How to Live on Love —Lettering, editorial design, art direction, research, and writing for publication on the history of pulp romance novels.

The paperback pulp romance—birthed in the 1930s, but arguably at its height during the middle of the century— exists at a unique intersection of smut and chastity. How to Live on Love dives into the peculiar and unexplored typography of the romance and erotic paperback genre. This riso-printed compendium features an essay on the history and design of romance novels, as well as a wide assortment of lettering samples pulled from erotic pulp covers spanning 1945-1985.
Essay cross-published to Fast Company. 32 pages, 8.25" x 9.5”, 2-Color risograph printed with a diecut cover and hand-sewn red binding. Published Valentine's Day 2023 in collaboration with High Tide as part of the 2022 Design Director in Residence program.
Photography by Dylan James Nelson with prop styling by Emma Ringness. Printed by Lucky Risograph and typeset in Gelica by Dave Rowland.