DESIGN NAME: The Tridea Project
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Book
INSPIRATION: The Tridea Project and was borne from the desire to address our societies divisions through collaborative creative practice. Tridea’s overarching aim is to promote inclusion, collaboration, and altruism as a counter to these divisions. This project embraces social & cultural diversity by inviting creatives from around the world to participate in an international collaborative form of the Surrealist parlour game, ‘The Exquisite Corpse‘.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This book documents the Tridea Project's brand conception and evolution. Culminating in a visual essay discussing the brand values of inclusion and diversity, which have been pivotal factors to this 4-year research project. The book design has been crafted with materiality in mind and each aspect has been considered and contemplated to metaphorically represent the project philosophy.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The three layered cover of the book provides both practical navigation and visual metaphor.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in March 2018 in Singapore and finished in January 2022 in Singapore.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The book is cloth bound in using fabric from the main colour palette purple to represent creativity and mystery. The text is debossed and printed in a metallic pink foil, again from the main colour palette to represent love and kindness but the metallic finish adds a touch of magic and playfulness, creating reflection and distortion, much like the surrealist notions this project is inspired by. The cover of the book forms a horizontal triptych, to hint at the Tri aspect of the project. Three ideas, three artists, three layers of meaning and creativity.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The overall book is Size: 250mm (w) x 315mm (h) (closed)
Cover - 135gsm colourplan (amethyst) over 2mm board
Endpaper - 135gsm colourplan (amethyst)
Text - 170gsm maple bright
TAGS: Book, Design, Collaboration, Co-creation, Ethical
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: This project explores alternative methods of image production and consumption with a view to exploring diverse and ethical co-creation practices in a virtual space.
CHALLENGE: The project is inspired by The Exquisite Corpse, a method of collaging numerous designs by several artists into one collaborative composition. A creative mash-up, with international participants collaborating to produce one multicultural creative piece. Think of it like a design relay race. The artworks generated are displayed on the online gallery and subsequently sold as high-resolution downloads. All profits from the sales will be donated to the partnering Singaporean charity TWC2; Transient workers Count Too; thus, coalescing international creative communities, building bridges, and providing a channel for diverse collaboration
ADDED DATE: 2022-03-11 07:48:43
TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Lisa Winstanley: Lead Designer / Art Director and Lisa Peh Jiaxian: Photographer
IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Photographer Lisa Peh Jiaxian
Image #2: Photographer Lisa Peh Jiaxian
Image #3: Photographer Lisa Peh Jiaxian
Image #4: Photographer Lisa Peh Jiaxian
Image #5: Photographer Lisa Peh Jiaxian
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Not applicable
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