Feed Your Soul
A Mental Health Zine
About My Creation
Feed your soul is a passion project I worked on in my free time. It includes the creation of a mini zine along with envelopes and stickers for packaging. The aim of the zine is to remind people to take breaks and reset in order to allow themselves to keep being creative.
I was inspired by a podcast I had listened to by Garret Watts and Andrew Siwicki.
The Process
Initial Ideas
Character sketches, I knew I wanted to create a fun and friendly character, it creates a consistency and becomes recognisable.
A character designed in this way also becomes a kind of mascot for positivity and feels approachable.
Colours, Type & Pattern
For the colour palette I used very bright colours as this zine is all about cheering people up so the colours were an important part in reflecting this.
Using the font Avenir Black as my typeface as I always find this to be a legible font, I decided to manipulate it to make it a little wobbly. My intention with this is that it gives the type some character and introduces the idea that its okay to be a bit wobbly and worried but this zine is here to help you out.
The Outcomes
My final outcome of a 20 page zine, stickers and envelopes brings together my bright designs, character, patterns and typeface to provide people with a fun and uplifting publication with a few tips and tricks to help feed their souls.
