Maokongian
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CategoryCommunication Design
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SubCategoryPublications
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Applicant CompanyOnepage Culture Production Company Limited / Taiwan
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Manufacturer / Business OwnerDepartment of Economic Development, Taipei City Government Taipei City Office of Comference / Taiwan
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Design CompanyOnepage Culture Production Company Limited / Taiwan
Maokong is one of the most well-known scenery spots in Taiwan. Unlike other sightseeing oriented contents, Maokongian has its own local perspective to show us how diverse and interesting this mountain is.
Different from other traditional local zines, local lives and experiences are the main themes in this book, which develops each chapter. To echo the theme, the design uses handwriting as the main visual, the structure of this book combines mini zine, photography collection, and local zine together. The mini zine and photography collection include local keywords and local scenery, which gives readers a new knowledge about Maokong before reading the main contents.
In the main content, which uses time as the scale to introduce a one-day life in Maokong, tea industry and religious culture. As for the design concept, 24 hours is the key layout throughout the content. Hand drawings, illustrations and other design elements are used in this book, still, it keeps the characteristic of local zines which provides information. To create multiple reading experiences, the contexts, pictures and illustrations have various layouts based on different chapters. Also, this book uses thread sewn-glued binding which allows this book to spread flat, and it’s more convenient for readers to carry and read.