Layered Origins
A Cultural Swatchbook
A collaborative artist book created in a publication design course, using a swatchbook format to explore the relationship between culture, creative practice, and daily life across four collaborators’ unique perspectives.
Each graphic was placed in the template we designed, with the corresponding text on the opposite side. Each page of the final book, which totals over 200 pages, was printed and cut out by hand. The pages are numbered sequentially with a thematic index at the back, but the publication is designed to be tactile, allowing it to be experienced out of order.
Creative Process
Using Photovoice methodology, I reflected on how our culture and past experience can shape design practice and day-to-day life
Collaborative photo collages, with photos grouped into thematic categories surrounding culture
Material & Construction
Vectorizing each of the 25 images- first in black & white, then with the chosen color palette incorporated
Heavyweight cardstock ensures durability and emphasizes the texture of the spray-painted finish, while the dense uncoated pages encourage deliberate handling
Box laser-cut from thick cardstock and then spray-painted navy to match color palette