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           plans the hero’s journey

How does a carefully crafted map come to life—one built on precise, reliable information rather than approximation? For The Passenger, Iperborea’s book-magazine series, we have designed the entire system of infographics, data visualization, and cartography from the ground up. Each map starts with research: datasets, archives, and GIS tools are combined to build knowledge, not simply trace it. The result is rigorous yet readable, scientific in method and editorial in spirit. Pietro Buffa, now partner at Propp, previously helped shape the magazine’s graphic design with Tomo Tomo studio.

The Passenger Francia - November 2025

THE PASSENGER 2025

for: Iperborea

team: Pierluigi Anselmi, Pietro Buffa, Alessandro C. Busseni, Laura Bortolotti, Andrea Elena Febres Medina, Beatrice Savoldelli