This 28-page magazine centers around the film CODA and the broader topic of deafness, offering a multi-layered exploration through interviews, expert articles, reviews, and infographics. It aims to create a dialogue between cinematic storytelling and real-life experiences of the Deaf community—especially children of deaf adults (CODAs).

A clear visual hierarchy is established through the use of color: black text refers directly to the film, while blue text presents background knowledge, personal insights, and cultural context on deafness. This visual distinction helps guide the reader through the dual layers of content.

The layout is based on a 13-column grid system, ensuring a strong typographic structure while allowing for flexibility across different types of content. Interviews follow a consistent formatting rule: questions are outdented, answers indented—supporting clarity and rhythm in reading.

Typographically, the magazine takes a restrained, text-driven approach, forgoing photography and illustration. Instead, minimalist infographics—such as a three-page timeline, a sociogram, and a scene analysis—break up the text and provide visual context. The main body text is set in Proforma by Petr van Blokland, chosen for its readability and structured character. Supporting elements like quotes, page numbers, and infographic labels are set in Forma DJR Micro, a modern revival of Aldo Novarese’s classic, adding clarity and contrast at small sizes.

The design mirrors the sentiment captured in one of the featured quotes:
"Sign language is definitely the most cinematic language. You use your whole body; you have to use your face and the space around you, and you have to be sentimentally connected with what you are saying when you say it."

This project was developed during the third-semester course Information & Editorial Design at New Design University St. Pölten. It combines editorial storytelling, thoughtful information design, and typographic sensitivity to reflect both the emotional and intellectual dimensions of CODA and the culture it portrays.