2021 Winner
Communication Design

The New York Times Magazine Labs: The Day Deacon King Kong Got A Gun

The New York Times Magazine Labs: The Day Deacon King Kong Got A Gun

Category—Editorial

2021 Winner
Communication Design

The New York Times Magazine Labs: The Day Deacon King Kong Got A Gun

Additional Credits

ILLUSTRATOR:
Martha Rich

DIRECTOR:
Deb Bishop

CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
Gail Bichler

AGENCY:
The New York Times Magazine / New York


PRINCIPAL TYPE:
Hand lettered


DIMENSIONS:

8.9375 x 10.875

22.70 x 27.62




CONCEPT:

For this special fiction excerpt, we worked with artist Martha Rich to create a variety of typefaces, some cut from paper and some hand-drawn to illustrate the dark humor and jazz-like quality of Jame's Mcbrides's story.