Drive: A Look at Roadside Opposites

Designer Hatanaka follows Work: An Occupational ABC with an exploration of opposites, presented within the context of a road trip. Crisp digital graphics with a 1960s aesthetic show a wood-grain station wagon (its occupants are never revealed) piled high with camping gear as it travels past townhouses, over a suspension bridge, and across dramatically changing landscapes, from wet to dry, day to night. A variation in the horizontal framing comes in the form of a gatefold that gives a worm’s-eye view of the car before unfolding to show a bird’s-eye view of the scene below, transforming the car and landscape into abstract geometrical patterns. Eventually, the car arrives at a sleek A-frame cabin, but as with many road trips, the destination in this stylish offering is not necessarily as important as the journey. Ages 3–7. (May)