Almanac

Almanac is the Victoria & Albert Museum and Royal College of Art MA in History of Design publication for the class of 2019. The book is formulated as a series of narratives that traces students’ research and presents accounts of history told through object-centred analysis. Each narrative is the product of a specific matrix of personalities and personhoods, which are illustrated with an individual selection of typography and visual composition. The edition of the book, as a whole, is an invitation to the reader to engage in a discussion about diverse topics within the history of design. As a response to the traditional historical publications, focused on one author with an authoritative voice, Almanac provides a wide range of storytelling methodologies.