Editorial Case Study No.1: St. John’s College, The College Magazine

*Winter 2015 cover. Illustrator: Scott McKowen*

First in a series of case studies on the creative process behind alumni magazine design…

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Mulberry Tree Magazine

In the winter 2015 issue of The Mulberry Tree, St. Mary's shows what can be done with a liberal arts degree with profiles of 9 alums who have taken surprising career turns. Evan Wallace, a political science major, is now a rapper with multiple albums to his credit. Photos are by John Dean.

Hillwood Estate, Museum, & Gardens Souvenir Book

Hillwood's new book is hot off the presses! We were commissioned to design a 112-page “souvenir” book that highlights pieces from Marjorie Merriweather Post’s collection of French eighteenth- and nineteenth-century decorative arts and Russian imperial art paired with exquisite photographs of the mansion and gardens.

McDaniel College: McLive! Calendar of Events

The cover of the winter/spring 2015 issue of McDaniel College's McLive! features a painting by Deborah Zlotsky.

Happy Holidays

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS  (artwork by Madeline Sprouls, age 5) — FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS *(artwork by Madeline Sprouls, age 5)*

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School ONE Magazine

The fall 2014 issue of ONE Magazine, the alumni magazine for Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, depicts the intersection of brain science and marketing as conceived by illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli. Neuromarketing, a relatively new field, seeks to fathom the subconscious motivations behind consumer choices. Also in the issue: industry leaders discuss trends, discoveries, and other developments in the U.S. health care system.

Johns Hopkins Breakthrough Magazine

COVER AND DIVIDER SPREAD: PRECISION MEDICINE

For the 10th anniversary of the Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine, this special issue of Breakthrough incorporates original illustrations by The Heads of State to depict the three cornerstones of Hopkins Medicine: clinical care, research, and teaching.

Johns Hopkins Leap Magazine

COVER AND FEATURE: AUTOIMMUNITY & CANCER

Leap, the magazine for the Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology, discusses the latest research by Hopkins scientists to fight these diseases. The cover story, on new ideas about treating autoimmunity and cancer, is illustrated by Brian Stauffer.

Messiah College Alumni Magazine

Our redesign for The Bridge, the alumni magazine of Messiah College, is off press and in the mail as of September 15. Our mission was to give the magazine a fresh new look, including a new size, a new paper stock, more emphasis on good photography and illustration, and a new typographic identity. We’re pleased with the final product and await feedback from Messiah alums.

AAM Award

We received second prize in the 2014 Museum Publications Design Competition from the American Alliance of Museums for “148 Things to Do in Fall 2013,” a news and calendar publication for The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.