Objective:
Redesign a classic book, for which I chose Walden, the infamous text by Henry David Thoreau, detailing a life of solitude and reflection through submerging oneself in the natural world.
Overview:
I personally spent a lot of time outdoors in Nothern California during the duration of this project. It was important to me to reimagine Walden locally, while maintaining a vintage look and feel. Typographic grids are set more into the middle of the page to allow more space for the reader when holding the book open or turning pages. The bellyband jacket features original photography taken in Upper Bidwell park in Chico, CA. The chrome vinyl lettering of the book provides a tactile quality that is best be experienced in-hand. After designing the grids and setting the type, the book was printed on Mohawk superfine soft white paper, stitched by hand, machine trimmed, and bound to a handmade cover, completed with endpapers and a bellyband jacket.