“THE NEW ’CUE”
Creative Direction / Editorial Design
Summer Barbecue Issue of The Local Palate. Bold typography, dramatic photography, and unexpected colors introduce readers to Charleston’s Lewis Barbecue and its modern approach to Texas brisket.
Recognized as finalist for “Most Delicious” cover
by the American Society of Magazine Editors
“CHEF VIVIAN HOWARD”
Creative Direction / Cover Photography
No. 1 selling issue of The Local Palate. Recruited Chef Vivian Howard for cover of Thanksgiving Issue. Staged and directed on-location photoshoot at her Kingston, North Carolina home. Photographed cover story featuring Chef Howard and her family's gathering, along with five exclusive recipes.
Photoshoot aired as an episode of PBS’s Emmy Award-winning show “A Chef’s Life”
“THE HEAT IS ON”
Creative Direction / Cover Design
Collaboration with award-winning New Orleans photographer Denny Culbert. Feel-the-heat casting and saturated summer colors combine with “sno-ball” in August refreshment to bring a cool new vibe to the idea of food culture in the South.
Designed to attract a young audience, this cover produced record newsstand sales for The Local Palate
“PHO”
Cover Design
Recipe Issue of The Local Palate. Thin, modern, visually rich and culturally diverse—a simple bowl of pho inspired the photography, typography, and styling of a cover that inspired readers to experiment with an exciting new cuisine at home.
“PINCHED”
Editorial Design
This documentary in print embedded Richmond photographer Kieran Wagner with the crew of a Chesapeake crab boat and the workers who process the catch. The design, like the reality of sea-to-table, is at once harsh and beautiful—"pinched" and poetic. A delicate combination of strong typography, unsparing images, and evocative narrative culminating in a spectacular recipe for Maryland Crab stew.
“CHEF vs. COOK”
Editorial Design
The dramatic face-off of a James Beard nominated chef versus a prominent cookbook author in a contest to develop new recipes using the same ingredients. This tour-de-force design engaged a prop stylist for consistency of look and feel. Strobe photography to capture bright colors and subtle textures. And elegant headline typography to compliment the cinematic lighting and fashion-feel of the images. Five extravagant spreads include pull quotes, expert tips, and detailed methodology as artfully crafted as the recipes they document.
“SEEDS OF RESISTANCE”
Editorial Design
Ira Wallace’s beautifully aged hands served as the perfect metaphor for a profile on her extraordinary life and times as a passionate heirloom seed gardener. A story born of the soil and felt in the heart that fed the souls of thousands of readers of The Local Palate. Designed with a simple grace to be shared across generations as a legacy of Ira’s art.
“TABLEAUX”
Cover and Editorial Design
Meeting on familiar ground, Charleston’s High Battery on the cover of the new Tableaux introduces visitors to the Holy City as seen through local eyes. Designed to be equal parts magazine, travel guide, restaurant review, and personal adviser, this 136-page annual informs, invites, and enriches readers with hundreds of things worth seeing, tasting, knowing, and exploring on and off the peninsula.
“On Exhibit”
Editorial Design Consultant
"Imagine a National Geographic for museums." In the eight seconds when the very existence of a new magazine will be judged by its cover, design is everything. It must impress investors. Persuade advertisers. Attract writers. Intrigue readers. Build membership. And create a brand. On Exhibit meets the challenge with a confident look and feel. Classical and inviting. Sophisticated and approachable. Important and fun. A platform open to adventure, discovery, and delight in a design that effortlessly frames the worlds of art, culture, travel, and museums.
“Seeds of Charleston”
Logo Design
Seeds of Charleston is both a product and a cause. A way for visitors and locals to plant a bit of history in their personal garden while contributing to the future work of the Charleston Horticultural Society. Seeds of Charleston's hand-drawn typography and artwork entwines that shared mission into a single image that expresses the hope for growth contained in every seed.