I created a typographic zine with 12 pages including the cover about Cockney Slang.
Rhyming slang is believed to have originated in the mid-19th century in the East End of London, with sources suggesting some time in the 1840s. It dates from around 1840 among the predominantly Cockney population of the East End of London who are well-known for having a characteristic accent and speech patterns.
It remains a matter of speculation whether rhyming slang was a linguistic accident, a game, or a cryptolect developed intentionally to confuse non-locals. If deliberate, it may also have been used to maintain a sense of community. It is possible that it was used in the marketplace to allow vendors to talk amongst themselves in order to facilitate collusion, without customers knowing what they were saying. Another suggestion is that it may have been used by criminals (see thieves’ cant) to confuse the police.
Whatever the origins – there are many fun turns of phrases and we’ve put together the best Words and Phrases that we could find for your reading pleasure.
Layout Drafts
College Typography
Page Layouts in Color
Have a look through the book with this interactive tool! http://online.fliphtml5.com/gvgli/llsj/#p=1
Feed Back (Class Critique)
It looks so good! The style is so consistent through out everything! - Emily Hanson
This is beautiful! I really love the patterns you chose and how you used the type throughout. Love it! - Kara Weech
This is so cool! I love the mixed typefaces as well as the collage sort of look. love this!! - Sydney Painter
You did a great job on this! I love the style you chose, and how consistent you were with it! - Katelyn McClure
Looks amazing Bethany! Last thing I'll say is maybe you fill the white with a subtle color. If you're gonna push quirky collage, might as well go all the way right? - Maddie Jensen
Stunning, as always, Bethany. It was a tad confusing at the very beginning, but, I did appreciate the further explanation at the back of the Zine helping the reader know more of what was happening in the book. I love how you went wacky but keeps it easy to read visually as well as you stuck with it the whole time. - Meganne Zegarra
I love how theres so much variation but theres no doubt it all goes together. Super creative concept as well. - MacKenzie Duke
I'm only going to say nice things to Bethany's, because hers is freaking dope! - Rick Hanson
Great job! Enough said. - Curtis Collins
Wow I love this. It was a crazy unified mess. I was never bored and wanted to keep looking at the next page! - Courtney Siedow
I really love all the illustrations through out! very consistent and spunky. Your main type is on point, every things on point. - Kennedy Crawford
