Lo dissènh Voice Print Libre per Isabelle Tan es un laureat autfo estimfo del prestigfo 2026 A' Design Award de Fèrre dins la Categoria de Competfo Imprimariá.

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Voice Print Libre

per Isabelle Tan

Client : Isabelle Tan

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A prepaus de Voice Print Libre

Voice Print es un libre sus las disfluéncias de la paraula, las interrupcions e las irregularitats que se produsisson quand las personas parlan. Lo libre utiliza de particions tipograficas, de motius visuals que cartografian la paraula dins lo temps, per mostrar que la fluiditat existís sus un espèctre puslèu que coma una simpla division en dos estats. Las particions son imprimidas sus de papièr translucid amb una fòrta transparéncia. D'ensages compausats en blanc sus negre, sus de papièr lusent e opac, donan de contèxte e guidan lo legeire. Lo libre mesura 9 per 12 poces, la meteissa talha qu'una particion musicala.

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A prepaus del A' Design Award de Fèrre

Voice Print Libre a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que Voice Print Libre siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, Voice Print Libre merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

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Proprietats Unicas: 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.
Dimensions e Embalatge: Width 228.6mm x Depth 304.8mm x Height 15mm
Etiquetas: typography, book design, experimental typography, graphic notation, editorial design
Tecnologia de Produccion: 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.
Desaffo de Dissènh: 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.
Recèrca: 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.
Inspiracion: 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?
Durada del Projècte: This project started in January 2023 NYC, and completed in July 2025 NYC.
Flux Operacional: 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.
Membres de l'Equipa: Isabelle Tan