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Hanna Vaishevich
Łasačka bosačka
Brief
Develop a cohesive visual concept and style for a book about Belarusian traditions of collective healing practices. Create original illustrations to enhance the narrative and designed the book layout, seamlessly integrating text and imagery for an engaging reading experience.
Year
2025
Category
Book Design
About
Łasačka bosačka is Ula Karotki's book. It is about collective practices of help and poetry which is a refusal of admiration and preservation of Belarusian healing spells.
Timeframe
4 months
Materials
Amsterdam acrylic paintings. 200g/m paper
Technique
Stencil technique
Programs
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Łasačka bosačka
Ula Karotki
2025
To represent collective practices, I used moss for inspiration. Mosses usually form dense clusters in shaded areas. This principle
of forming represents collectivism.
The practices described in the book are passed down from generation to generation of the same family. These spells can only be transmitted orally, which makes the transmission process fragile. That's why I used the stencil technique. Since all images in this technique have inaccurate shapes
and contours.
Łasačka bosačka
I imitated a child's handwriting in headings to support the idea presented in the text that the author played with the family heirloom as a child.
Sketches
Final version
Final version
Final version
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