Sufjan Stevens’s hauntingly beautiful “Fourth of July” is a documentation of a conversation with his dying mother in the ICU—and a poignant memento mori for the listener.

The universal reminder that “we’re all gonna die” looms over the verses in a ghostly silver ink, while the tiny hand-set 10pt type emphasizes both the intimacy and the mundanity of a close, loving relationship. Printed together, these typographic elements visually express the song’s chilling and profound emotional weight.
















class  Miami University ART450 Letterpress Printing (Spring 2016)
instructor  Erin Beckloff
made while listening to  🎶️  Hello Shark, Break Arms



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