Best of Boston 2012: Jordan Metcalf

Curator: Tina Hardison
date: September 5, 2012
Categories: Editorial Design, Typographic Design
Tags: Lettering, Magazine, Typography
Table of contents illustration (Art Director: Liz Noftle)

If there is one project that I’ve seen recently that made me say, “I wish I had done this,” it was Jordan Metcalf’s lettering for Boston magazine’s “Best of Boston 2012” issue. This typography feels unlike anything I’ve ever seen. He masters the drop shadow, gradients and textures—creating visually striking dimensional typography. 



Sub-section title (Art Director: Liz Noftle)

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Opening section spread (Art Director: Liz Noftle)

  • Danny Plan8

    Gorgeous work, I love it! The play on shadows impacted me in a serious way.

  • David Wolske

    The shadows, gradients, and textures are great. Too bad about the letterspacing of Boston (both instances, unfortunately), though.

  • Smashkirk

    Awesome work… but David is right… a bit of spacing issue.

  • Frederico

    which is the name of the typeface/font??
    thanks

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