Cover Art Illustration for Coffee People Zine
As a longtime admirer, of the submission-based coffee+art publication, Coffee People Zine, I dreamed of one day being asked to illustrate the cover. When CPZ Founder and Editor, Kat Melheim, reached out to me, explaining the theme would be PAST, I knew immediately what my subject matter would be.
I have long been fascinated with how historic eras of design have impacted the design of coffee. I love the art deco typefaces embellishing early espresso machines, the elegant function and mid-century modern aesthetic of a Chemex, and the vibrant colors celebrating the coffee plant itself in the third wave. For the theme of PAST, I created a time-traveling journey with my visual retrospective of the history of coffee, in my own illustration style and favorite colors.
