Black Cap Zine

R. Alan Wight, Ph.D. and Urban Artifact Brewery

Urban Artifact has an initiative to elevate the Cincinnati Black Raspberry to the area’s official berry. This zine is a celebration of the berry with a goal to educate and encourage the community to forage and grow the bushes. The Capybara is the mascot of Urban Artifact’s “Cappy Snacks”, their delicious black raspberry flavored beer. So it was important to include Cappy as the spokes “person” throughout the zine. The Cincinnati Black Raspberry zine and the community map booklets were introduced at Urban Artifact’s Fruit Fest in August, 2025.

Project requirements:

• Adapt the Cappy character accurately and in various situations.

• Utilize watercolor illustrations to tell the Cincinnati Black Raspberry story.

• Hand-letter text throughout.

For more Information about Urban Artifact please click here.

Capabilities:

• Editorial Illustration

• Collaboration with client and using their branding

• Page layout and graphic design