tracklists & calligraphy (Patreon)

i have always made a point since my debut album to write all the tracklists by hand

it usually takes me at least a week per album

i try lots of things; switching from right hand to left hand, squinting, different inks, taking breaks, spending time... i never know exactly what i'm looking for textwise but i always have an idea of the mood of how i'd like for it to feel. over the years i like the idea of developing a textstyle for each album. i remember being so torn between whether to apply to study music or design-- i remember why the idea to handwrite things was born: i love typography so much that i couldn't dare my my mind up about which typeface would work to convey each title, lovingly chosen. so- i thought, ok! lemme roll up my sleeves and make it as personal as i can ! xen, mutant, and now kick - it's a tradition i am excited to continue <3 there's something of a ritual element to it now. it was interesting to write other musicians' names! since this is the first one with vocal features it was the first time I wrote other artists' names out by hand, it felt very exciting , that part <3 

; i wanted to share these two images to share the difference between the final vector and the original handwriting-- there's a bunch more images of different songs, drawings make me so happy to be able to share with u here <3 if you're into this sorta thing i can share some more of my calligraphy projects , lmk ! 

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