How to Live on Love
How to Live on Love dives into the peculiar and unexplored typography of the romance and erotic paperback genre. This riso-printed compendium features an essay on the history and design of romance novels, as well as a wide assortment of lettering samples pulled from erotic pulp covers spanning 1945-1985.
Produced in collaboration with High Tide as part of the 2022 Design Director in Residence program.
Book design, lettering & essay by Elizabeth Goodspeed
Published by High Tide NYC
Photography by Dylan James Nelson
Prop styling by Emma Ringness
Printing by Lucky Risograph
Prop styling by Emma Ringness
Printing by Lucky Risograph
Typeset in Gelica by Dave Rowland
