The beauty of Famous For My Dinner Parties is in its contradictions. It’s small but bold. Playful but smart. Packed with energy but carefully considered. That balance needed to translate into the design.

Each article in the magazine had its own unique perspective, and with the many different styled collaborators, in every way each article was very diverse and wanted to tell it’s own story—so visually, it deserved its own personality. Some stories were loud and fun, others were introspective. Some played with nostalgia; others looked ahead to the future of food. Instead of forcing everything into a rigid system, where the style would be boxed in, I took the opposite approach: let every piece breathe in its own way.

Typography as storytelling – Instead of locking the magazine into a single type style, I chose fonts that matched each story’s personality. A 1970s-inspired feature used ITC Benguiat for a vintage feel. A millennial-focused piece leaned into Inter. A futuristic food forecast went playful with Hobeaux.

Hierarchy that keeps you engaged – The layouts broke convention when they needed to. Headlines became a typographic illustration, bodytext ran along curves, spilled into margins, and played with negative space.

A cover that makes eye contact – The Suprême Croissant cover image plays into the magazine’s ongoing visual motif of “food with a face.” The glossy print finish gives it a grease-like shine, connecting back to the theme of indulgence, excess, and the absurdity of food fads.

The result? A magazine that doesn’t just talk about food culture—it feels like it. Every turn of the page brings a new surprise, but the magazine never loses its voice.

This is not a magazine for passive readers. Famous For My Dinner Parties is for people who love food, culture, and design with equal intensity. The kind of readers who analyze packaging in the grocery store. Who follow underground food trends before they hit the mainstream. Who appreciate a well-set table as much as a well-structured article.

To connect with this audience, the magazine had to be more than just informative—it had to be an experience. That meant every visual decision was about more than aesthetics. It was about engagement. Playfulness. Personality. 


Instead of fighting against the way people consume media today, the design embraced it. The magazine doesn’t demand a linear reading experience—it invites you to jump in and explore. While honoring the collaborators photographs and different style illustrations, each article got a world of its own visually, but together, they build something bigger.

This issue wasn’t just about continuing what came before—it was about evolving it. Finding a way to keep the DNA of Famous For My Dinner Parties intact, while pushing it forward. More dynamic. More unexpected. More alive.