Celophane is a book of typographic compositions inspired by the song Cellophane by FKA Twigs. In order to challenge myself, I chose to only use the family of Baskerville URW and instead use color, weight, and size create hierarchy and contrast.

This book documents the progression of typographic explorations, from only using black and white, to adding color. This progression is executed backwards, such that each chapter peels back a layer of design—much like the song Cellophane reveals the heart and emotions of FKA Twigs.

My goal was the use negative space to reflect the vulnerability of the song. Back and white is used in contrast to grey tones to exhibit the complexities and nuance that is often lost when viewing people and their relationships. I used art and photography from FKA Twig’s album and music videos to accompany the typography. Additionally, a brief musical analysis of the song is included in the foreword.

A music visualizer I created for Cellophane by FKA Twigs