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This modular publication consists of zines, each crafted with a visual language reflecting the identity of storytellers. Centered around New York coffee shops, it captures how new immigrants navigate connection and belonging. The sewn and vacuum sealed format evokes impermanence and emotional tension. Through personal narratives, the project uncovers the social value of small businesses and reframes emotional design as a tool for inclusion.
Children on the move face severe risks, yet reliable definition and data for protection is lacking. To address this gap, Idac (a cross-sectoral global coalition jointly led by Eurostat, Iom, Oecd, Unhcr and Unicef), released this publication, offering essential definitions, data, and practices. Three isometric infographic illustrations are created to define, distinguish and explain the various situations and statuses of children on the move. Standardizing migration terms is crucial for accurately identifying and supporting these children, ensuring evidence based policies for their wellbeing.
This concept design for BAM’s New Wave event captures the dynamic energy of theater through die-cut typography and stage-inspired lighting patterns. Drawing from the movement of drapes and the interplay of light and shadow, the design creates a layered, immersive experience. Each chapter features distinct patterns blended with imagery, forming a cohesive visual narrative that reflects the event’s diverse themes while maintaining a unified identity.
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The Seeds of Faith is a university admission letter set created for Beijing Forestry University. The set includes an admission letter, a notebook and an enrollment guide. Four versions of the letter show stages of plant growth: breeding, germinating, growing and flourishing. The letter is dark green and carries silver and golden dots that represent seeds. The main material is grey cardboard made from recycled waste paper. Surface patterns are applied by hot gold and silver stamping, which reduces the use of printing ink. The design reflects the culture of the university.
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Nella Pancia Della Balena is a silent book that explores marine pollution through the story of a whale affected by waste in the ocean. The narrative highlights themes of friendship, teamwork, and care for the environment, presenting young readers with an accessible entry point to reflect on ecological responsibility. Created digitally with Procreate, the work combines humor with meaningful storytelling to encourage awareness of marine conservation.
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Voice Print is a book about speech disfluencies, the interruptions and irregularities that occur when people speak. The book uses typographic scores, visual patterns that map speech over time, to show that fluency exists on a spectrum rather than as a simple division into two states. The scores are printed on translucent paper with strong show-through. Essays set in white on black, on glossy and opaque paper, give context and guide the reader. The book measures 9 by 12 inches, the same size as sheet music.
School guide for Kuwasawa Design School, the first design school in Japan. In recent years, online communication has been increasing, and the line between reality and virtual is becoming blurry. In such a situation, The design team pursued the possibility of design by expressing what was recognized as digital with analog (paper and print). At first glance, it looks like an ordinary book, but the animation works when it is pulled out. The guidebook is divided into separate volumes so that people can enjoy it in various ways. They aimed for a digital expression using typography.
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This art book depicts Hui-style architecture, the only architectural school that combined southern and northern Chinese design principles, now a vanishing yet important part of China's cultural heritage. Through innovative page design featuring windows that offer a transition from 2D illustrations to an immersive 3D Hui-style culture landscape, revealing architectural details with spatial reference, acting as a visual plea attracting boarder audiences for the conservation of Hui-style architecture.
A series of book editions for the collected works of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting is published by Nanjing Zhuzi Art Museum. With its long history and elegant technique, the traditional Chinese paintings and calligraphy are treasured for their highly artistic and practical appeal. When designing the collection, abstract shapes, colors, and lines were used to create a consistent sensuality and highlight the blank space in the sketch. The effortless coincides with artists in traditional painting and calligraphy styles.
The Birth of a Book is a printed publication about book design in 16th century Poland. The book presents old prints at real size, so readers can see the original formats. The dust jacket shows the imposition method used for the old octavo format. A ribbon bookmark marks the heights of folio, quarto and octavo books. Woodcuts on the title pages are printed in color inversion, recalling matrices covered with black ink. The format is 256 by 320 millimeters, with 560 pages and about 1200 illustrations. The aim is to explain Renaissance printing methods to a wide readership.
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Tales of exploration, discovery, conflict, and the trials of an enduring pioneer spirit fill the narrative of the visual history book, the first documentation of the heritage of the two primary families who settled in and founded the City of Vienna in West Virginia in the late 1700s. From Viking warriors and the English monarchy to the American gentry and colonial generals, the publication features archival documents, maps, as well as other artifacts that provide insight on the history and ancestry of the families, providing context in light of world events.
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This book is based on the unique position of Nanjing University of the Art (NUA) in the history of Chinese art education and cultural development. It aims to present a comprehensive overview of the school's history and the achievements of its teachers and students. It selects important historical documents, works by teachers and students, and utilizes various threads to highlight NUA's role as a pioneer in higher art education in modern China. It utilizes off-white artistic paper and adopts the format of an old-fashioned calendar, presenting a unique texture reminiscent of that era.