4N magazine and manifesto

4N (pronounced “foreign”) is a biannual publication that champions and showcases emerging creative talent. Each issue, the magazine profiles between ten and fourteen creatives who have either brought their creative practices to the US or are in the process of doing so. The visual identity of this project takes inspiration from the typefaces and graphic treatment of existing official documents. The header logo is set in LHF Centennial Banker, and titles and body text throughout the publication are set in various weights of Editorial New.

Art direction and design by Panny Chayapumh, a creative based in New York who has designed printed material within the arts and has previously worked with leading arts institutions such as Creative Time, Times Square Arts, and the Queens Museum.

4N is a project by Special Special, a platform and studio founded by artist Wen-You Cai in 2016. Today, Special Special is a publishing house and gathering space of creative minds that intends to surprise, delight, and inspire through its unique perspective on everyday experiences.