Featuring Briohny Smyth, shot on location at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
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Photo: Jeff Nelson
Featuring Sesa O'Connor. Ombre background painted by myself and Abigail Biegert.
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Photo: Joe Hancock
Featuring Karly Treacy, shot on location near Malibu, California.
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Photo: Amanda Friedman
Featuring Caley Alyssa, shot on location at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, California.
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Photo: Amanda Friedman
Featuring Kat Fowler, shot on location at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Colorado.
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Photo: Paul Miller
Featuring reader-voted cover model, Mary Lyn Jenkins.
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Photo: Jeff Nelson
Back cover for mentorship flip section, featuring Baron Baptiste.
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Photo: Paul Miller
Back cover for the Good Karma Awards flip section, featuring Donna Karan.
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Photo: Russell James
Flip section cover featuring Deepak Chopra.
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Photo: Amanda Friedman
Story on the first female yoga teacher training program. I worked with illustrator Sean McCabe to tie yoga to prison, incorporating imagery of the actual training in the background. Gritty graphics and barbed wire were added as tie-through elements to continue the prison theme.
High-impact feature design with art elements that mimic breath.
DIY remedies story with apothecary theme to imagery and type treatments.
Concepted a moodboard art theme that represents the three separate dreams of the sources in the story. I created the moodboard by hand and it was photographed for the opener.
Asana feature explaining the chakras and a pose to tap each chakra.
Imagery shines through with subtle nods to chakras with the circle and color elements throughout.
I wanted to make this layout as uniform as possible, with the same color, drop cap, and pull quote treatment throughout so all the yogis had equal treatment and the reader was drawn to the portraits.
Asana feature tapping the chakras. I experimented with different photo frame shapes to be able to show as much of the landscape as possible. The ombre in the headline treatment mimics the sunrise over the sand dunes.
The fun food rainbow imagery stars in this text-driven feature design.
High-impact piece with many entry points.
I art directed this image of Donna Karan, Rodney Yee, and Colleen Saidman Yee, and wanted the feature headline treatment to reflect the fun these three are having.
Compelling typography and visual treatment.
Fun type treatment for the headline that carries throughout this asana feature's design.
A fun, fresh feature design with beautiful illustrations that embody the elements of yoga and sense of place. I worked intimately with illustrator Sara Franklin to make sure we got each element in these illustrations just right.
I concepted the photo illustrations that anchor this long read-piece. I wanted this design to feel fun and fresh.
I wanted this layout to continue to evoke the sense of play I created with the imagery, so I used large color bursts and a fun type treatment.
Fun graphic treatment to add more color to this asana feature design.
I wanted to add some visual interest to the imagery within the layout, so I chose this split tile pattern.
I worked with illustrator Ze Otavio to create these portraits, adding in elements of each individual's yoga style to evoke a strong sense of personality.
The October 2014 issue reflected a full Yoga Journal redesign. This is a concept I worked on with edit to make the new style pages sing.
Natural Beauty Awards. Heavy on text, but light visuals help open the pages up.
High-impact design with illustration or photo that corresponds to each letter's cue.
Concepted this yoga style quiz and enlisted help from Pop Chart Labs to make it sing. It was a true labor of love to bring this quiz to life.
Example of fun by-the-numbers page, where I had to rely on type treatments to carry the page visually.
Concepted main visual that ties yoga to money with Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth.
Ayurvedic recipe feature.
