Chinatown Passport 2016 banner
Chinatown Passport 2016 banner

It was a summery October Sunday in San Francisco, ideal for venturing on a community-wide scavenger hunt, leisurely collecting limited-edition artwork. Passport 2016: Chinatown welcomed multiple generations to engage and explore this dynamic neighborhood in a personal encounter with art by 17 emerging and established artists.

Chinatown Passport 2016
 

CDA was honored to create all visual communications for San Francisco Arts Commission’s eighth annual signature event, notably its keepsake passport. Letterpressed and hand-finished, the booklet was presented to guests with a beautifully functional, wraparound map to guide them on their way to see artists, local businesses and cultural centers.

CDA was honored to create all visual communications for San Francisco Arts Commission’s eighth annual signature event, notably its keepsake passport. Letterpressed and hand-finished, the booklet was presented to guests with a beautifully functional, wraparound map to guide them on their way to see artists, local businesses and cultural centers.

 
Chinatown Passport 2016 production
 
Chinatown Passport 2016 gold diecut paper detail
Chinatown Passport 2016 stamp detail
Chinatown Passport stack of newsprint
 
Chinatown Passport 2016

“CDA bears the mark of people who take pride in what they do. It shows in their craftsmanship and willingness to go above and beyond. They’re the type of people who say, ‘if we do this, we’re going to own it.’”
Meg Shiffler, Director, SFAC Galleries

Chinatown Passport Official SFAC Location detail
Chinatown Passport custom map

Special thanks to our generous friends at Full Circle Press for the amazing letterpress printing and at Neenah Paper and Packaging for providing luminous Stardream Fine Gold paper. SFAC imagines a city where creativity, prosperity and progress go hand in hand and we’re grateful to have been part of realizing more of your mission together with you.