Akron Life Best of the City
Handlettering Design
These designs / illustrations were published in Akron Life magazine July 2018 issue.
Each year Akron Life does a "Best of the City" issue that focuses on voted categories. This year they wanted to make a colorful, 90s inspired theme. I had the opportunity to hand letter several titles including the title on the cover of the magazine. I also doodled throughout the entire Best of the City section in the magazine to really tie everything together.
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