THE PERILS OF INDIFFERENCE
This editorial project takes the text from Elie Wiesel’s speech, The Perils of Indifference, and combines it with historical photographs from the online archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and present-day news photographs of human rights violations. Through this, I hoped to communicate a sense of urgency and severity to the apathy that Wiesel warns about in his speech. Drawing inspiration from the visual language of protests, I also included two fold-out pages that could be torn out as posters.
Print design & book design
Dimensions: 8x10.5 in.
Designed at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Fall 2019
Dimensions: 8x10.5 in.
Designed at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Fall 2019
PROCESS
When conducting initial visual research, I was particularly interested in limited color schemes, political ephemera, and the
aesthetics of newspapers and legal documents, which I felt fit the seriousness of my subject matter.
I also made several typeface and type system explorations, keeping in mind the ideas of newspapers and official documentation. After a lot of back-and-forth throughout the project, I ended up settling on Suisse Works by Swiss Typefaces, Maison Neue by Milieu Grotesque, and Maison Neue Mono by Milieu Grotesque.
I also made several typeface and type system explorations, keeping in mind the ideas of newspapers and official documentation. After a lot of back-and-forth throughout the project, I ended up settling on Suisse Works by Swiss Typefaces, Maison Neue by Milieu Grotesque, and Maison Neue Mono by Milieu Grotesque.
In my thumbnailing process, I experimented with visual metaphors and decided to make tear-away posters inspired by the political ephemera I found in my research. A lot of the type, color, and image treatment decisions I made throughout the book were informed by the design decisions I made for these big poster moments.
I also gave a lot of thought to the physicality of the book. I chose to bind it with brads because that felt more utilitarian and reminiscent of political brochures. The poster paper had a glossier, more magazine poster-like feel that would contrast with the matte colored paper of the book. I also perforated the poster pages so that the reader would know that they were meant to be torn out.
I also gave a lot of thought to the physicality of the book. I chose to bind it with brads because that felt more utilitarian and reminiscent of political brochures. The poster paper had a glossier, more magazine poster-like feel that would contrast with the matte colored paper of the book. I also perforated the poster pages so that the reader would know that they were meant to be torn out.
