Omnitech
Print & Editorial Design | Prop Making
Photoshop, Illustrator & Risograph
Columbia College Chicago - 2024
Step back into the 1950s with Omnitech, where the promise of the deep was just beginning. This risograph-printed manual—complete with field notes, official ID credentials, and pull-out maps—was once part of a routine deep-sea research project. Each page is a snapshot of a time when the ocean was still a frontier of possibility, half science, half myth. The diver's ID card, now a relic, serves as a quiet reminder of where analog dreams met the harsh realities of the deep.

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The name Walter H. Mercer appears throughout the recovered Omnitech materials. His identification card is one of the few personal records that remain.
Issued in 1949, Mercer’s diving certification provides a rare record of his role within Omnitech. What became of him is unknown.
Topographic maps depicting snapshots of the Earth's vast oceans discovered by diver personnel at Omnitech
A copy of the employee handbook was found amongst the abandoned laboratories of Omnitech, click through and view here:
Click through and view oceanic records here:
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