Anchor each page with small, consistent marginal labels while letting maps, objects, or letterforms occupy dramatically different scales. Use thin connectors, dotted arrows, and circular markers to turn source material into visible relationships, then alternate explanatory pages with spacious photographic spreads. For a new subject, replace the cities and map publications with relevant locations, artifacts, and process stages, and develop a different expressive title and specimen alphabet.
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Maps, archives and expressive type
A landscape editorial portfolio presenting city-linked photo archives, folding map publications, and experimental letterforms through pale cartography, process diagrams, physical-object photography, and large typographic specimens.
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Website · Mar 2, 2026 · 39k views · 7 comments
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A typographic design portfolio featuring editorial layouts, project mockups, maps, and graphic experiments.
- Color
- Mostly white and pale gray with black, muted green, and restrained blue accents.
- Type
- A high-contrast serif wordmark contrasts with oversized bold and outlined display lettering, supported by small sans-serif text.
- Framing
- Spacious editorial layouts with precise alignment, large type, and project images or diagrams set against broad light backgrounds.
- Structure
- A portfolio introduction leads into project case studies, presenting finished designs alongside supporting visuals and process material.
