The poems in YELLe! written by Norbert de Beule refer often to youth culture: sometimes the lines seem almost like slogans. The poet used different fonts in his manuscript, not merely as a formal experiment but also to better define their complex content. Typographer Melle Hammer elaborated on this idea and added the colour red. These typographic interventions guide the reader’s interpretation of the poems, separating them into different parts with the aid of bold and italic fonts. De Beule: “I’m very happy with Melle Hammer’s design. It is a true gift, but make no mistake: it only ‘colours in’ more clearly what the poems themselves want. That is why that inspired man creates a unique design concept for each new bundle.”
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