My layout design for “Like & Comment” was the national winner of National Federation of Press Women Yearbook Layout competition in April 2022.

Problem

Students are hesitant to buy a yearbook in a world where they can relive the memories on social media.

Solution

Create an eye-catching yearbook by effectively telling students’ stories and designing aesthetically appealing spreads that make them look and feel like celebrities, making them need the book for their future selves.

• Design “showstopper” spreads: graphic-design-intense layouts
• Write engaging, objective, journalistic copy
• Oversee, manage, and lead creative and editorial departments

Results

• Pennsylvania Scholastic Press Association Jane Blystone Pennsylvania Student Journalist of the Year (copywriting, design, marketing, photography) – Feb. 2022
• National Federation of Press Women national winner in Yearbook Layout – Apr. 2022
• National Scholastic Press Association All-American Rating, Four Marks of Distinction – Feb. 2021
• Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown Winner – Feb. 2021
• Three-time winner, Clyde F. Lytle All-State Keystone Award: Best Yearbook in the State of Pennsylvania – 2020, 2021, 2022

My layout design for “A Divided Nation” received an honorable mention in the National Federation of Press Women Yearbook Layout national competition in April 2021.

One of my favorite designs of my whole career; my first venture designing in an editorial aesthetic