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One-Day Pass Design for Not Just Library
We were invited to redesign the “One Day Pass” for Not Just Library, a design library located at the Taiwan Design Research Institute.
For the format, we were inspired by old library cards, which were used as part of the borrowing system before computer databases were available. The idea was to draw on a sense of nostalgia for the handwritten library cards, and connect readers across time and space.
We extended the concept into a collaborative project with 28 designers from the local creative industry, effectively creating 16 versions of the pass. Each designer recommended a reading list on creativity or design, which was printed onto one of the cards. The cards were letterpress printed, the book list set in typewriter font, and each card included the designer’s signature, as if it were their library card.
To add another layer of interaction, the cards were randomly inserted into library card pockets, so visitors couldn't tell which designer's card they were getting when purchasing the one-day pass.
書後卡計畫
不只是圖書館2020年度票券
復刻一個行為，回到那個泡圖書館的午後......
「借書卡」是岩井俊二《情書》與吉卜力《心之谷》電影裡的詩意媒介，「圖書館」更是關鍵的時空連結場域；神戶高中2015年在整理學校圖書館舊書時，竟意外發現三張村上春樹的「書後卡」，世人因而得知這位日本代表作家就讀高中時期的閱讀品味。
這昔日的借書系統——書底貼著小牛皮紙袋，袋內有張「書後卡」(俗稱「借書卡」)，借書者需寫上自己的名字，而我們更好奇卡片上的其他借閱者，總是從簽名、字跡、借閱時間、去推敲他們的長相與年紀；「借書卡」上的借閱人，也常成為我們閱讀書單的推薦者。在浩瀚書海中透過這共同閱讀，我們有了與他人浪漫、曖昧、跨越維度的思想連結。
2020年度票券發想，概念上試著復刻「書後卡」形式，以28位不同領域創作者扮演借書人角色，推薦各自的創意書單，廣度超開展的書單中，映射出分享者的思想養成脈絡與閱讀軌跡，分享的同時也邀請讀者一同沈浸書海、創建屬於自己的閱讀軸線。執行上為再現往日「書後卡」懷舊類比的手感質地，由「小福印刷」主理印製， 以德國百年歷史的Heidelberg凸版印刷機(Letterpress)，搭配Gmund德國馬蒂斯300g厚磅色卡，復刻了那往日的美好記憶。
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Commissioned by 不只是圖書館 Not Just Library, 台灣設計研究院 TDRI
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Commissioned by 不只是圖書館 Not Just Library, 台灣設計研究院 TDRI
Exhibition Design / Project Managers / Photography: Amber Chen, Ting Yi Ye
Concept / Design: Onion Design Associates: Andrew Wong, Karen Tsai
Letterpress: Miki of 小福印刷 FUFU Print Inc. / PAPERWORK 紙本作業
Paper: 聯美紙業 Inter-States Paper, Gmund德國馬諦斯300gsm色卡
Letterpress: Miki of 小福印刷 FUFU Print Inc. / PAPERWORK 紙本作業
Paper: 聯美紙業 Inter-States Paper, Gmund德國馬諦斯300gsm色卡
Special Thanks (28位跨界推薦人): 9m88、O.OO、Pili Wu、王耀邦、⽥修銓、吳東龍、李明璁、李取中、李君慈、張志祺、彭冠傑、黃家賢、葉庭語、葉忠宜、聶永真、霧室、王春子、江振誠、拍謝少年、林唯哲、唐鳳、黃珮珊、黃聲遠、楊力州、廖小子、 豪華朗機工、鄭宗龍、ANGUS CHIANG
