Pride, Work and Necessity of Side Projects: Designer Matthew Wyne Illustrates the History of Cocktails through Lettering

What are you working on—on the side?

This January, I started Letters & Liquor, a blog that illustrates the history of cocktails. I chose 52 drinks that show how our concept of cocktails has changed over the past 300 years and I post one each week. The posts include a short essay, recipes, a photo of the drink, and then I illustrate the name of the cocktail in a period-inspired style. As a graphic designer, lettering is my specialty, and when I fell in love with cocktails a few years back,...