Once Upon

A Game

plated

December 2024

served as

An interactive booklet about Hanoi childhood games

ingredients

Print Experiment

Typography

Paper Mechanics

(About)

Like a tiny time machine, Once Upon A Game is an experimental booklet about Hanoi childhood games, turning memories into something you can flip and feel

(Section)

  1. Thả diều

  2. Trốn tìm

  3. Đông Tây Nam Bắc

(Introduction Guide)

Flip on—there’s no end! You’ll find how it works, and what each section’s all about.

(Kite-flying)

(Kite-Flying)

Pull the strip, spin the wheel to unfold stories kite stories from Hanoi’s summer sky

(Hide and Seek)

Flip through the fun—learn how Hanoi kids hide, seek, and giggle behind every corner!

(Information

Card)

(Fortune Teller)

Choose a direction, pick a number, and see what surprise your future holds today.

(Information Cards)

(Folding Tutorial Zine)

(It’s Your Turn

To Craft!)

About Typography

Based on BD Streetsign Sans typeface created by Harry Dinh, the type were customized to reflect each game’s distinctive character.