Manuel Vicente
Trama e Emoção
線條與情感 is an offprint translation to Mandarin to accompany the exhibition catalogue of Trama e Emoção (Plot and Emotion) on display in Macau. A monograph of Manuel Vicente’s oeuvre, compiling his iconic architectural work through time and geography.
In order to reference the contents in the catalogue, the use of latin was required.This bi-scriptual mode called for a system that accommodates reading conventions for both scripts: leafing is done towards the left side – following Chinese convention, instead of Latin’s right –, the main text top-to-bottom instead of left-to-right. Also, Latin remissions and information are rotated to follow the text’s flow and rhythm.
Printed by Macanese printers in a single, deep red spot colour on newsprint paper, the format plays with the threshold between a magazine and a newspaper.