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Hatsukoi is a artistic typographic book to pay homage to the song of the same name by Japanese artist, Utada Hikaru, and the Netflix Japanese love drama series First Love.

It is a book to depict the feelings of sweetness and longing of first love with the colours associated with it amid cool wintery vibes.

Hatsukoi

2023

Concept

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Image by Ant Rozetsky
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Image by Aaron Burden
Image by Tim  Tiedemann
Image by Dominik Dombrowski
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I was in love with the Netflix "First
Love" and the story of longing, love
and inner reflection, as well as
the cinematography colours. 
I want the visuals
to depict these topics. 
With the voice of Utada Hikaru's
voice sounding like falling snow in
the song "Hatsukoi" and the Netflix
show located in Hokkaido, land of
winter, I decided to have paper
and imagery to picture
a wintery dreamscape.

Fonts/Characters used



 

Honoka Shin Mincho L
Various sizes to depict the
Japanese language of the
music.


Minion Pro
The strokes were elegant
and refined, similiar to the 
sound of Utada Hikaru's voice.
Good
Afternoon
First Love
Title font for
the cover of the book.
DT Nightingale 
Light

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Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon

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Good Afternoon
The type is serif and has the similiar
characteristics to the Japanese
script. This type is body typeface for
the English translation of the 
song lyrics. 

Pictures of the Book 

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