— ARCHIVE — BOOKS & EDITORIAL | STYLEGUIDE BOOK FOR ABK FAB LAB || CONCEIVED AS A STYLEGUIDE BOOK FOR THE ABK FAB LAB, THIS PROJECT TRANSLATES DIGITAL FABRICATION AND PROTOTYPING INTO A PRECISE EDITORIAL OBJECT. THE HARDCOVER PUBLICATION COMBINES A STRICT MODULAR VISUAL SYSTEM WITH COLORED PATTERNS, PRIMARY TONES, AND RASTER-BASED TYPOGRAPHY, DEFINING DESIGN AS A CONSTRUCTIVE TOOLKIT. COLORED EDGES ON THE FRONT, HEAD, AND FOOT OF THE BOOK EXTEND THE VISUAL IDENTITY INTO THE OBJECT ITSELF, EMPHASIZING MATERIALITY, PRECISION, AND SYSTEMATIC REPETITION. THROUGH ITS STRUCTURED LAYOUT AND TACTILE DETAILS, THE STYLEGUIDE FUNCTIONS BOTH AS A CORPORATE DESIGN MANUAL AND AS A PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE FAB LAB’S EXPERIMENTAL AND TECHNICAL APPROACH.