A Text, Another Text, A Text in a forest of letters
An ongoing project by Maria Martelli, a play on words and interpretations of what might be a TEXT.
I collaborated with Maria to create the three zines published to date. I created the cover illustration using typography and graphic elements, as well as the layout, where, based on Maria’s suggestions, I developed the text using different variations of the same font. In this way, each page is in motion, aiming to highlight the dynamics and the many forms it can take.
For the cover of Un Text (A Text), I chose a font that I further edited to create a two- and three-dimensional design, in an attempt to conceptually render its interior and the many ways in which Maria played with the concept of text.
Inside, I used a playful typographic design, in keeping with the symbolism employed, to create variety and a visual composition that adapts and leaves room for improvisation.
The second zine, Un Alt Text (Another Text), was released a year after the first one and became a bit more complex. I designed the cover illustration as a continuation of the original, featuring a font that appears to be breaking apart and fading away.
To achieve this, the typesetting was more varied, with Maria incorporating more punctuation marks to create a visual appearance similar to the written concept. I created some pages that were more visually expressive, as well as others with a stronger message.
Un Text într-o pădure de litere (A Text in a forest of letters), is the third volume in the collection. It follows the same playful path, where the meaning of words is translated into shapes. The cover depicts a sea of leaf-like letters, in which you can lose yourself visually.
In this issue, we worked with shapes filled with words, visually rendering the concept from the text, interweaving flowing text with text that takes shape.
The zine - A Text in a forest of letters, printed on textured paper, is available for purchase at the anarchist bookstore listed below.