Bronze Social Design · 2023
Command Z Visualising Book Layout
by Jiayi Li
- A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Social Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,037,084
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About Command Z Visualising Book Layout
Command Z is a book that visualises the memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease. The book is divided into early, middle and late sections, matching the stages of the disease. A different design approach is used in each section. Fragile tracing paper in the early section reflects the vulnerability of patients. Temperature sensitive ink is used in the middle section, so the text appears when a hand is placed on the page. In the late section, the book is combined with fire, and the burned paper cannot be repaired, like lost memory.
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- Unique Properties
- In this project, the design concept is to visualise the memory loss process of patients with Alzheimer's disease in the form of a book and to combine Command Z with the love story of a couple who suffer from the disease to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
- Production Technology
- Many approaches were used in the production. For example, variable temperature inks, blank pen marks (pencil print), polaroid photos and combining the book with fire.
- Operation Flow
- There are ways of interacting in this book.
Firstly, about temperature-sensitive ink. The temperature-sensitive ink can change with the temperature. When people put their hands on it, the text appears.
Secondly, to make a pen mark, you need to overlap two blank papers. Using a pencil, one writes on the top piece of paper. The paper below will leave blank handwriting; when people want to read the paper with the blank script, can scribble on the paper with the pencil to get the information shown. - Inspiration
- Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disease. While ageing, the patient's brain will gradually degenerate and seriously affect daily activities. Therefore, Alzheimer's disease has become the most common form of cognitive impairment. In the research process, I found an old couple from Taiwan who is like the old version of " A Moment of Remembrance". Even though they lost their memory due to illness, their love for each other is too deep to be changed.