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Magazine cover I designed while working for What's Here! The photographer was the very talented Elle Photography.
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These are examples of recurring editoral features in the Visitor Connection magazine. I would work with the publisher and editor in planning the points of interest to cover, and then acquiring or taking the photography and laying out the feature.
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At What's Here! we produced three print products: Concierge Connection (monthly trade pub), Visitor Connection (quarterly tourism pub for the visitor), and the Concierge Directory (spiral-bound trade directory for concierges). We also had a presence in Orange County and Los Angeles.
As Art Director I created 17 publications annually for the San Diego region.
As Art Director I created 17 publications annually for the San Diego region.
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This is my redesign of the Visitor Connection cover. The task was to change it from a journal size to a digest. The new layout included windows to feature multiple advertisers; the info was grouped together in a cohesive way, and the borders gave it a clean, finished feel.
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This was a section in the Visitor Connection winter 2007 featuring the theme parks of Southern California.
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These are publications I designed for K&K Publications. San Diego Bride & Groom was a quarterly, and San Diego This Week (visitor guide) was a bi-monthly publication. As Art Director I created 28 publications annually and worked for them for over six years. My involvement also included planning photoshoots, photo editing, ad design, planning the production schedule, managing in-house and freelance designers and writers.
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Sample pages from San Diego Bride & Groom.
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Sample spread from the Catering section.