Shuai Shao

𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥
A Photobook by 11 Zhou Yi @23h0ursago — Constructed through fragmented photographs and shifting emotional rhythms, “A Wobbling Fence Standing Tall” moves through themes of memory, distance, intimacy, and belonging. Drifting between bodies, landscapes, objects, and empty spaces, the book forms a quiet psychological terrain rather than a fixed documentary narrative. Inserted within the publication are three loose “gates” containing additional photographic sequences, functioning as temporary passages into the author’s inner world. Each copy also includes a small red Risograph-printed booklet featuring archival family photographs from the 1950s to 1990s, referencing both personal family history and Mao’s “Little Red Book”. Bound using an exposed Swiss-style binding and hand-wrapped in a threaded cardboard package inspired by old Tianjin snack packaging, the publication exists not only as a photobook, but also as a tactile object carrying traces of memory and familiarity. Releasing at the Melbourne Art Book Fair 2026. — Credits:
Editors: Jiayu Cheng, Shuai Shao, Zhou Yi
Publication Design: Shuai Shao @designedbyshuai , Jiayu Cheng @jiayu.design at Sandwich Press
Translators: Brad Johns, Delilah Yimeng Yu
Contributors: Cui Cui, Muzi Li Zhong
Special Thanks: Echo He @echooiismee , Tang Ying, Zhang Yuke A Sandwich Press Publication @sandwich.press #photobookaustralia #risobook #indiepublishing #melbournedesignweek

𝙿𝚜𝚎𝚞𝚍𝚘 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚜: 𝙰 𝙼𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚄𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 If a dream is vivid enough, it becomes a reality. Everything else is just a drift. From ”head-bombing“ into floral smoke to the depths of the ocean, this Riso-printed book is a map of the ”experience errors“ we encounter in the daily city. Using Riso as a digi-traditional bridge, The author has compressed tedious hand-drawn visions into a holistic topography of the subconscious. Part graphic essay, part speculative fiction, this publication uses the duality of Riso colours to reconstruct a consciousness rising from the surreal. It’s an experimentation in peeling back the ”transparent membrane“ that keeps us detached from the world. Includes a special 3D-printed Dream Monster that navigates the journey with you. Open the gate. There’s no turning back. — Author: Yue Yang @whyy_atelier Editing: Shuai Shao @designedbyshuai , Yue Yang 3D modeling, print production: Shuai Shao Printed in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. A Sandwich Press Publication @sandwich.press #risobook #risozine #melbourneartbookfair #melbournedesignweek #risograph

#GIVEWAY The first three issues of Buffet Magazine are finally finding their way into the world. To celebrate, we’re giving away: — Buffet Magazine Issue 01 — Dodgy Paper ×1 — Buffet Magazine Issue 02 — Riso Magic ×1 — Buffet Magazine Issue 03 — Milk Crate ×1 To enter: 1. Follow @buffet.magazine 2. Like this post 3. Reply and tag one (1) friend who might enjoy Buffet Magazine One comment = one entry Multiple entries welcome. Three winners will be randomly selected and each winner can choose one issue for free - Winners announced EOD Friday 15 May. Pick-up only from the Sandwich Press stall at Melbourne Art Book Fair 2026 15–17 May NGV International — Stallholder Fair And if luck isn’t on your side, we’ll still have a small collection of Sandwich Press stickers to give away at the fair. #BuffetMagazine #sandwichpress #mabf #melbournedesignweek

Last but not least, please welcome the Buffet Magazine Issue: Milk Crate. For our third issue, we sit down with Zhou Yi @23h0ursago to talk about photography, childhood, migration, language, and the quiet complexity of growing up between cultures. Issue 03: Milk Crate
A Third Culture Child: Finding Identities via Photography This issue follows a conversation with Zhou Yi, a photographer whose work moves through memory, family archives, places, objects and fragments of everyday life. A “third culture child” is someone who grows up outside their parents’ native culture, often moving between countries during their formative years. Through Zhou Yi’s photographs and stories, this issue looks at identity not as something fixed, but as something carried, collected, questioned and rebuilt over time. Through this issue, we explore photography as a way of holding feelings that are often difficult to explain: belonging, distance, nostalgia, language, home, and the in-between spaces that shape who we become. Releasing on the Melbourne Art Book Fair at NGV International @ngvmelbourne , 15-17 May. —— Credits 
Art Direction: Shuai Shao @designedbyshuai , Jiayu Cheng @jiayu.design 
Editing: Shuai Shao, Jiayu Cheng, Tangtang Sun @tangtang.design 
Publication Design: Shuai Shao @designedbyshuai 
Photography: Zhou Yi @23h0ursago , Shuai Shao
Image Credit: Courtesy of Zhou Yi
Special Thanks: Zhou Yi （11） and her families Designed & Published in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Printed in China. 
A Sandwich Press Publication
ISSN: 3083-2721 @buffet.magazine @sandwich.press 
#independentpublishing #MABF #MelbourneDesignWeek #MelbourneArtBook Photoboo

CULTURAL SHOCK!?! [Part 3] A conversation with Zhou Yi (11) @23h0ursago Full conversation in Buffet Magazine Issue: Milk Crate Published by @sandwich.press Cr @jiayu.design @shaoshshuai @candi_sun #buffetmagazine #photography #interview #thirdculturekids

Maybe most conversations don’t happen online. They happen slowly, between pauses, between people. Buffet Magazine #buffetmagazine

