Sky and Sea

25" x 8" (closed) / 25" x 30" (opened)

2014

Graphite and Image Transfer on Kozo paper

A story about two things that seemingly unite from a distance, but up close, never actually meet or cross paths. Using the map fold, the reader starts the book with a small folded page that gradually unfolds to the larger picture. Each turn of the page is piece to the story.

Estara

5" x 7.5" (closed) / 93" x 7.5" (opened)

2014

Art zine in collaboration with Mtendere Mandowa, AKA Teebs. The ‘E s t a r a’ art zine was released in conjunction with his latest album, E s t a r a.

Hand bound true accordion binding with offset on newsprint pages. Letterpressed front and back cover and held together with a laser cut wrap of a drawing by Teebs.

Each page contains original photography by Jon Furlong, Theo Johnson, Mtendere Mandowa, and Paulo Rafael. Each zine contains original drawings that Teebs individually hand drew with Sharpie marker over the photographs, making each copy of the zine unique. 10 full page spreads. Edition of 100.

Whale

25.5" x 19" (closed) // 25.5" x 38" (opened)

2013

Japanese Mulberry Kozo paper, Unryu paper, laser cut letters

'Whale' is a hand drawn typeface designed by Jonathan Chao and Misa Chhan. ‘Whale’ was born out of an admiration for letterforms, handwritten text, and big, bold letters often seen in graffiti. This book was made using laser cut letters to give it a dimensionality allowing the viewer to interact, touch and feel the letters, which encourages the viewer to do rubbings from them - a modern tablet.

Cover illustration by Jonathan Chao, book design and binding by Misa Chhan.

Mirrors

 11" x 17" (closed) // 11" x 23" (opened)

2012

Gate fold book made with Mahogany Luan wood, Chromolux paper, Sandragraph, Vinyl, type hand set in Futura and Bembo and printed on Dulcet paper.

The text in 'Mirrors' is appropriated from a tweet by Erykah Badu in February 2012: "If I took all the mirrors out of my hours.. I could spend more hours working on my internal make up.. Think that's a better reason to be late." The reader is guided through the book by using cut papers of different sizes and fragments of text that at first may seen indecipherable. Thus, close-looking is encouraged and ultimately, an examination of oneself.

Paul Windle

8"x 10" (closed) // 16" x 10" (opened)

2016

Hand bound artist portfolio for Paul Windle.

Handmade book with debossed cover, coptic binding, gate folds, gradient edge, and built-in housing to hold two flip books and a souvenir. Digitally printed layout by Paul. Risograph pages.

Each page contains digital work by Paul. In the middle of the book, there are a series of car drawings that have been risograph printed, emulating the look of graphite. The book is meant to serve as a portfolio for illustration and artist projects. Paul is also quite skilled in animation, and the built-in flip books and page with moving parts show his animations in a playful yet analog way to allow the viewer to experience his animations without a screen. Edition of 2.