MUSE Magazine Redesign

Publication Merger & Redesign

Editorial Identity Refresh

Editorial System Redesign

Department Architecture

Feature Design System

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Following a publication merger, MUSE required a complete redesign that unified multiple editorial systems into a single visual identity. The redesign modernized the cover strategy, feature architecture, department structure, and reader navigation while preserving the magazine's educational mission.

Five publication transformations, including two major magazine mergers, resulting in 21 Gold and 2 Silver Parents' Choice Awards.

Additional Editorial Redesign Projects

Modernized the cover system through stronger visual hierarchy, expanded imagery, and a more contemporary masthead treatment designed to increase engagement and improve shelf impact.

Rebuilt the table of contents, navigation, and editorial architecture to improve content discovery while establishing a clearer visual hierarchy across departments and features.

Developed a flexible feature framework that supported photography, illustration, and custom art direction while creating more immersive storytelling experiences.

Art-Directed Illustration

Standardized recurring departments through consistent layouts, navigation cues, and visual frameworks that improved usability while allowing for varied content themes.

System Applied Across Diverse Editorial Topics

Commissioned Artist Collaboration

Conceptual Typography & Visual Storytelling

FACES Magazine Redesign

Editorial Refresh & Redesign

Editorial Identity Refresh

Led the redesign of FACES, developing a modern editorial system that strengthened reader engagement while supporting diverse cultural, historical, and global topics. Updated typography, feature design, and art direction created a more cohesive and visually compelling publication experience.

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Educational Map Series

Developed a recurring educational map program that translated geographic and cultural information into accessible, visually engaging learning experiences.

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Reimagined editorial feature design through bold typography, immersive visual storytelling, and art-directed imagery that transformed educational content into more engaging reader experiences.

Editorial Illustration & Narrative Design

Directed illustrated editorial features by collaborating with artists to transform cultural stories into engaging visual narratives while maintaining a cohesive publication identity.

Art directed recurring activity-based features that encouraged reader participation through illustration, storytelling, and interactive learning formats.

Interactive Learning Features

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Applied the redesigned feature system across science, culture, history, and current events through art-directed illustration, commissioned artwork, and concept-driven visual storytelling.

Modernized the cover architecture, typography system, and visual hierarchy to create a more contemporary editorial identity and stronger reader engagement.

Feature Storytelling System

MALI

ALASKA

Central America

Swan Alert

Street Food

Casting Call

PUBLICATION REFRESH & EDITORIAL MODERNIZATION

CALLIOPE Magazine Redesign

Refreshed Calliope's visual identity by modernizing cover architecture, strengthening feature storytelling, and expanding the use of custom illustration and photography. The updated system improved readability, engagement, and visual consistency while preserving the publication's educational mission.

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BEFORE

Cover Architecture Refresh

Simplified the cover hierarchy by reducing competing headlines, establishing a clearer focal story, and creating a more recognizable visual structure that improved newsstand impact and reader navigation.

Feature Storytelling Refresh

Expanded editorial storytelling through custom illustration, art direction, and integrated page architecture. Commissioned artwork created more immersive learning experiences while strengthening visual engagement.

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Visual Feature System

Developed a more flexible feature framework that supported photography, illustration, and typography-driven storytelling while maintaining a cohesive editorial voice across diverse historical topics.

ODYSSEY Magazine Redesign

PUBLICATION REFRESH & EDITORIAL MODERNIZATION

Modernized Odyssey's visual identity through a comprehensive redesign of cover architecture, typography, feature systems, and visual storytelling. The refresh established stronger hierarchy, improved navigation, and created a more contemporary experience for middle-grade readers.

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Visual Feature System

Developed a flexible feature architecture that adapted to science, technology, and human-interest stories while maintaining a consistent visual identity. Established scalable typography, stronger hierarchy, and article-specific visual systems that increased engagement without sacrificing editorial clarity.

Cover Architecture System

Simplified the cover structure by reducing competing promotional elements, strengthening feature-story focus, and creating a more cohesive visual hierarchy. The redesigned covers prioritized a single compelling concept while maintaining Odyssey's recognizable brand presence.