Season
01
02.21
—
05.21
Plakate Typeface Public Type
I built a structure for Plakate to snugly fit on a three row grid with very little leading. The system was to be open while also using the right bar as a design element, a sort of anchor.
After using it for a few months, I could start to see the limitations and ended up wiping the slate and opening up the floodgates.
The original system design for Season 1 used Plakate. My original idea was to have three rows of type and for the artist's name to interact. We dropped the names after the second release, but you can see what it could have been in Alt 04 for #4, Lovefingers.
Note: Artist's name links to "episodes." The first 16 were done on Instagram and then moved over to Substack.
S.01 E.01Sam Valenti
S.01 E.02
Michael Cina
S.01 E.03
Jocelyn Brown
S.01 E.04Lovefingers
S.01 E.05Phil Chang
S.01 E.06Lauren Naimola
The name came out of an in-joke of mine on Twitter about being a “herb” (NYC slang for being wack/uncool, which by describing I am a herb) and sort of not caring what people think of your music taste, just enjoying what you like. “Permission to be wack” as my friend Elliott says. It’s not “poptimist” but it’s also not about hiding the real good stuff, even if deeply uncool. I also don’t like Sundays (too many scaries) so this will hopefully give me something to look forward to. The first guest mix is by Michael Cina who is a renowned artist and designer and has set the bar exceedingly high with a mix of jazz and soul, moving through Brasil and beyond. Enjoy. -SV4
S.01 E.07Brandon Sánchez (Simisea)
S.01 E.08Carl Craig
S.01 E.09Claire Rousay
S.01 E.10Alexis Georgopoulos (Arp)
S.01 E.11
Clemence Poles
S.01 E.12Ethel Cain
S.01 E.13
Hua Hsu
S.01 E.14Sam Valenti IV (SV4)
“Presents”
S.01 “The Civil Hour”Sam Valenti IV (SV4)
End of Season 1Alts
Alt 04
Alt 10
Alt 12
Alt 13
Alt 14