Between Hype
and Hyperreality
Book Design, Extensive Research,
Virtual Reality
metaverse & Emerging technologies
Special Thanks to Instructors:
Brad Bartlett and Roy Tatum
The global pandemic has pushed us to be immersed in a global, interconnected galaxy of virtual worlds, avatars, and online communities, a world where the physical and virtual worlds converge. Between Hype and Hyperreality provides readers with a framework to understand the economy and technology of the Metaverse and the hidden danger of dataveillance, while examining the unlimited potential of the Spatial Web.
Typefaces: Visuelt Pro and Akkurat-Mono
To make this book a portal bridging the real and virtual worlds, I designed the 3D visual language for each chapter opening which allows readers to dive into another world.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/6234801234a419107e38213b_10.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62347e951d39f49d6c1efa4f_20.jpg)
Details show how different scales of typography work as a system.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62348021a8fe6884081b2608_40.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62347e95e3b478c0880518b3_all-spreads2.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/6234803759462607a9ed1657_23.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/6234804bb99930088e2a9342_41.jpg)
The blind debossing and Swiss Bind techniques reflect the blurry boundary between real and virtual.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62348af27ba95a7d1ee1002f_IMG_4720.jpg)
Virtual Reality + Web VR Experience
The WebVR component of the book turns it into an embodiment of the Metaverse, transcending the printed 2D artifact to a 3-dimensional space. The book itself is a portal from the physical to the virtual world where readers can navigate through the content freely and read the book from a brand new perspective.
Book Launch Posters as a slice of the book narrative to further maximize the in-person experience.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62347e943dffd36ba5724f48_spatial7.jpg)
Between Hype
andHyperreality
Book Design, Extensive Research,
Virtual Reality
metaverse & Emerging technologies
Special Thanks to Instructors:
Brad Bartlett, Roy Tatum
The global pandemic has pushed us to be immersed in a global, interconnected galaxy of virtual worlds, avatars, and online communities, a world where the physical and virtual worlds converge. Between Hype and Hyperreality provides readers with a framework to understand the economy and technology of the Metaverse and the hidden danger of dataveillance, while examining the unlimited potential of the Spatial Web.
Typefaces: Visuelt Pro and Akkurat-Mono
To make this book a portal bridging the real and virtual worlds, I designed the 3D visual language for each chapter opening which allows readers to dive into another world.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/6234801234a419107e38213b_10.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62347e951d39f49d6c1efa4f_20.jpg)
Details show how different scales of typography work as a system
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62348021a8fe6884081b2608_40.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62347e95e3b478c0880518b3_all-spreads2.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/6234803759462607a9ed1657_23.jpg)
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/6234804bb99930088e2a9342_41.jpg)
The blind debossing and Swiss Bind techniques reflect the blurry boundary between real and virtual.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62348af27ba95a7d1ee1002f_IMG_4720.jpg)
Virtual Reality + Web VR Experience
The WebVR component of the book turns it into an embodiment of the Metaverse, transcending the printed 2D artifact to a 3-dimensional space. The book itself is a portal from the physical to the virtual world where readers can navigate through the content freely and read the book from a brand new perspective.
Book Launch Posters as a slice of the book narrative to further maximize the in-person experience.
![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/622bbc8011e5de1e80166e7e/62347e943dffd36ba5724f48_spatial7.jpg)