name

Isabel Seiffert (hirnkraut)

country

germany

university

Merz Akademie, Hochschule für Gestaltung Stuttgart

department

Graphic Design

university address

Teckstr.58
70190 Stuttgart

university country

germany

url

http://www.merz-akademie.de

id

0009200

title

The lonely Cat Project

professor(s)

Joost Bottema

rank

-

tags

typography editorial design

year of making

2010

project url

http://hirnkraut.com/detail.php?show=16

uploaded

2010-02-14 18:36:11

This semesterproject consists of 3 parts: a fanzine, a book and a poster. The idea was to use cats as an image that associates to the topic and that brings an unexpected aesthetic with it.

The fanzine contains 6 facts about lonliness, which are presented through a custom-made type and a graphical implementation. The cover is silk-screen printed and shows various "lonely hearts ads" with cat-portraits.

The book, called "someone", holds the lyrics of Antony and the Johnsons' "Hope there's someone". One Line and a picture of a cat make a spread. If a strophe is finished, it's marked by 2 symbols.

The poster is made out of 4 parts: from A6 to A3 sized papers. Cats are shown on the front, but if you fold each paper in half you can read: "Hope there's someone who'll take care of me when I die."