Goal
The project is to design a hardcover coffee table book for Otomo Katsuhiro, a famous Japanese animation director.
Design Thinking
Even though Otomo’s masterpieces give a cyber-punk vibe due to chaotic scenes from his comics and movies, I still decided to drive into a minimal spectrum to create a contrast. Thanks to my personal preference and knowing different languages, I decided to do a bilingual book, Japanese and English. It might increase sales and widen the range of the target audience.
Solutions
The fact that the book is bilingual can be convenient for the reader. The book sleeve uses a transparent material which reminds us that the artist has worked with film concepts in the past. While illustrating the cinema side of the book, the material also protects the book cover.