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BOOK DESIGN & EDITORIAL PROJECTS

Books that make ideas tangible

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THE SUBJECT SHOULD SHAPE THE BOOK

Some stories need to be uncovered slowly. Some ideas need a route. Some information needs to become clear at a glance.

Sequence and navigation guide the reader

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01 / EXPERIMENTAL BOOK DESIGN

Hiroshima, mon amour

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Based on Alain Resnais’ 1959 film, written by Marguerite Duras, this book explores the fragile relationship between love and memory. The reader can cut through part of the binding to reveal a fuller version of the screenplay — turning the act of reading into a physical metaphor for uncovering what has been kept inside.Design focus: structure, typography, and a binding that makes the central idea tangible.66 pp // 140×210 mm // february-march 2026

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02 / EDITORIAL COLLABORATION

Oh, Why? — Newspaper of Stieglitz Academy

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Created for the Open Days at the Ilya Repin St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, AH, Why? is a newspaper for prospective students that explores the academy from the inside. Through interviews with graduates, it tells stories of personal growth, creative journeys, and life after graduation, presenting the academy not just as an institution, but as a living community full of opportunities.Design focus: editorial storytelling, interview-led content, and a newspaper format that brings the academy’s people and perspectives to the forefront.16 pp // 297×420 mm // may 2025

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03 / EDITORIAL DESIGN

Burning Man — (not) a Festival

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Big editorial project explores Burning Man as a social and artistic experiment. The book brings together research and perspectives from organisers, participants, musicians, and artists to examine the event’s origins, structure, and cultural influence.
Its opening follows a route from Baker Beach in San Francisco to Black Rock Desert. Recurring visual inserts, carefully organised footnotes, and a considered treatment of photographs help the reader navigate dense material without losing the rhythm of the story.Design focus: turning research into a readable narrative through structure, typography, and pacing.

564 pp // 210×272 mm // may-june 2026

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04 / VISUAL RESEARCH

Salt of the Earth

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This visual study explores salt as both a material substance and a cultural symbol in slavic and asian cultures. Organised around two archetypes — rock salt and sea salt — the research examines how rituals, folklore, language, and visual traditions give an everyday mineral different meanings.Design focus: building a visual system around two contrasting archetypes and a layered field of cultural references.504 pp // 140×200 mm // january-march 2025

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Annastasiia Kuzmicheva
Project created at 28.10.2026