The content of this book is “The Việtnamese Concept of the Human Souls and the Rituals of Birth and Death” by Chánh Công Phan
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science , 1993, Vol. 21, No. 2, Special Issue: Social Constructions of Death in Southeast Asia (1993), pp. 159-198
Published by: Brill
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24491690

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Class: Type 3 2020

Professor: James Goggin

Project Type: Editorial editing, Web and Mobile Design using Figma 

The layout is inspired by Vietnamese ghost money (joss paper) designs. The ghost money is what we used to burn to worship our ancestors or people in the family who have passed. It’s a symbol of gift-giving and wishing well and fortune. The illustrations designs are inspired from Vietnamese Altars. Altars are used for worshipping in Vietnam, it’s often made by wood with very delicate carvings. 

These wood carving patterns are use again in the website layout. They are used as a staple decor piece on the left as the user scroll through the website. Throughout the writing, footnotes will be shown by hovering on the arrow on the left side after a paragraph. Highlighted texts are also displayed on the left side of the screen. The drop down menu stapled on the right is for easy navigation to other chapters. 

Full Figma Runthrough here

The mobile layout follows the web version with smaller changes for easier navigation. 
Footnotes can be accessed by pressing on the arrow, then anywhere on screen when done

Full Mobile Figma Prototype