Editorial Design and Art Direction

ICELAND A COSMIC PLACE - is a photography project turned into a beautiful coffee table book; it documents the work of Guillermo Gutiérrez and his Iceland multi-sensory photographic exhibition.

We worked together, hand in hand with the incredible Mexican photographer, to turn his images into a printed project; the book is a multi-sensory experience where the reader can see, read, hear and feel what that country has to communicate; safeguarding the most hidden, beautiful and specific details about Iceland through thirty documentary photographs. Six International musicians were inspired by the photographer's work to create six musical pieces orchestrated exclusively for the project, which enrich the reader's experience while browsing the book. We were in charge of the art direction; in collaboration with Guillermo, we carefully selected typographic and chromatic settings to create a particular theme for each image. Our goal was to highlight the beauty of the landscapes and project these experiences, creating a unique editorial design.

3A Design Studio was in charge of the editorial design and creativity, layout, and printing files delivery.

ICELAND A Cosmic Place is a collaborative work that brings together artists from all over the world and generates environmental awareness. It is composed of: 30 photographs, six songs inspired by: Hannah Parrott (USA), Hazy (Norway), BPMoore (United Kingdom), Antarctic Wastelands (Hong Kong), Pétur Jónsson (Iceland), and Sensitize (Poland ), the narration of the Prologue and Manifesto in Spanish by David Santana (Dominican Republic) and in English by Paul Ewing (United Kingdom). In addition to recordings of Icelandic environmental sounds by Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (Iceland), a manifesto by Andri Snær Magnason (Iceland), and the prologue by Mariana Mota (México). 

The project has directly benefited more than 25 people who have believed and contributed their talent to the project.

 
Photography: Guillermo Gutiérrez

Portfolio Photo: Rodolfo Huerta