Zine
The Flame of Want is a zine exploring the myth of Icarus as a metaphor for desire, ambition, and excess. The imagery is constructed entirely through typography—using variation in type weight, scale, and overlap to create shading and form. By layering letterforms to build the figure of Icarus, the project blurs the boundary between image and text, emphasizing the tension between ascent and collapse. The restrained palette and typographic density reflect the slow burn of longing and the inevitability of downfall.
The Flame of Want is a zine exploring the myth of Icarus as a metaphor for desire, ambition, and excess. The imagery is constructed entirely through typography—using variation in type weight, scale, and overlap to create shading and form. By layering letterforms to build the figure of Icarus, the project blurs the boundary between image and text, emphasizing the tension between ascent and collapse. The restrained palette and typographic density reflect the slow burn of longing and the inevitability of downfall.
The Flame of Want is a zine exploring the myth of Icarus as a metaphor for desire, ambition, and excess. The imagery is constructed entirely through typography—using variation in type weight, scale, and overlap to create shading and form. By layering letterforms to build the figure of Icarus, the project blurs the boundary between image and text, emphasizing the tension between ascent and collapse. The restrained palette and typographic density reflect the slow burn of longing and the inevitability of downfall.