"When we were younger, my mom and dad were always working, we never saw them. Food was a way of them connecting with us because I would come home from school, they would not be home, but there would be food laid out on the table."
In design research and cultural foraging, the team came across these amazing old fisherman crates with handwritten type. Milano carried this spirit with its variable nature spanning five fun widths from compressed to extended, giving us the flexibility to mix and match and create a playful system with a new energy that's also rooted in tradition.
"I wanted each page to feel organic, almost like an illustrated journal, unlike my older comics, where I drew each frame separately and arranged them digitally."
Collaborating with The Folio Society has been an incredible experience. The team is so passionate about creating beautiful books, and it's been a joy to design not just the illustrations, but also the cover, slipcase, endpapers, and chapter vignettes. Being able to contribute to such a thoughtfully designed, tactile object is truly fulfilling.