The Beginner’s Guide to Risograph This guide covers the fundamentals: how the duplicator works, ink chemistry, troubleshooting registration issues, colour mixing basics, and what makes Risograph different from offset or digital printing. Printed in our signature Riso red and black on recycled paper. Honest about both the magic and the limitations. Made for anyone starting out with Riso or curious about what this machine can actually do. Now available on Sandwich Press online store: https://sandwichpress.studio Published by: @sandwich.press , 2025 Design: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Photography: @designedbyshuai @candi_sun Content edit: @candi_sun #risograph #sandwichpress #risoprint #printmaking #indiepublishing

The Gradient of Growth — RMIT Communication Design Field Guide 2025 What makes this guide special? ‘The Palette’ feature is a rotating colour wheel that spins to reveal a full spectrum, symbolising the diversity and creative range of the comm design community. The guide was designed to be intervened with. Students can rearrange pages, pull sections out for display, add their own work, write all over it. Exposed Chicago screws make it editable, uncoated paper invites annotation, and the visual system holds essays, images, and prompts without clashing. It‘s become more than a first-year resource — the design is now influencing other RMIT programs as a model for fostering belonging through thoughtful, inclusive design. Design: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Client: @designrmit @rmitcommdesign @rmit_mcd Editors: Dr Nicola St John, Dr Noel Waite, Russell Kerr Photography: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Content edit: @candi_sun @jiayu.design #communicationdesign #designeducation #fieldguide #rmitdesign #agdaawards #editorialdesign #inclusivedesign #graphidesign #bookdesign #rmit #rmituniversity #sandwichpress

The Beginner’s Guide to Risograph by Sandwich Press — now out in the world. This guide exists because we kept answering the same questions: How does Risograph actually work? What can it do? Where do I even start? So we made something honest, accessible, and practical for anyone curious about this beautiful, temperamental machine. Printed in our signature Riso red and black on recycled paper, the guide covers everything from how the duplicator was invented to ink chemistry, troubleshooting, and what makes Risograph different from every other printing method. It includes archival photos of early Riso machines and doesn’t shy away from explaining both the magic and the limitations. We made it for ourselves first, then realised it might be useful for others too. Now it lives in studios, on press tables, and hopefully in the hands of people just starting to fall in love with Riso. Available now. Published by: @sandwich.press , 2025 Design: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Photography: @designedbyshuai @candi_sun Content edit: @candi_sun #risograph #beginnersguide #risoprint #printmaking #indiepublishing #graphicdesign #melbournedesign #sustainableprint #zine #risocommunity #sandwichpress

The Gradient of Growth — RMIT Communication Design Field Guide 2025 More than a handbook — this guide was designed to grow with its owner. Bound with exposed Chicago screws, the modular structure means students can reorder pages, add their own materials (Instax photos, project work, notes), or move frequently-used sections to the front. It’s meant to be marked up, collaged into, lived with. A working document that reflects each student’s unique path through their studies. We selected uncoated paper that invites annotation, layered typography for easy navigation, and embedded bilingual content and First Nations perspectives throughout — making inclusivity part of the book’s DNA, not an afterthought. Design: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Client: @designrmit @rmitcommdesign @rmit_mcd Editors: Dr Nicola St John, Dr Noel Waite, Russell Kerr Photography: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Content edit: @candi_sun #communicationdesign #designeducation #fieldguide #rmitdesign #agdaawards #indiepublishing #editorialdesign #studentresources #publicationdesign #rmituniversity

We‘re proud to share The Gradient of Growth — RMIT Communication Design Field Guide 2025, a project close to our hearts and recognised as an @agdagram AGDA Awards 2025 finalist. This guide was created for first-year design students navigating the beautiful chaos of finding their place in the discipline. First year is when you're forming your creative identity, meeting your people, figuring out if this path is really yours. It's vulnerable, exciting, overwhelming — and it deserved more than just another orientation booklet. So we made something that grows with you. Part survival guide, part creative companion, part love letter to the messy, non-linear journey of becoming a designer. Student voices at the center. Bilingual sections. First Nations knowledge. Space for your own notes, sketches, and beautiful chaos. A huge thank you to RMIT School of Design for trusting us with this work, and to every student and educator who contributed their voice and perspective. This guide exists because of you. Design: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Client: @designrmit @rmitcommdesign @rmit_mcd Editors: Dr Nicola St John, Dr Noel Waite, Russell Kerr Photography: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design Content edit: @candi_sun #communicationdesign #designeducation #fieldguide #rmitdesign #studentresources #indiepublishing #graphicdesign #melbournedesign #designcommunity

Last Thursday night, our project, the RMIT Communication Design Field Guide, was honoured with a Distinction at the 2024 @agdagram Awards ceremony at NGV—what an incredible achievement for Sandwich Press! This guide represents a groundbreaking initiative for RMIT University, designed to foster a sense of belonging and community among first-year Communication Design students. As alumni from the same program, we understand what’s often missing from the first-year experience and how important and useful a resource like this is in shaping students’ university lives. A heartfelt thank you to Nicola, Russell, Brad, Ruirui, and everyone for initiating, helping, and supporting this project. Your support, guidance, and encouragement were instrumental in bringing this vision to life. 🩶 Design & Production: @designedbyshuai @jiayu.design @ruiruidotcom Photography: @shaoshuai_on_film Content & Leadership: @nicolastjohn @bradhaylock @outbackhipsters @rmitcommdesign #agda #agdaawards #publicationdesign #indiepublishing #smallpublishing #risograph