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Buckley Chocolate Bars

 
Buckley Bars is a series of chocolate bars inspired and named after some of the songs by the late musician Jeff Buckley. Each chocolate bar offers a different flavor dedicated to those who dare to feel.
The chocolate is wrapped in an offwhite paper which has handwritten lyrics of each respective song on them. The lyrics are in the same handwriting style as the logo to play off on the idea that Jeff wrote the lyrics on the wrapper. The name of the song and the flavor are in script and speaks the same language as the lyrics and logo. The logo is embossed and finished in silver but doesn't stand out as much because just like the singer himself, the song should shine brighter than him, or in this case, the song should stand out more. The flavor of each chocolate compliments the song as well as the feeling you get when listening to the song. 
 
 
At the bottom of the bar there is a sticker with a lyric from the song that follows to the back. The back offers a short description to whom the bar is aimed at and underneath the ingredients list can be seen.
 

PROCESS

Since all the wrappers had "Jeff's" handwritten lyrics on them, one solution was to write out by hand one or two songs, scan it, vectorize it and turn it into a usable font with opentype features which would alternate each letter as I type them out. Here is the outcome

Scan of Grace

Scan of Eternal Life

3 versions of the alphabet for the alternate characters
The font in use
If you ever get the chance to listen to Jeff Buckley, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 
 
The music comes from within and outside. Within is the big mystery of life; we’ve all got it
— Jeff Buckley