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©BANRUO 2025→ Hangin’ the Sun
Publication Design, Graphic Design, Design Research, Editorial design, Book Design
Hangin’ the Sun
*Paging the City Trilogy 1
Publication Design
A publication centred around the dragon gates—a quiet yet persistent presence in Shanghai’s old neighbourhoods. It consists of a collection of text and images documenting the dragon gates, two interviews with nongtang residents, and a selection of traditional Shanghai bedsheet patterns. The reading experience mirrors the spatial dynamics of the city itself: some details demand a closer look, while others reveal themselves only from a distance. Through the interplay of text, imagery and scale, intimacy and distance, disappearance and replacement quietly unfold.
这是一本围绕上海老社区中的龙门架展开。包括一组关于龙门架的文字与图像记录、两段弄堂居民的访谈，以及若干上海老式床单花色。阅读的方式也如同城市中的空间关系：有些内容需近距离细看，有些则需要退后远观。文字、图像与尺寸的并置，试图捕捉这座城市肌理中的亲密与疏离、消逝与更替。
Format:
12 large format inter-folded sheets
2 unbound A5 booklets
Held together in a cotton canvas sleevePaper:
Recycled white FSC 80gsm
R
edeem recycled 80gsm
Colourset 80gsm blush and blue
Printed and bouded at:
CSM Publication Workshop
CSM Digital Print Workshop
* Paging the City Trilogy
A nongtang, a scaffolded façade, a departing room—Paging the City is my research project developed during the MA Graphic Communication Design course at Central Saint Martins. This publishing trilogy traces disappearing urban spaces across Shanghai and London through the lens of personal and collective memory. Each publication unfolds as a spatial narrative: large-format folds, horizontal sequencing, and accordion structures translate emotional and spatial experiences of dwelling, departure, and transformation into editorial form. The project reflects the perspective of temporary residents navigating shifting urban conditions, and offers attentive possibilities for design to engage more meaningfully with local contexts.
一座弄堂、一面脚手架包裹的立面、一间即将搬离的房间。《翻阅城市》是我在中央圣马丁平面传达设计硕士期间展开的研究项目。项目以三本出版物串联起上海与伦敦两座城市，借由个体与集体记忆，记录那些正在消失的城市空间。每一本书都是一段空间叙事的实践：横向翻页、大幅折叠、手风琴式结构……这些编排方式不仅回应了城市中的居住与迁移经验，也让阅读本身成为一场对空间的漫游。《翻阅城市》聚焦于那些在城市中短暂停留的人们，以一种更细腻的方式思考设计如何介入流动、变化与在地日常。
Link to two other projects:
2. A Panorama
3. What to Take? What to Leave?
More information on:
CSM online showcase