For the entire semester of Spring 2019, I had to take the train from Claremont to downtown LA and back at least twice a week. The train ride is an hour one-way, which led to a lot of time of staring out of the window and letting my mind wonder. I gained at least two things by the end of that semester: 1. I could recite the station names on the San Bernardino line from either direction, and 2. I had pages of random thoughts noted down in my phone.
This publication project is an attempt to document my train taking experience.
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The cut out map shows part of the San Bernardino Metrolink line. Each of the 20 copies contain a different segment of the train map.
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"The train is not a real place; the place I'm in is my own thoughts."
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17'*2'7''(full spread); 2'1''*2'7''(single fold)
Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Printer: Riso 2000