I've picked up another design travel book.

This time it's Jang In-young's Germany Design Journey.

This one was also published through Ahn Graphics.

What's a little unusual is that Jang In-young, who studied book design in Germany, handled the writing, photography, and design all by herself.

She graduated from a design program in Korea before heading to Germany.

There she studied communication design at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, and as a graduating scholarship student she went on to run a book design project.

The book draws on her life and studies in Germany, a country with a deep design history running through the Bauhaus, the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Gutenberg.

Stories about food, cheese, beer, fruit, bread, and more, and

stories about Germany as a country, all unfold through the book.

A perspective on the clean, hardworking German people and their way of life.

On top of that, there are stories about the assignments and school life she experienced while studying design in Germany, and even material on German typography and other design topics.

By the time I finished, my head felt richly full of all kinds of things related to Germany.

The writing is calm and easy to follow, which makes this kind of German "design plus travel" experience feel all the more comfortable for readers.

Naengi, who has always wanted to visit Germany at least once in this life, tore through the book in no time.

When will I ever get to go? Ah, Germany.

(A note)

If you'd like to study design abroad but steep tuition fees are holding you back, German design schools might be worth considering.

Jang In-young mentions that tuition at the school she attended in Germany was free.

Of course, that means there's a lot to prepare for, but it definitely seems worth it.

That was Germany Design Journey, a design travel book capturing five years of life in Germany.

Germany Design Journey