Literaturen vestnik is the only newspaper in Bulgaria that reviews contemporary literature.
The primary goal of the project was to make the publication more approachable by increasing whitespace and adopting a non-traditional paragraph alignment."

I had been reading this newspaper long before I had the opportunity to redesign it.
That gave me a different perspective on the project. Instead of thinking like a designer first, I tried to think like someone picking up a new issue. Curious about the writing, looking for a comfortable reading experience, and hoping the design would quietly support both.
Between poetry and prose and between news and opinion. My role was to give every text the space it deserved, creating a publication that feels equally respectful to the people who write it and the people who read it.






Year
2019
Roles
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Layout Design

Literaturen vestnik is the only newspaper in Bulgaria that reviews contemporary literature.
The primary goal of the project was to make the publication more approachable by increasing whitespace and adopting a non-traditional paragraph alignment."

I had been reading this newspaper long before I had the opportunity to redesign it.
That gave me a different perspective on the project. Instead of thinking like a designer first, I tried to think like someone picking up a new issue. Curious about the writing, looking for a comfortable reading experience, and hoping the design would quietly support both.
Between poetry and prose and between news and opinion. My role was to give every text the space it deserved, creating a publication that feels equally respectful to the people who write it and the people who read it.






Year
2019
Roles
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Layout Design

Hristiyan
Current location:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Design matters
Literaturen vestnik is the only newspaper in Bulgaria that reviews contemporary literature.
The primary goal of the project was to make the publication more approachable by increasing whitespace and adopting a non-traditional paragraph alignment."

I had been reading this newspaper long before I had the opportunity to redesign it.
That gave me a different perspective on the project. Instead of thinking like a designer first, I tried to think like someone picking up a new issue. Curious about the writing, looking for a comfortable reading experience, and hoping the design would quietly support both.
Between poetry and prose and between news and opinion. My role was to give every text the space it deserved, creating a publication that feels equally respectful to the people who write it and the people who read it.






Year
2019
Roles
Creative Direction
Art Direction
Layout Design

Hristiyan
Current location:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Design matters