Path Through Hell

For the exam in “Project Methodology and Editorial Design” at IUSVE we had to create a monograph about a topic of our choice. With a classmate, we decided to make it about Hozier and his latest album Unreal Unearth, a musical project that seeks to analyze the human condition by drawing a parallel with Dante’s Inferno.

The project was developed in pairs.

Editorial Graphic

Illustration

Poster Design

The monograph is organized with an initial section introducing the artist and his album, followed by an analysis of the songs within the album, which focus mainly on references to the Inferno from Dante’s “Divine Comedy” .

From a layout perspective, the monograph strongly recalls 15th-century manuscripts (the historical period during which the Divine Comedy was written), featuring a two-column layout and a cover composed solely of text and a simple frame. This traditional style contrasts with the modern color palette and the posters developed for each song, creating a dialogue between tradition and contemporaneity that bridges past and present.

The analysis section alternates between explanatory pages and illustrations or typographic compositions that reflect the content of each song and the “imprecise” and “gritty” style of the album’s graphic identity, while still providing a clear visual representation of every single track.