Case Study · Design · 2025

Editorial Spreads

This editorial spread was created for a project selecting an article and designing a magazine layout around it. I chose "Alien Invasion or Sleep Paralysis?" because the topic fascinated me and offered a chance to explore the visual confusion between two surreal experiences.

Project: Alien Invasion or Sleep Paralysis? Year: 2025 Deliverables: 2-page editorial (InDesign)

Project Brief

This project begins with a compact design brief that frames the audience, the visual problem, and the mood the final system should carry.

This editorial spread was created for a project selecting an article and designing a magazine layout around it. I chose "Alien Invasion or Sleep Paralysis?" because the topic fascinated me and offered a chance to explore the visual confusion between two surreal experiences.

Research

Research gathers references, tone, and context, translating outside cues into a clearer visual direction for the project.

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Sketches and Early Iterations

Early iterations trace the movement from rough marks to more deliberate structure, revealing what to keep and what to refine.

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Concept Development

Concept development pulls the strongest signals together into a single direction with a more resolved mood and composition.

Editorial Spreads concept development

Details and Application

Details and application place the system into its final setting, where scale, texture, and presentation give the work its finish.

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