Dictators’ Handbook is an innovative framework that combines the traditional appeal of magazines with modern interactive mapping and rich metadata. Our platform allows readers to explore content through geographic locations, discovering how stories connect across space and time. This project is realized for the Web Technology and Information Modeling course at the University of Bologna.
Each issue is dedicated to one of the world’s dictators, offering a deep dive into their rise to power, scandals, and lasting impact. All articles are enhanced with geographic references and interconnected through the metadata layer about people, organizations, events and dates. Also, you can switch between different design themes to adjust the page layout to your taste.
Read the DocumentationWe have developed several unique designs for our magazine, each inspired by a specific historical period and filled with references to particular years and cultures. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the past and choose the style that suits you best! You can read more about each design in the project documentation.
This style blends the traditional blue-and-white aesthetics of Russian Gzhel ceramics with the ornate typography of ancient Slavic manuscripts. Gzhel is known for its intricate floral and folk-inspired patterns, while the layout echoes medieval scriptoria with decorative initials and structured compositions. The result is a harmonious fusion of folk artistry and historical elegance.
Suprematism was a Russian avant-garde art movement founded in the early 20th century, emphasizing geometric forms and pure abstraction.
The purpose of this web site is to explore various types of typographic and layout style for text documents, as an end-of-course project for the "Information Modeling and Web technologies" course of the Master Degree in Digital Humanities and Digital Knowledge of the University of Bologna, under prof. Fabio Vitali. The documents contained in this web site have been selected for their length and complexity from their respective source publications. Their publication here is not intended to be an alternative or replace their original locations:
All copyrights and related rights on the content remain with their original owners. All copyright on the typographic and layout choices are owned by their respective creator or the entity that commissioned the work.
