Within this typography course, the focus was on experimenting with layout and letterforms. Over time, greater emphasis was placed on designing typography in relation to textual meaning and content. Following a series of smaller exercises and typographic studies at the beginning of the semester, the main project was to design a 16-page zine in a vertical half-fold A4 format.

This Zine was created around the unserious topic of the chaos group chats can involve – in this case a group chat of two couples, who try to plan their holiday together.

In the process, I developed multiple layout concepts that reflect the communicative tensions and contrasting perspectives of the people involved. I particularly enjoyed emphasizing both the emotional tone — written and perceived — and aligning design and typography with the specific themes of each message.

The text and chat are entirely fictional. After printing, I transformed the static visuals of the zine into short animations, bringing selected moments to life through motion.

Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects

University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (2023/24),
Mentors: Giulia Schelm and Philipp Koller (imburrow)

Fonts used: Ambiant, Autre Display