Religious Iconography in Buddhist Books

2024

This project documents the religious iconography present in freely available Buddhist literature. Often overlooked, these books typically feature the same visual strategies; gradients, blue skies and repeated imagery of lotuses are some to name a few. By scanning these recurring motifs, this project collects and showcases the shared identity in a book format reminiscent of these Buddhist literature.

Gradient applied to chinese type, commonly seen in these books

Every chapter begins with a title and a short intro to the section. This is provide some context to the visuals the reader will be encountering in the next few pages

These books typically have recurring visual motifs throughout the book and I thought it would be appropriate to create my own - this green Buddha

Laminated blessing cards come with every copy

Publication
105 x 148 mm
68 pages
Saddle Stitched
Cover in 200gsm glossy
Pages in 80gsm white

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