How To Catastrophize
Artist Book - Chicago, IL 2023Role: writer, designer, printer
Print: Vandercook printing press
Tools: letterpress
An accordion-fold book on how
to catastrophize. This 2x2-inch
book includes step-by-step
instructions on how to navigate
life with a narrow mindset.
When considering materials for
this book, I looked to the mindset
of a catastrophizer—someone who
lives their life without a middle
ground, constantly at one extreme
or the other. I wanted the book to
undergo a grand transformation,
starting as something very small
and expanding to something that
could stretch three feet wide and back.
Ideation
Initial notes on topic.
First prints taken from the Vandercook press.
