Pilgrim Pilgrim is a self-authored publication that uses design to retell a local legend - and to ask what pilgrimage looks like in modern life.

Built around the medieval story of the Dun Cow and the journey of St Cuthbert to Durham, the book weaves original writing with a calm editorial layout and a visual language rooted in place. I wanted it to feel both timeless and contemporary: clean typography and generous spacing, punctuated with tactile marks gathered from the Cathedral landscape.

Alongside writing the 3,000-word narrative, I developed the full publication system - cover, chapter openers, spreads, and typographic hierarchy - integrating handmade elements like site rubbings, hand-drawn illustration, and texture sampling. Those physical fragments became part of the book’s atmosphere, grounding the story in real surfaces and real walking.

The result is an editorial piece that sits at the intersection of craft, typography, and storytelling - designed to be held, lingered over, and returned to.