An illustrated book on Taiwan’s letterpress printing culture has received an “honorary appreciation” award in an annual German international book design competition, the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF) said today.
Kao Peng-hsiang (高鵬翔), who designed and authored Visual Guide to Taiwan Letterpress Printing, received the honor yesterday in this year’s Best Book Design from All Over the World competition, the foundation said in a news release.
The competition, organized by Stiftung Buchkunst, has a history of nearly 100 years and is considered one of the most prestigious honors in global book design, the foundation said.
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Each year the competition presents 14 prizes, including one Goldene Letter (Golden Type), one gold, two silver, five bronze and five honorary appreciation awards.
Kao’s book was selected from 570 entries across 33 countries this year.
Visual Guide to Taiwan Letterpress Printing uses an open-spine design, with a cover that unfolds into a full image showing type casting, sorting, typesetting and printing.
It presents a cohesive visual language that earned praise from the jury, the TBFF said.
Kao spent five years visiting Taiwan’s type foundries and printing shops and documented their techniques, producing hundreds of detailed hand-drawn illustrations, the foundation said.
The book recreates Taiwan’s letterpress printing tradition and preserves a disappearing industry, it said.
It serves not only as a record of a printing culture, but also as an encyclopedic work that combines knowledge and artistry, it added.
Kao’s guide also won a gold medal in this year’s Golden Butterfly Awards, which are organized by the TBFF.
The awards ceremony for the 14 winners is to be held on Friday next week at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany.
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