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Arzu Anthology Vol. II: Cover & Layout Design

Cover concept developed by Harmain Ahmer, final design by Mushba Said. Special thank you to Faizan Dawood for always making the anthology possible and going over the final details. Also, thank you to Sabah Ismail for introducing Hyperlight Drifter to me, which inspired the colour scheme behind this cover. Dr. Sabyn Javeri photographed by Mushba Said.
contents page layout. This year, I got to experiment more with how I wanted to design the book and the fonts I wanted to use.
Headings in Karma, sub-headings in Lora, and body text in Spectral.
poetry page layout.
I gave different detailing to the various types of submissions we had (poetry, short stories, and creative-non-fiction) in order to help differentiate each submission in a subtle way.
team page.
I took inspiration from the theme of the cover to figure out what kind of detailing I wanted throughout the book, primarily using feather and leaf motifs.
Icons/motifs courtesy The Noun Project: Alex Muravev, Valeriy, Dumitriu Robert, Francesco Cesqo Stefanini, Ealancheliyan S, Petra Prgornet,Pawel Glen, Maria Zamchy, and Laymik. Without their resources, making voluntary student work like this look as good as it did wouldn't have been possible!

Arzu Anthology Vol. II: Cover & Layout Design
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Arzu Anthology Vol. II: Cover & Layout Design

The Arzu Anthology of Student Voices published its second volume in 2019, and once again I was given the privilege to be at the helm of design. T Read More

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