From A Better Place
2019
print, research, workshop
merit and finalist in the AGDA 2020 student print awards
Lessons from a Better Place was the 115-page publication of research findings from my Honour’s research workshop titled Letters From a Better Place. It includes author-developed design fictions based on the participants’ workshop responses. Staged as B. Racter’s journals during her exploration of a variety of Closed Intentional Communities, the publication includes an interview between editor and author, written fiction, object fictions, and materials from the workshop. I wrote, designed, and produced the final book. A full PDF of the publication, and a full PDF of my Honour’s thesis, is available on request.
above: The front cover of the book, surrounded by objects from the workshop

above: the dust jacket, printed with white uv-printing, surrounding a spot-colour matched sprial binding

above: an array of internal spreads showing photography, typesetting, and illustration

above: an interview layout
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above: letters produced as collateral for the book’s publication
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above: collateral alongside the book itself – wooden pins, business cards, and the workshop booklet