A highly handcrafted divination-themed collector’s edition box set with design collaterals, posters and publications for my project’s mock client, Phaidon Press.

This box set aims to enable readers to have an interactive experience while learning more about themselves through the 10 different types of divination available in the box set:

FIVE/五 is based on:
“一命，二运，三书，四应果，五读书”
(One Life, Two Luck, Three Books, Four Karma and Five Knowledge)
Element: One of the basis of divination is the Five (Fire, Water, Metal, Earth and Wood)
Shape: The sides of a pentagram and pentagram is an important shape in the field of divination.
Onomatopoeia: 5 in Mandarin is pronounced as WU, sounds like 无 (None or Void). This publication aims to fill happiness through control and fun

Mole Reading
(Facial and body moles for female and male)

88pp; Cotton Bind; French Fold with individual Red Thread sewn for mole indication.

Close up: Each moles are individually sewn using red threads into the french fold. (Red threads is also known as Red String of Fate)

Palmistry Reading
(General palm lines reading, inclusive of head/heart/life lines)

16pp; Kettle Stiching; Pop-up palms illustration.

The pop-up device allows the reader to check their palm while reading the book without having to hold it in their palms.

Tarot Cards
(Comprehensive 76 major and minor arcanas with both upright and reversed meanings)

76 Cards; 6pp Fold out guide/rule.

Close up: A new take on the typical visual-based tarot

Tibetan Lunar Horoscope
(Based on the lunar months, user can attain their lunar horoscope and the relationship connection with other lunar horoscopes)

A3+ Fold out; Movable circular plate; Slot of pocket to store Conversion Chart.

Close up: Movable circular plate that enables readers to alight their readings.

Close up: Conversion chart effectively storing into the pocket behind the reading fold.

I-Ching Reading
(Based on trigrams and hexagrams, user can based their reading on the toss of either 3 or 6 sticks)

One 2pp chart; 1 Golden pouch; 6 Sticks of monogram

Sneeze Timing Reading
(Segmented 3 hours of 24hours reading for interpretation of what does your sneeze means)

12 Wooden Double Side Sticks; Lasercut.

Eye-Twitch Timing Reading
(Segmented 3 hours of 24hours reading for both left and right eye twitching and what does it mean)

18pp; Nylon Bind.

Chinese Zodiac
(Reading of the 12 zodiacs with 5 elements-based years for more accurate results)

12 Individual Hardboard cards

Close up: Incorporated with 5 elements, this zodiac reading is even more in-depth than the usual ones people read

Five Elements Reading
(A graphical stylised reading of the connection of the 5 elements and their inter-corelation)

8pp; Chinese Nylon/Spadex Binding; Translucent paper; Kraft paper;

Using translucent paper, it allows the reader to see the co-relation of the other elements.

Western 12 Horoscope
(The most popular horoscope with more specific weeks segregation for more accurate results)

12pp; Accordian fold out,

Close up: Accordion style that rolls out like calendar. This horoscope reading is different in the sense, each signs are further separated into 3 different readings.

Featured in IdN Magazine v21n03 (Editorial Illustration) 2014– Playable Graphics & Design: The Essence of Interactive Games for all Ages, pg 83 — Featured in IdN Magazine v21n03 (Editorial Illustration) 2014
– Playable Graphics & Design: The Essence of Interactive Games for all Ages, pg 83

Featured in BranD Magazine Issue 19 [Brand Positivity] 2015 — BranDesign: The Source of Positivity page 24-25