In Other Wor(l)ds

(book design)
(design research)

To live is to translate. In the multicultural world we live in today, translation is required everywhere. The structure of the book explores translation in both literal and cultural perspectives. Translation bridges communication and thus connects different cultures/worlds together. Untranslatability is inevitable as languages emerge from various structures, however, new definitions and knowledge are constantly developed as translation continues to be necessary and utilized for communication.

Individual Project

(process)
For research, this project requires a ton of reading! I went to both the school library and online database, looking for any materials related to translation. Then I tried to find the correlation between all the topics, piecing them together to tell a story told in the form of a book. I went through several explorations on designing layouts. Printing out and seeing spreads on the actual wall helped a lot with the entire book’s pacing. I even bound a smaller dummy copy to better double-check my pacing and typography details.