Stefani Wilkens
Stefani Wilkens, Graphic Designer and Brand Strategist
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The Right Road Lost

The Right Road Lost

Concept Project

Editorial

 

The PROJECT

Dante’s Inferno is the story of a descent and journey through the various layers of hell. As a huge fan of the classics, the story has always fascinated me in its multi-leveled depiction of the underworld.

The above mood board pulled from imagery of ancient Rome to influence the book’s design.

 
 

The STRATEGY

This project concept is based on creating a physical representation of the landscape Dante describes in the epic poem. I wanted the reader to be able to experience the journey themselves, physically manifested through a series of concentric circles cut in the pages of the book. In this way, the reader gets to experience the story firsthand, from the misty haze first encountered when the narrator is lost in the woods, through the torturous descent, and finally out into the living world surrounded by stars.