Painful People

Painful People is a unique hand-stamped design book, that is entirely handmade in execution.

Painful People is an open rant against urban Indian society’s misfits, albeit in a humorous tone. It uses a mix of illustration and witty writing to bring alive the author’s tone of voice.

The Design

Instead of simply printing the illustrations, hand-stamps were created of each drawing/character. Thus separating the book from just another printed book off the assembly. Each illustration of every copy has been stamped on to the book by the artist himself.

For the book’s typography, no ready font could bring alive the emotions of the writer as well as his own handwriting. So the author wrote out the entire book by hand, before it was digitally enhanced.

The entire text has been screen printed in order to enhance the richness of the bold type.
Even the cover has been crafted to enhance the visual appeal and highlight the handmade qualities. From the bold, open-mouthed cutout to the actual thumbprint on the back cover.

Painful People has transcended the traditional printed book form by making each copy a limited art object.