inspired by my love for hand lettering, I took the opportunity to create 'ascender', a hand lettering magazine, when presented with a brief to design an independent magazine
I love when I can bring my own hand lettering into full pieces of design work!
see the full magazine here
a university coursework piece
the front cover of issue one of 'ascender'
the front cover of issue one of 'ascender'
the opening pages of issue one
the contents page of issue one
an article featuring a full page pull quote
an article featuring a hand lettered feature
an article showcasing the work of well-known hand letterers
the front and back cover of issue one of 'ascender', featuring hand lettering
the front cover of issue one, featuring hand lettering of the feature articles in the issue, composed into the shape of the number 1
various inside spreads of issue one
website showcasing the home page, buying page and blog feature pages of the magazine
the home page of the 'ascender' website
the buying page of the website, here readers can purchase individual issues of the magazine
the blog feature of the website, displaying snippets of articles from each issue
the pitch document
the front cover of the magazine pitch document
information about the target audience, aims, content and print of the magazine
the masthead
the brand colours
information about the typographic styles used in the magazine
specifics on the use of hand lettering in the magazine
information about the magazine cover design
information about the front and back cover design
information about the materials, margins and grid layout of the magazine
mockups showing the online presence of the magazine
the shop and blog pages
