Rainer Maria Rilke
Brand & Identity, Logo design, Print
January 2020
A monogram and business card designed for the Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke.
The monogram relates to Rilke’s heritage from a declining aristocratic family—and the duality, in his upbringing, of masculinity and femininity, which act like a shadow to one and the other.
︎︎︎ Role: designer, photographer
︎︎︎ Dimension: 3.5 x 2 in
Brand & identity
The monogram relates to Rilke’s heritage from a declining aristocratic family—and the duality, in his upbringing, of masculinity and femininity, which act like a shadow to one and the other.
︎︎︎ Role: designer, photographer
︎︎︎ Dimension: 3.5 x 2 in
Brand & identity
Logo design
Monogram
Wordmark / Logotype
Photography
While able to use a mockup, I still have physical cards produced to showcase the gold foil and stamping — which speaks to the aristocracy in Rainer Maria Rilke’s upbringing and personality — and see how the design would finally translate the visual experience on the actual print medium.
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Process sketch of the monogram with notes. Aiming to explore the interconnectivity of two aspects of the client’s identity and their occupation as a poet.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c83dbd5bb98a08d202a220a4131fe0fa7c55fde55ee0f9e1abf514e8ebc36fe6/BW_HanddrawnCollection.jpg)