ZAGATO

An editorial design project exploring the heritage of Zagato, the Italian automotive design house. Developed for a Catalog course at HIT, this publication examines the intersection of automotive history, racing culture, and bespoke Italian design. Through curated typography, structured layout grids, and historic photography, the catalog guides the reader through Zagato’s evolution — from early 1920s racing legends to modern custom coachbuilding — highlighting iconic design signatures such as the double-bubble roof and the racing lifestyle around the cars.

Client

HIT

DELIVERABLES

Typography Grid layout

Year

2025

Role

Creative Direction

ZAGATO book spread: the contents page laid out as a timeline, with red page numbers and years
ZAGATO book spread: a black-and-white archive photo of a crowd gathered around an early race car, with red caption text
ZAGATO book spread: an orange Zagato car photographed against green panels, sliced into vertical strips across both pages
ZAGATO book spread: a light-blue Zagato coupe on a coastal road, with detail shots of its red interior, badge and dashboard
ZAGATO book spread: a close-up of a vintage race car's front wheel opposite archive photos of a streamlined racer and its driver
The red ZAGATO hardcover with two archive photos on the front, resting on a pink velvet armchair
The ZAGATO book lying open on a pink velvet armchair in dramatic low light, showing a black-and-white archive race photo