“Prism” is the theme of the seventh volume of Atmos magazine. The graphic design was handled by creative director Eric Hu, with creative direction by Rana Toofanian. On Twitter, Hu showed a number of spreads while declaring his love for designing printed matter:
While I love working with type for the web, print allows me more a nuanced expression…details like the shape of a block text for example, being specific where each line of text ends so I can create a shape that feels satisfying to read up close but beautiful from afar.
The magazine was printed in seven versions, each with a different cover. Cover and interior use three typefaces: Exposure by Federico Parra Barrios, Union by Radim Peško, and Purple Haze by Font Spectrum.
From Atmos:
A prism is a multidimensional body that refracts, disperses, or in some cases, distorts light. Atmos Volume 07: Prism, then, is a study of light, color, dimension, and perspective. It asks such questions as: How do we find the light in a world that can feel so dark? How do our identities shape the lenses through which we experience reality? How do we move past binary thinking and embrace a more prismatic or nuanced view of the world? How do ideas disseminate and refract? What role does transparency play in that process? What symbolism do specific colors hold, in both the human and natural world?
An overview of the cover variants
