Benoit Louis Couthier

Independent concept / Fictional brief

District Index

An original neighbourhood diagram exploring street labels, a coordinate grid and a compact key.

District Index original design composition, shown complete without cropping
Original self-initiated concept. No client commission, endorsement or published outcome is claimed.

The brief

The brief asks how a reader can locate a fictional place without following a detailed basemap. A simple grid gives the labels an address, while a spare key carries secondary information.

The design decisions

A limited palette keeps the routes legible. Selected labels are placed with consistent spacing, and the index remains separate from the drawing. The study contains invented locations, not geographic data.

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