Editorial Exploration
TYPE SPECIMEN
3D Design, Type Specimen, Layout, Photography
Type Specimen: Publication / editorial design exploring typographic possibilities of the Philosopher typeface.
Concept: Based on my large scale lettering from the same typeface, and my own photographic shoot, this is a work in progress publication exploring editorial layouts. The aim is to explore the conventions of a Type Specimen with these 3D pieces, looking to see how typography can be brought outside the page, to have interaction with it, and then how this all fits within traditional typographic formats.
Status: Design Development.
Origin: Self-initiated.
RAFAEL SANTA ANA ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP (Commercial)
Editorial Layout + Typesetting for Architecture Studio, Editorial Design for Digital Publication
Branded Marketing & Business Development Materials: Digital & printed products
Concept: Working within established brand guidelines, I created a range of refined layouts to best showcase the stunning imagery and sophisticated architectural lines that typify the RSAAW Studio work.
Copyright for all photography belongs to RSAAW.
Status: Complete.
Origin: RSAAW
MASTER OF DESIGN: WHISPER THESIS
Book Design, Typeface, Graphic Design Design Research
Whisper Thesis: Master of Design Thesis
Concept: The design of my thesis document was grounded in providing a document that the reader would want to read like a novel, to sit down with and escape the bustle of a big city. This informed the fully justified text. I used Baskerville for the main body text, with Courier as a supplementary typeface to tie in with the analogue tools referenced. I balanced these two with my own handwriting throughout to symbolize my own reflections.
Status: Complete.
Origin: Master of Design.
HOUSE OF JEALOUS LOVERS: THE RAPTURE
Typeface Design, Album Cover, Photography
House of Jealous Lovers: Album Cover.
Concept: The newly created typeface that emerged from this process was a result of printing and cutting out an alphabet of serif letters (Likely Caslon).
The song House of Jealous Lovers, for which this was a possible album cover, is punk in energy and so I felt drawn to play with the paper letters to see if other recognizable forms could be created by twisting and photographing each. Each of these forms then became a letter, that when digitally compiled together as above can be read as the song title. These twisted letters, along with the shadows captured against the bright Luis Barragan pink create a punk-infused composition intended to compliment the song.
Status: Complete.
Origin: BA Hons Visual Communication.
All concepts, imagery and wording © Isla Pedrana 2026
