zine.coffee
Co-author, photography, editorial system and Astro development
A paper object with a digital side entrance.
Coffee Is Not Dead (Yet) is an independent zine about specialty coffee: paper, voice, photography and a light website that does not try to look more important than the thing it presents.
Context
The risk was simple: taking a physical, lateral, slightly imperfect project and turning it online into yet another polite landing page. The site had to make the zine easier to find without sanding off its voice, paper feeling and character.
Contribution
I worked between idea, content and form: editorial tone, photography, page structure, content architecture and Astro implementation. The technical layer needed to disappear just enough to let the zine stay in front.
Value
The digital presence makes the project easier to read and share without dressing it in something that does not belong to it. People understand what is inside, who is behind it and why it is worth following.
- The site treats the zine as an editorial object, not as a product with a landing page attached.
- The structure can grow with issues, articles, credits and practical paths without being rebuilt every time.
- The tone stays recognizable: clear enough, slightly sideways where it should be.