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ruok

Project: Typographic Poem Zine
Mediums: Letraset, paper, tissue paper, foamboard, glue, tape, marker, micron pen
Platform: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Cricut
Collaborators: Milana Slowinski, Riley Garner, Chase Smith, Amber Tharpe, Morgan Weidling
Year: 2024

ruok (are you okay) is a collaborative poem and zine created by myself and four other peers. The zine’s foundation is within typography, with the designs for each page being modified scans of unique letraset compositions we created. The story of ruok is based on the stages of life; as you travel through this person’s life, the matching visuals and colors of the page change to fit it. You find yourself seeing yourself in this unknown’s person childhood whimsy, angsty teenage years, difficult adulthood, and forgetful elderly years.

Each group member was repsonsible for a stage of life. My letraset scans complemented the elderly stage. The physical zines were a labor of love, and feature an accordion style binding. Tissue pages with screenprinted letters & numbers act as chapter pages in the zine. The cover is a Cricut cut title. We made 5 zines in total. See slideshow below for some of the process and the spreads.