This project was created with the idea of making a whole book about a single block of the city. It seemed really hard to not expand it, but it ended up being a successful mission.
I focused on a block at Polk Street, in San Francisco. That block is home for
Bob's Donuts, an ordinary but very lovely traditional donut shop.
Bob's Donuts, an ordinary but very lovely traditional donut shop.
“Fragments of a Block” treats the city as beautiful, but not precious. It works as a treasure box of everything I've found in the neighborhood. I wanted the readers to find the same grace and beauty in the things I've seen and the people I've met around there.
I tried to capture the texture of the streets in the most accurate and real possible way, therefore I collected objects and photographed them and also interviewed strangers around the neighborhood.
The process included also many digital photographs and a curating process to select the best ones.
The design concept for it is to be like an office labeled, treating the treasures of the neighborhood not so preciously. I used pink colored copy paper, blue pens and sticker tags.
I brought the textures of the streets to the book. The format is also similar to a notebook
size to make it feel like a field guide.
size to make it feel like a field guide.
