Dust to Dust
A three-volume print thesis examining historical rituals and personal narratives of loss through a comprehensive archival system. The project utilizes scholarly research and bilingual typography to explore the cyclical connection between life and death across cultures. By framing transition as a form of lasting vitality, the design invites a reflective engagement with shared heritage and memory.
Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint, InDesign
Volume I. 7日3月1937年
A 40-page publication documenting my grandma’s generational life story through personal archival photography and illustration, translating my memories into a cohesive physical format.
Volume II. Life After Death (虽死犹生）
This volume is structurally built around the Chinese idiom 虽死犹生—“though dead, yet living.” Rather than framing loss as finality, I explore death as an enduring transition and a form of lasting vitality.
The imagery pairs muted, layered floral environments with detailed symbolic illustration. I overlaid translucent textures and organic illustrations against deep backgrounds to physically mirror the concept of an enduring presence persisting through the quiet space of absence.
Volume III. Dust to Dust
A deep-dive research publication examining historical rituals and personal narratives of loss, featuring an experimental, fluid typographic system.