Romanticism: Poetry Book Design

A typography-driven editorial book exploring Romantic poetry through layout, imagery, and motion.

Role

Visual Designer

Duration

3 Weeks

This project reimagines Romantic-era poetry through expressive typography and experimental layout. Featuring poems by William Wordsworth, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron, the book explores themes of nature, impermanence, beauty, and emotion that define the Romantic movement.

Rather than presenting the poems in a traditional format, the typography responds to each poem’s tone, rhythm, and imagery. Through variations in scale, spacing, and composition, the layouts aim to visually embody the emotional atmosphere of the poetry.

The book was designed and produced through a combination of digital and physical processes. After finalizing the layouts digitally, I printed and carefully assembled each page, then hand-bound the book to create a cohesive final piece. This hands-on process allowed me to better understand the relationship between layout, material, and the physical reading experience.

a black cellphone with a white letter on it

After finalizing the layouts digitally, I printed the book on handmade Lokta paper, carefully assembled each page, and hand-bound the book to create a cohesive final piece.

This project allowed me to explore how typography can extend beyond readability to shape emotion and experience. By combining editorial design with hands-on bookmaking, I developed a deeper understanding of visual hierarchy, pacing, and materiality. It strengthened my ability to translate abstract concepts into cohesive visual systems across both digital and physical formats.

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