Section Dividers

Yup, these are painted bodies. (And, yup, Greeks are black and white tushes!) The entire staff (but mostly the Core editors) worked as a team to get these accomplished in ONE DAY. This was an incredible shoot to art direct and participate it. Chris Rackliffe, the Editor-in-Chief, has said that he's never felt more creative in his whole life than the day spent shooting these divider pages.
Leah Adams, the Photo editor, and Kara Dapena, the former Assistant Design Director, constructed the "set" and were the real work horses that made this happen -- Kara did a majority of the painting and Leah did all the photography.
The missing section is "Organizations," and also happens to be my favorite! We're waiting to find out how many group photos we're going to end up with, as well as which student organizations will be spotlighted within the section so we can spotlight them on the divider.

The Cover

Very exciting. I have finished the cover design for the 2009 Ibis. There is a slight lime green stroke around the "IAM" of "MIAMI" because our theme for this book is "I AM ... MIAMI".

VT Game Feature (Football Gatefold)

Spread before the football gatefold (insert) about the last home game. The game was against VT, and was an important one for the 'Canes to win. We weren't supposed to win, but we did. This was a powerful and special game for seniors especially, who have only experience the 'Canes in a lull. I used Illustrator to create the mask, Bridge to view and select the photos I wanted (we have excellent photographers this year), and InDesign to bring the whole thing together.

Tentative Greek Sub-Divider pages

Tentative pages because the "National Association of Latino Organizations" page really bothers me, and the Greek section editors are working to track down group photos of these councils to add to these pages.

Murder Scene

This assignment for class was really fun because AfterEffects can do so much and we were given total creative freedom. Footage was shot using a green screen. Using AfterEffects, I added a background to make it look like the characters are on top of a roof, and manipulated the color treatment so that they are kept in shadow. I also wrote the dialogue.

Tentative Endsheets

I say "tentative" because more information needs to be added to the top (front) endsheet. There is a front and a back endsheet to yearbooks - attached to the cover.

Academics spreads

Spreads I worked on for the yearbook.

Homecoming spreads

One of the greatest criticisms of the previous yearbook (2007-2008) was how spreads with the same topic (and sequential) didn't flow or look like they belonged together - due to not having an element to tie them together. This has been a huge challenge that I wanted to take on. There will be four Homecoming spreads, one series of several we're planning to have in the 2009 book. The challenge we're having with the other two spreads is a strong enough dominant photo to run the entire length of the spread (and if not, what alternatives we have), and the readability of the timeline in the corner of the bottom spread (which will appear in the same spot on each of the spreads).

Lifestyles spreads

Spreads I designed for the yearbook.

Deans, Administrators, and Board of Trustees

First two spreads I designed for the 2009 Ibis Yearbook.

Senior Spotlight Application

Front and back application I designed for senior spotlights. Over 50 seniors applied, the most we've had in the recent past. The questions were developed by the People Editor.

Photographer Press Passes

Designed these for our fantastic staff of photographers. The top image is the front of the pass, and the bottom is the back, which has the contact information of the Photo Editor and the Editor-in-Chief just in case things aren't going as planned.

Ibis Yearbook '09 - Style Guide

Handbook I developed and designed for staff designers. I designed it to explain what is expected from them, how we operate, to use as a reference for navigating the server and designing pages, and other things. The last page was suggested to me by the Photo Editor - a survey with the designer's name, student number (because that's how we pay them), and other information that helps me to gauge a person's skill level and possible commitment.

Parent Ad Letter

Designing the bottom form has honestly been one of my favorite assignments as the Design Director. It was one of the first things I wanted to redesign because the previous forms that had been sent out were unnecessarily repetitive, unorganized, and possibly over-designed. Based on the information on the previous forms, and inspired by Print magazine's fantastic design, I designed a parent ad form that groups similar things together and is easy to read (both for parents and for the Business Editor).

Ibis Yearbook '09 Logo

Ibis Yearbook '09 Retreat

Ibis Yearbook '09 Mock

Democratic Race Infographic

Worked on this piece for about a month about the people running for the Democratic nomination, the primaries, and the attitudes of US citizens on issues important to this presidential race. The information was gathered at the end of 2007, so it was unfortunately quickly outdated. This piece was created for class, but I decided to tackle this topic because I was interested in the political race, and knew this would be an excellent way to learn about the candidates and where they stood on issues.

Academic Resources Map

Map I created while I was Vice President, Academic Excellence for my sorority. The idea was to visually point out academic centers on campus, and to make the map somewhat interactive by having sisters write where they like to study and tips, such as times the library is crowded.

Crime Scene Infographic

A bit more complex. Crime scene infographic (not a real crime scene) created for class.