Platonic Typography

Exploring how to show the forethought and argumentation style of Socrates through typography and materiality. This book showcases an excerpt from the Socratic Dialogues, The Apology. Reading these conversations one is often  following along with Socrates as he builds his argument. However, one can infer Socrates forethought and planning as he lays out his argument. This physical booklet attempts to interpret this forethought through a layering of dialogue that becomes clear passage by passage but represents a complete argument as a whole. In printing it in signatures on vellum, the typography had to be meticulously planned ahead of time to ensure a complete book that illustrated the complexities of the Socratic Dialogue while maintaining clear legibility.

Fall 2019, GSAPP Graphic Architecture Project Seminar
Yoonjai Choi