Soft Love: A Poster Zine Exploring Masculinity and Self-Definition Through Design
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Summary
Soft Love is a poster zine by Jakub Gessler that explores the tension between social expectation and self-definition. It uses a broadsheet format (masculine-coded publishing) reworked with soft, glossy paper (fashion editorial style) to establish this contrast. The typography features Sirca (Edito) with softened letterforms through color, making the type both structural and expressive.
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Fonts In UseSoft Love: A Poster Zine Exploring Masculinity and Self-Definition Through Designfontsinuse.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledA broadsheet scale, typically associated with masculine-coded publishing, is reworked through the use of soft, glossy paper more commonly found in fashion editorials.
The letterforms are softened through colour, shifting their original rigidity into something more fluid.
The type becomes both structural and expressive.
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