A book project for an exclusive printing company (also a publishing company for art books) on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. Principal objectives: to create a book about the different stages and aspects of human life; to bring together collage, fonts, photography and illustration.

Zibaldone, Italian for “scrapbook,” was the concept for the design. Chinese charts were the index reference, the objective being to use the organizing principle of the five stages of human life and the principal concepts of each. Through visual haikus, the idea was to achieve maximum communication with the fewest possible elements. Desired result: a subtle book that invites the viewer to reflect on life. The book must also be elegant, unusual and exhibit the client’s printing skills and capacities without ostentation. In Spanish, English and Chinese.

Iconoclastic, irreverent and gorgeous. The poetry, cinematic pacing and sumptuousness of the design, printing and manufacture of this “scrapbook” are nothing short of beautiful.