OCD HOC

OCD HOC — Hugo Costa

OCD HOC
Hugo Costa

A visual publication that gives material form to the psychological and physical burden of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder from a personal perspective. Structured on the golden ratio and a millimetric grid, it takes the form of a performance-object in which the obsessive mind comes alive as a character with its own agency. A continuous stream of text is interrupted and repeated throughout the book, mirroring the intrusive, repetitive nature of obsession itself.

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Imprint / Technical Rider:

Year: 2026
Dimensions: 80 × 130 × 80 mm; 1300 pages
Materials: Fedrigoni Arena Rough Natural 90 g/m²; Favini Remake Carapace Oyster 250 g/m².
Production and finishing: Digital printing 1/1 (K); blind embossing on front cover, back cover and spine; Otabind binding with PUR glue.
Resources and credits: WT Garamono (WiseType, 2025).

Curricular Unit:
Project (1st year)

Supervising Professor:
Cristina Ferreira

Keywords: Structure, Invisibility, Weight, Repetition

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