Virginia Quarterly Review

I did all art direction, design and production for this award-winning journal from the University of Virginia. The magazine was nominated for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence while I was there. 

 

The template couldn't be adjusted (a redesign had already been paid for before I got there) so the greatest challenge of the job was finding illustrators and photographers willing to work for a fraction of typical editorial rates.

Clockwise from top left: Illustrations by Carlo Giambarresi (2), Jenn Ely, Cristiana Couciero, Raquel Aparecio, Victoria Semykina

Clockwise from top left: Illustrations by Carlo Giambarresi (2), Jenn Ely, Cristiana Couciero, Raquel Aparecio, Victoria Semykina

 
Top row: Illustrations by Gosia Herba. Bottom row: Illustrations by Ellen Weinstein.

Top row: Illustrations by Gosia Herba. Bottom row: Illustrations by Ellen Weinstein.

 

I also occasionally assigned and art directed photo shoots.

Photographs by RaMell Ross and Erika Schultz

Photographs by RaMell Ross and Erika Schultz

 

In a pinch, I also did some illustrations and photo-illustrations myself.

Photographs and illustrations by Andy Omel

Photographs and illustrations by Andy Omel