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Show Mambembe

Contributed by Bárbara Abbês on Sep 7th, 2018. Artwork published in
May 2016
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    Show Mambembe 1
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    Identity for “Show Mambembe”, a TV show exploring the intersection of music, artist, and place. On each episode, a musician takes the public through the streets and characters of a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro in an experience that integrates music and the city.

    Inspired by the old street signs in Rio, I used Jean-Luc Thin as the main typeface of Show Mambembe’s identity system. The identity acts as a mask and the textures take over parts of the city, a visual representation of rhythm/music.

    Graphik is used as the complementary typeface for moments that had longer copy such as reading suggestions, fun facts, and historical info.

    Show Mambembe 2
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    Show Mambembe 3
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    Show Mambembe 4
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    Show Mambembe 5
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    Show Mambembe 6
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    Show Mambembe 7
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    2 Comments on “Show Mambembe”

    1. The show’s thumbnails with the titles appear to be Magallanes Black (Los Andes, Latinotype, 2012).

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