Magazine Archive

Showcasing multiple magazine projects from student concept designs to student editorial work for Queens University of Charlotte.

❋ DELIVERABLES

Multiple Literary Magazines, Travel Magazine

❋ CATEGORY

This is Student Editorial work for the Qu Lit Magazine and Signet Literary Magazine for Queens University of Charlotte. Student Concept Project

❋ SOFTWARE

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign

Philes of Hodo

Student concept design inspired by National Geographic and smaller travel publications. As well as a trip to Costa Rica I went on in 2022. The cover image is a picture of me surfing!

This magazine concept was further expanded to create other spreads that would be in this Philes of Hodo edition:

Dynamite Destinations

The Wonders of Costa Rica

Rules to Roaming

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Qu Lit Magazine

Worked with QU Literary Magazine through Queens University of Charlotte’s MFA program to design covers and interiors of their magazines.

Worked on editions:

Summer 2025

Winter 2026

Summer 2026

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