Book by Studio Borzak for BT-Press

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CLIENT

BT-Press is a small hun­gar­i­an pub­lish­ing firm focus­ing on cul­tur­al topics.

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BRIEF

The brief was to design a book which express­es the doc­u­men­tary notion, at the same time that it reflects the secre­cy sur­round­ing the story.

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APPROACH

The book is about the sto­ry of the great­est hun­gar­i­an poet, San­dor Petofi whose skele­ton was found in Siberia, Rus­sia, dur­ing an expe­di­tion in 1989—it sheds light on the mys­ter­ies of the expe­di­tion. The book is designed to reflect on the many secrets sur­round­ing the sto­ry. Com­men­tary by the author, expla­na­tions, and anno­ta­tions of illus­tra­tions was print­ed with UV ink which is only vis­i­ble under UV light. The bind­ing was designed in a way that the attached UV-lamp could fit inside the book, but at the same time it can be removed and used to explore hid­den messages.