thoughts of speaking smoothly often come to mind. Disfluencies have been viewed as undesirable due to cultural perceptions. What if our pauses and irregular flow of speech arent seen as undesirable?
Duración do Proxecto: This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
Fluxo de Operacións: Voice Print turns speech into visual scores. Each page transcribes how we talk, pauses, hesitations, and rhythm, into patterns on a grid, inspired by the musical score. By following a few design rules, speech becomes something you can see. It helps us recognize that stuttering and melismatic singing share structure, showing that our disfluencies are not flaws but part of how we express ourselves.
Membros do Equipo: Isabelle Tan