Landscape from the ground up is a multilog publication that collects interviews and design work from two Peruvian landscapers. Viviana Modonese and Claudia Gutiérrez work in urban scenarios and private client work.
DESIGN PROCESS
1. LANDSCAPING
2. CHALLENGES
My mother, Claudia Gutiérrez, is a Landscaper and nature; Thus, my interest in this field of design. When creating the layout and concept of the publication, I immediately thought of merging the organic shapes of the imagery of a finished landscape work plus the hard lines that architecture blueprints have.
During the pandemic, I attended Boston University remotely for two semesters, which entailed certain hurdles of not having access to quality printing tools. I made this publication out of office paper and a home printer, which could have been more ink efficient.
FINAL PUBLICATION
3. DESIGN AS A MEDIUM
What I love about design is that it Is an empty vessel that allows a concept to shine or enhance a field. Through doing this project, I dove into a rabbit hole of blueprints. Architecture and landscaping to understand and become somewhat fluent in this area of expertise to create a relevant publication.