Cleopatra’s “No Vacancy”
Dear Erin,
I would like to propose a structure for catalog. The title “no vacancy” immediately brings to mind apartment buildings and motels, both which have something in common with publications, that is, a group of numbered containers. Can the book folios mimic the placement of numbers on hotel room doors? To complete the metaphor maybe every page is filled, no blank chapter endings etc. It would be interesting to come up with a custom type face for the folios or some kind of revival, although based on the content it may be best to neutralize the typography. Obviously I am not suggesting the catalog mimic the visual language of apartments or motels, just references the structure.
Talk soon,
Sincerely
Peter