Marina Kryachko
Landscape Design Book
Client
The author is a landscape designer, teacher and blogger. She's been working at the Ukrainian market in the sphere of landscape design and her work connected with gardening and arrangement of the environment of various kinds of lands for over 15 years
Challenge
The client asked to develop a design concept for her second landscape design exercise book
Achievements
Ensured the design not only met aesthetic goals but also adhered to the core principles of landscape design: simplicity, unity, and balance, resulting in a visually pleasing and functional product.
Role
Graphic designer
Year
2020
Tools
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator
Team
Me
Methods
Concept Editorial
False
Design
While researching the project I bumped into a definition of landscape design — the main task of landscape design is to smooth unnatural regular geometric constructions, ease their pressure on surrounding nature, disguise defects and flaws. Put simply, I would say that landscape design is about a soft form that surrounds rectangular sharp objects. This idea became the main metaphor for the design concept. To maintain this, I used in the book such visual solutions as gradients and smooth enveloping text what is associated with softness. This design solution I used for designing the cover as well. Also, working on the design for this book I keep in mind the principles of landscape design as simplicity, cohesion, harmony and aesthetic.
