Mad Science

Mad Science in the Imperial City
http://designarchives.aiga.org
(2006) 365: AIGA Year in Design. 27 (123/179)
Book Design, 2005

This is an extraordinary design for an engaging book. Mad Science in Imperial City, by Shanxing Wang, relates the experience of someone who left China after the Tiananmen Square massacre to settle in the U.S. The book is divided into four linked sections of poetic prose that draw both from the lyric and novel tradition; it utilizes scientific diagrams, mathematical equations, lists, and even a menu from an imagined Poetry Auction. All of this is integrated seamlessly by the designers, as can be seen in the jacket depicted above.