
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
