Prill & Vieceli: Tania Prill, Alberto Vieceli

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Prill & Vieceli: Tania Prill / Alberto Vieceli

16 books, two posters 1999 – 2007

Graphic Design

Jury report

Books like Punk and textiles
The two graphic designers Tania Prill and Alberto Vieceli presented 16 books and two posters for the Swiss Federal Design Competition. A lavish and mature selection. We are looking at work by two seasoned designers who are always ready to try something new, despite several years in the business, acclaim and good clients. Their books and posters are professionally designed, but never look like mere routine. The jury is impressed by the two artist's dedication to book design, their careful use of typography and the fact that they are open to new design approaches and typefaces. The book 'Hot Love' about the Punk movement in Switzerland is a clear example of how they translate content into design. The rough, direct nature of that youth movement reappears in these pages. The book is only partially based on a grid. Photographs and text are always slightly staggered in relation to each other; the pictures are spaced differently. The book consists almost entirely of pages printed in black and white, there are very few colour accents to break the rhythm at irregular intervals. Despite its size, the book is relatively light, as Tania Prill and Alberto Vieceli have chosen a voluminous Munken paper. Two contemporary posters serve as a cover, with details of book and authors added by the designers.
The book 'Khadi – Textile of India' also shows how the designers translate content into design. The book records the manufacturing process from the cotton crop to the completed garment in Khadi fabric. In order to capture the sensual nature of the fabric in the book, the designers chose a coated paper and used a Japanese binding. This has produced pages that now slip through the fingers like the finest cotton, feeling soft and smooth – an attractive detail. They emphasize the idea of the process by repeatedly showing two or three photographs of people at work produced at close time intervals. One has a sense of seeing how something comes into being. Prill's and Vieceli's books are visual and tactile experiences.
Ariana Pradal