Modern Gothic: a burgundy serif masthead over a nine-pointed star

Modern Gothic dresses a candlelit concert series in burgundy on bone. The Cover layout sets Nocturne as a high-contrast serif masthead, and beneath it a superformula star with nine needle-thin arms rises from the foot of the sheet, drawn in 56 burgundy hairlines with a single lilac strand on the outside. Coupling at 94, close to the maximum, is what pinches the arms into those sharp gothic spikes.

Make it yours

• 01

  Count the spikes

  Symmetry sets how many points the star has, 9 on this cover. Odd counts never settle on a horizontal, which keeps the shape restless; try 7 for a heraldic star or 12 for something closer to a sunburst.

• 02

  Carve a spiral into the arms

  Warp at 8 turns each inner copy a few degrees, so the arms look carved with a slight spiral. Raise Warp to 40 for a wavering, flame-like star, or set it to 0 to stack the copies as nearly concentric outlines.

FAQ

How it works

1. 01

   Choose a layout and a line system

   Combine one of 5 layouts, Swiss, Split, Cover, Caption or Oversized, with one of 5 equations, or start from one of 17 looks such as Kunsthalle, Riso Duo or Night Conference.

2. 02

   Write and set your copy

   Edit the Eyebrow, Headline, Body and Footer, choose a Grotesk, Condensed, Wide or Serif Typeface, and wrap one word of the headline in asterisks to set it in serif italic.

3. 03

   Tune the drawing and use it

   Adjust Symmetry, Resonance, Coupling, Phase, Warp, Copies, Line width and Shape scale, choose a Clean, Riso, Grid or Overprint finish and the colors, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.