PREY: Aesop's Fables Selected & Visually Told Anew

Abstract

Fables are common methods of teaching lessons and morals through metaphors and the personification of animals. The characters, often animals, work through challenges, evade predators, or cleverly achieve a goal. These animals portray and depend on classical traits such as the mischievous fox, the shy rabbit, the sneaky mouse, the clever bird. Such traits allow for wide exploration of visualization of these personalities and stories, through imagery but more importantly through typography. Aesop’s Fables: PREY is a collection of select fables visually told anew by Macewan’s Typography II class of 2022/23, with cover artwork by Sydney Hua and internal typography by Susanna Woudstra. The project aims to communicate the content of the fables visually through typography to enrich the experience of the reader before and as they read the text.

Faculty Mentor: Constanza Pacher