Hom(e)age
Telling Bangkok’s story through the little things that make it mine.


YEAR
Fall 2024, 3 weeksSCOPEEditorial Design
Print Production
Illustration

*Please not that the video above is a selection of pages, not a full flip-through.

Front, back, and inside covers.
THE BOOK

A love letter to my second home



Hom(e)age is a collection of five short stories about Bangkok, Thailand. It is my homeage, rather my home-age to the city I’m grateful to grow up with. Rather than a travel guide or history book, it offers a personal portrait of Bangkok through the my memories, experiences, and everyday stories of growing up there.

The design is full of energy just like the city itself. A fold-out map on the cover marks my favorite spots, while hand-drawn illustrations highlight everything from prayer flowers to the birds that live in my mango tree. Hom(e)age celebrates the small details that define daily life.


Section sketches and planning
Layout ideation for Section 5. Illustrated Menus
Brainstorm for kit of parts
Sketches for covers
THE PROCESS

Finding a Sense of Place



The project began with Thailand as a whole, then narrowed to Bangkok, and eventually to the intimate details of my neighborhood, home, and nearby market. It stopped being about capturing a place in a general sense and started becoming a record of small, meaningful details.

The book’s layered, playful format captures what I love most about Bangkok: there’s always something new to notice, even on a familiar walk around the block. Each page is designed to feel like a small discovery.

The illustrations are hand-drawn, inspired by the style of traditional Thai woodblock carvings. The graphic elements are based on details from Thai temple architecture, classic wallpaper patterns, and the tiles commonly found in Thai kitchen floors.




Contents of Seed packet in Section 3, including short blurb and chilhood photo.
Map of my neighborhood, designed to fold into a folder for storing photos (see above).
Section 5. (Street Food Menu Redesign) features patterns from common Thai kitchen floor tiles.
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