SSENSE Magazine
I worked with the SSENSE magazine editorial team to develop a visual language for a section of their Fall 2022 issue called “Made by hand”. Final letterings were made used mixed technique, including colored pencils, Posca markers, acrylic paint, water-colors and black ink.
year
2022
client
SSENSE
creative direction
Gabriel Melcher
printing
offset
type
lettering
SSENSE Magazine
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The cover and the back cover of the section in the magazine
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![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/1muBmHhuNVB88AR4tqLFM3/aadb2c44ec7ead5247b364d3022f6e34/SSENSE_individual_7.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/1h2W0KA9QyfUxYayuu3KVt/e6047ad2ed8e17cceb1d8cb4608b85fa/SSENSE_individual_3.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/3cPM9tRhys5XNJC7Trheqo/b070f18693218cb50f9f045769389235/SSENSE_individual_4.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/6qt344ignx6ts3CLKH5erU/545bcd99f5d20cc7536cff0d25361fbd/SSENSE_individual_9.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/3JOGZD9Xl9kQPdawe00q4d/985414c44edfb1d54746161a130ea864/SSENSE_individual_1.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/2npmIvpRruIPw8kKJpOXGr/91767a0eca6be52f382dfc055bd41aa3/SSENSE_individual_8.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/2UMbSe8AQA2QjQk7envSgc/0b9c38979229b6b98e33420cebd38274/SSENSE_individual_6.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
A selection of individual letters from various headlines
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![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/4MMXW7n1bxqAY34HkIyEC1/e55f1cb3801e62e3f17d1eeaaf5ab8dd/SSENSE_magazine_white_3500px_72dpi_5.jpg?w=3500&h=2600&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/mxekiq8jl6uh/7JxoYEVXi4LkcxvH7xvYpX/52edc8bf1bb83133cc3655ff87a82c17/SSENSE_PRAH_2_web.jpg?w=3500&h=2445&fl=progressive&q=75&fm=jpg)
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