City of Anarchy

The Kwoloon Walled City in Hong Kong,

This backpage print was published in the South China Morning Post on March 15, 2013. This infographic, City of Anarchy, is the product of exhaustive research and represents a seminal work in visual journalism and illustrative reconstruction. I tried meticulously to dissect the legendary settlement, moving beyond its infamous reputation to reveal its intricate internal anatomy.

Preliminare sketches

My process began with exhaustive research on this fascinating place. After gathering all the information I could, I did what any designer does next: preliminary sketches. This is the initial page layout and overall concept, drafted in digital and on my Moleskine notebook.

If you are interested in the details of how I developed this graphic, you can read the post I made on Substack to mark the tenth anniversary of the creation of the "City of Anarchy" infographic.

Stylized black and white portrait of a man in a tuxedo with a red flower on his lapel, holding a gun.

Thanks for the visit!