futuresque
photobook for european master
of fine art photography
of fine art photography
How do you make a philosophical concept physically tangible through editorial design? Futuresque is a photobook exploring Nietzsche's Eternal Return, and the challenge was finding a form that doesn't just contain the concept but embodies it.
The answer is in the book's physical structure: a double spiral binding shaped like a ladder, where the end loops back to the beginning. This isn't a decorative choice but a structural one that makes the reader experience the cyclical nature of Eternal Return through the act of reading itself. I designed the entire editorial system around this idea: five chromatic identities (one per photographer), a variable page format ranging from 120x180mm to 170x230mm that creates rhythm through physical variation, and a colour palette that reinforces the ascending and descending movement of the staircase concept.
The result is a tactile reading experience where form and philosophy are inseparable, with a digital adaptation that translates the physical system into screen-based interaction. The project was developed as part of the European Master in Fine Art Photography at IED Madrid.
All photos appearing in the project are the property of their respective owners.
IED Istituto Europeo di Design
Máster en Diseño Editorial: medios impresos y digitales, Madrid, 2020
