Released in 2014, Zaba introduced a lush, tropical "jungle" sound that required equally evocative visuals. The album's artwork was a collaborative effort between the band and professional designers:
Futura is a classic German geometric sans-serif designed in 1927 by Paul Renner. Its clean, circles-and-straights geometry (the O is a perfect circle, the A has a sharp apex) provides a stark contrast to the organic, chaotic illustration of the snake. This contrast is key to the Zaba aesthetic: Modernism (the font) clashing with Primitivism (the art). glass animals zaba font
to complement the intricate jungle-themed illustrations by Micah Lidberg Secondary Typography Released in 2014, Zaba introduced a lush, tropical
The typography alone won't look like Zaba without the surrounding art. The font is meant to look like a vintage naturalist's specimen label. Use borders, thin line-art flourishes, or a scanned paper texture behind your type. This contrast is key to the Zaba aesthetic: