Dima Lavrentiev

Editorial Design
Toronto Books
Patch Obliteration
True North Strong & Gay

Packaging Design
Fruitcy
Hanami

Passion Projects
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Camera Anatomy Poster

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P001 → Toronto Books — Research & Editorial

image 1 — Scans of the covers


Project for Research Methods, a core class at OCAD University. The project's objective was to create research publications centred on a selected theme. For your first publication, we were tasked to create an archive of images selected around our theme. Additionally, we had to come up with at least two approaches to sequence/classify those images. The second publication was an annotated bibliography, a textual archive.

I chose Toronto as the main topic for these publications because I recently moved to the city and want to explore and learn about it.
image 2 — Book 1 Spread Scan
image 3 — Book 2 Spread Scan
Excerpt from the first publication's introduction: “This book showcases an archive of images featuring Toronto's 'lost' buildings. These lost buildings have either been forgotten about or have undergone significant changes...”

Here's an excerpt from the second publication's introduction: “By examining the causes and consequences, the summaries aim to offer an understanding of gentrification's impact on the city's cultural and demographic fabric...”
image 4 — Book 1 Spread Scan
image 5 — Book 2 Spread Scan



P002 → Patch Obliteration — Research & Editorial 


 
image 1 — Patch
The project was about "obliterating an object" but not to destroy it. Instead, it aimed to explore the stories the chosen object can reveal.

I've selected a vintage Saskatchewan patch (image 1) from the 1960s-70s that I found at a thrift store. The patch was part of a tourism campaign by the Government of Saskatchewan to invite people to visit the province and join in the Winter Games.
 For my obliteration, I examined the patch's four elements: the prairie lily, the "Homecoming '71" text, the wheat sheaves, and the shield of arms. As the final product, I produced printed literature.

The first is a book inspired by botanical books, the second is a bookmark, the third is a brochure inspired by corporate aesthetic, and the fourth is a diagram of the Shield of Arms.
image 2 — Produced literature in a folder


P003 → True North  Strong and Gay — Research & Editorial




A printed adaptation of the website:
Resource Web

This art-book-style zine is a printed adaptation of a resource/archive website of the classified ads from the gay Toronto-based magazine The Body Politic (1971-1987). The zine is inspired by Toronto's rich gay culture. It features classified ads and other material from The Body Politic. Additionally, the zine features a poster on the back with a photo of two men kissing at the 1976 Yonge and Bloor Kiss-In protest.

The zine was printed using a two-colour risograph on Bond (20lb) paper at OCAD University. It was typeset in Asap, Sofia Pro Soft, and Adobe Pi Std in various weights and sizes.