Editorial Design for 30 Collage Exercises: A Step-by-Step Bilingual Book
A bilingual step-by-step collage book designed to make creative practice clear, visual, and easy to follow.
30 Collage Exercises is a bilingual book designed as a practical, step-by-step guide to collage. Unlike more content-heavy editorial projects, this publication focuses on clarity, rhythm, and ease of use, helping readers follow each exercise through a simple and visually engaging structure.
Project Information
- Project: Book editorial design
- Format: Bilingual educational publication
- Role: Concept development, content organization, editorial layout, and art direction
- Tools: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Year: 2024
The Challenge
The main challenge was to design a book that could guide the reader through each exercise in a clear and intuitive way. Since the publication is focused on step-by-step practice, the editorial system needed to support visual rhythm, concise instructions, and an easy relationship between text and image in two languages.
Editorial Decisions
- Grid construction
- Typographic hierarchy
- Creation of paragraph, character, and object styles in InDesign
- Definition of a consistent image system
Layout System
The page system was designed to support short instructional content and visual demonstrations. This allowed each exercise to unfold clearly, without overloading the reader, while maintaining coherence throughout the book.
Text and Image Relationship
Text and image were carefully balanced so that each exercise could be understood quickly and naturally. The visual structure helps guide the reader through the process, making the book both instructional and visually engaging.
Double-Page Spreads
The double-page spreads were developed to balance content and visual flow, allowing text and imagery to work together within a consistent editorial system.
