TAGGED

Book Design

TAGGED is a book about gang culture and graffiti. The book explores complex and deep relationship and power dynamics between gang culture and graffiti in LA area, suggesting the direction for the audience to have a deeper appreciation for the culture.

Student Project at ArtCenter

Instructor: Tracey Shiffman

The typography, layout, color, and imagery used in the book reflect the background of gang culture and the internal and external conflicts within society.

The history of ongoing marginalization has fueled aggressive rivalries among gangs, which is visually expressed through constrained and disrupted layouts, along with rough textures and imagery.

This book highlights both the artistic aspects of graffiti and tagging and their connection to broader social issues.