The Alec Gill Hessle Road photo archive. 1971–87

Published April 28, 2023

The Alec Gill Gessle Road photo archive. 1971–87 is a self-published photobook, “celebrating the photographic study of one road in Hull and its community at the heart of the UK's historic fishing culture”.

We designed the publication with a dynamic visual flow in reference to Alec Gill’s spontaneous approach to documenting the community. Browsing through the book mirrors the way Alec discovered moments to capture as he wandered through the streets. The book is divided into three main sections with different paper stocks and six spot colors. Swiss binding with a soft cover ensures a comfortable reading experience and full visibility of the images, which were printed duotone to add more depth. The use of typography adds a contemporary feel in contrast to the 50-year-old rescued negatives.

Bound with exposed blue thread mirroring the colour of the opening spreads and annotations throughout the main photo section. This blue is in reference to one of Alec’s archival notebooks.

Concept and text: Iranzu Baker
Photography: Alec Gill
Design: Fran Méndez
Copy editing: Ginger Rose Clark
Archival photography: Karim Skalli and Fran Méndez
Typefaces: Whyte and Whyte Inktrap by Dinamo, gc16 by Bold Decisions
Printing: SYL L’art Gràfic
Paper: G.F. Smith

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