The Book

Content

The book will essentially deal with the feelings of homesickness, dislocation and the overall notion of nostalgia. The approach followed is a more general one compared to the previous concepts of the research. It will be far from a personalised approach of geography, culture, history, locations and people.

Media

In order to keep it generalised, the use of photography will be limited (if any) and treated in such a way as to be have give emphasis on objects. The majority of the content will be based on typography, with some use of illustration and possibly with the addition of textures where that is useful to the design.

The typography can play three different roles in the overall design:-
a. It can co-exist with it in a balanced manner, providing a clear visual and legible message.
b. It can be the main part of the design used as decorative text, that incorporates a playful/hidden message.
c. It could be the whole of the design, by having an arrangement of letters -functioning predominantly as shapes-, while the feeling is conveyed by the use -or not- of colours.

Product

The main product will be the book, with some complimentary, secondary, screen prints of selected spreads. Another venue this concept could be taken to is animation, as kinetic typography is an area that I would like to tap into.