Field Meridians – Observer, issue 01

The Field Meridians’ Observer is a printed, quarterly neighborhood newspaper highlighting local news and seasonal perspectives. Published at the turn of each season and distributed for free to the Crown Heights community, local neighborhood stockists include the Brower Park Library (155 Brooklyn Ave) and Another World (629 Nostrand Ave) and The Word is Change (368 Tompkins Ave). The first issue is tied to the winter solstice, including a warming soup recipe, a piece on the joy of winter birding, and a calendar of the season’s best activities. A digital copy of the first issue is available here.

Jordi Ng designed the newspaper, which is typeset in International Edition and HAL Repost. Céline Hurka created a customised masthead, drawing bespoke initials of the Repost caps spelling “OBSERVER”. The pictograms are taken from Noto Sans Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Noto Sans Symbols. The issue also features illustrations by Lillian Ansell, Thomas Colligan, and María Medem.