Witnessing Time

Editorial Design


Prompt
To produce a publication inspired by an image.


The image I picked:











Design SolutionA calendar designed by Heinrich Lefler and Joseph Urban in 1899 inspired this project to center around tracking methods, with time as the main element to be tracked. 

Therefore, the book is designed to function as a comprehensive tracking tool through its grid system. The grid is divided into five horizontal rows, with the active area determined by the duration being tracked in each artwork featured in the book, which was created by various artists who explored tracking time through their projects.

The rows expand according to the duration tracked by the artist, starting from hours with one row and expanding to days, weeks, months, and years, adding one row for each longer period. For example, pages for artworks that track hours occupy a single row in a grid. At the same time, those monitoring years span all five rows, providing a visual representation of different time spans.

The order of the content was arranged by month to mimic how a calendar operates. A significant month related to the project, like the start date or exhibition date, determined where the project was placed among other projects.

Dimension7.1” x 9.4”

Skill Typography, research, production (printing and binding)

Tools InDesign CreditsWritings and images featured in the book were credited inside.

Hand Model
Roing Chen

Typeface
Helvetica








Updated 08.17.2026