Taiwan letterpress book wins German design awardStaff writer, with CNAAn 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. Kao Peng-hsiang's "Visual Guide to Taiwan Letterpress Printing" is shown in this undated photograph. 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. The book recreates Taiwan’s letterpress printing tradition and preserves a disappearing industry, it said.

Source: Taipei Times March 13, 2026 05:46 UTC