IN OTHER WORDS / BOOK DESIGN
CONCEPT
In Other Words is a collection of texts from a variety of authors, philosophers, and theorists.
My goal was to visualize a transformation or shift in perspective from point A to point B.
I did this through choice of typography, materials, and binding method.
I started with an underlying grid structure which shifts and moves throughout the process of reading simulating a changing perspective.
Each chapter is separated by a different typeface, colour, and grid.
I chose a binding method with an open spine to showcase the internal logic/structure of the book. The exposed white thread alludes to ariadne’s thread weaving and binding the pages together.
“Design should be
about meaning and how meaning can be created.”
—Gunnar Swanson, Graphic Design as a Liberal Art
In Other Words is a collection of texts from a variety of authors, philosophers, and theorists.
My goal was to visualize a transformation or shift in perspective from point A to point B.
I did this through choice of typography, materials, and binding method.
I started with an underlying grid structure which shifts and moves throughout the process of reading simulating a changing perspective.
Each chapter is separated by a different typeface, colour, and grid.
I chose a binding method with an open spine to showcase the internal logic/structure of the book. The exposed white thread alludes to ariadne’s thread weaving and binding the pages together.
“Design should be
about meaning and how meaning can be created.”
—Gunnar Swanson, Graphic Design as a Liberal Art
SERVICES
Creative Direction
Print Design
Type Design
Kettle Stitch Binding
Creative Direction
Print Design
Type Design
Kettle Stitch Binding
YEAR
2022-2023
2022-2023
University of Toronto professor John Vervaeke, right. Colin Lawrence, left. Pictured at OCAD University, Grad Ex 2023
“Here we have written down the names of great writers in their order of merit; here we have copied out fine passages from the classics; here are lists of books to be read.”
—Virginia Woolf, Hours in a Library
We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. There are
increases in anxiety disorders, depression, despair, and suicide rates are
going up in North America, parts of Europe, and other parts of the world. This
is in large degree due to crises in the environment, political system, and a
deeper cultural crisis that cognitive scientist John Vervaeke calls “The
Meaning Crisis”.
Getting out of this wicked problem is not going to be easy. It’s going to require significant transformations in our cognition, our culture, our communities. And in order to move forward in such a difficult manner, we have to reach more deeply into our past to salvage the resources we can for such an amazing challenge.
Getting out of this wicked problem is not going to be easy. It’s going to require significant transformations in our cognition, our culture, our communities. And in order to move forward in such a difficult manner, we have to reach more deeply into our past to salvage the resources we can for such an amazing challenge.
