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Type, image, or layout, all the ingredients are there. But, every designer has a different recipe to achieve different feelings, flavors, and effects.
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INGREDIENTS Design like a chef.
thin
9/11
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity, and quite zesty taste: meet gotham.
light
9/11
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity and quite zesty taste: meet gotham
book
9/11
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity, and quite zesty taste: meet gotham
medium
9/11
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity, and quite zesty taste: meet gotham
bold
9/11
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity, and quite zesty taste: meet gotham
black
9/11
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity, and quite zesty taste: meet gotham
ultra
9/12
here’s just a wonderfully, vernacular font that is exemplary of silky, bold, uppity, and quite zesty taste: meet gotham
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“Flour and butter, cream and sugar, words and images, all the ingredients for a rich, tasty story.” — Rona Simmons
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my secret ingredient: create for the loud and bold, create for the mature and poised create for the ones that live for zest, but most importantly, create for the ones you love the most.
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raison d’être The focus of this zine was to emphasize that Gotham is very versatile in that its mood and wide selection of weights allows it to be perfect for any situation. This zine was created to metaphorically represent that idea. The designer’s decision to create a zine inspired by a cookbook is two-fold: first, to represent the Gotham’s vernacular origins; and, second, to visually demonstrate that Gotham’s versatile set of weights are appropriate for numerous situations. Additionally, she wanted to present this information in a way that was light-hearted and interactive for readers. So she created a cover that reiterated this idea: the customizable cover allows users to experience, firsthand, the versatility of “Gotham.”
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“The wide selection of weights that Gotham offers allows it to be perfect for any situation.”
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Joyce Chen is a student at the University of Louisville. She published this zine in Louisville, KY, 2017 under the art direction of Meena Khalili. Special thanks to photographer, Luke Parker,
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and to the beautifully crafted avalanche white, eggshell, 80lb. text weight paper. And last, but not least, to the lovely typeface, Gotham (all weights at 7, 9, 12, and 20pt), for making this possible.
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gotham is your secret ingredient
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