Editorial Design / GRDE 418 with Graphic Designers and Illustrators

This course includes fourth year graphic designers and third and fourth year illustrators working on teams to write articles and create spreads for magazines. Students may choose to write on a topic of their choice, as long as they are able to take a clear editorial stance.

2022 spring semester, Illustration Professor Bob Dorsey and I worked with interdisciplinary teams to create three editorial projects. This was a lively and collaborative class!

2021 spring semester, Illustration Professor Bob Dorsey and I were joined by guest critics Doug Chayka and Ryan Moore, Illustration and Graphic Design alumni. Their professional experience raised the bar of the class, and it was a great group!

A story about the way we fondly remember vacations even with mishaps along the way.

Design: Brooklyn Hutchison

Illustration: Olivia Bell

A story about the way we fondly remember vacations even with mishaps along the way.

Design: Ly Tran

Illustration: Katelyn McKillip

A story about how we fondly remember vacations been with mishaps along the way.

Design: Xandria Heidrich

Illustration: Marhevk

A story about enjoying the journey.

Design: Jack Czapla

Illustration: Meghan Wassil

A story about enjoying the journey.

Design: Rachel DeTone

Illustration: Cenzi Quantock

A story about enjoying the journey.

Design: Grace Kaminsky

Illustration: Mikayla Bader

A scary tale about the future of AI.

Design: Rachel DeTone

Illustration: J Rose Parker

Archaeology brought to life.

Design: Karolina Berg

Illustration: Scilla Raymond-Gazave

A story about the destruction of plant life by action of humankind.



Design: Katy Verzillo

Illustration: Meghan Wassil

A whimsical magazine cover for Homes & Gargoyles.



Design: Katy Verzillo

Illustration: Scilla Raymond-Gazave

An article about the impact of human action on the geography of the U.S.



Design: Evan Marshall

Illustration: Kate Jacobs

A magazine cover for Jinx, a new birding magazine.



Design: Evan Marshall

Illustration: Kate Jacobs

A magazine cover for a new magazine for children.



Design: Karolina Berg

Illustration: Meghan Wassil

A fun magazine to encourage curiosity in children.



Design: Lamisa Fairooz

Illustration: Ben Primerano