the commonwealth times
(2022 — 2024)
i was given the amazing opportunity to become a graphic designer for virginia commonwealth university’s student media center in 2022, then was promoted to art director. there i work on amazing projects like the commonwealth times.
i managed and supervised a team of designers and curated layouts for the printed newspaper biweekly in addition to creating social media graphics biweekly. every week i assigned new roles to the designers to constantly stimulate our creativity with brand new ideas for each section — news, sports, spectrum, opinions and humor. brainstorming ideas for illustrations is also part of the role and then using those amazing illustrations to compliment our work.
each year it is a tradition for the CT to publish special issues for Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March. i had the privilege of curating a brand new style guide for these issues from scratch, researching and using type specifically from Black type designers for Black History Month and female type designers for Women’s History Month.
in addition to creating design projects for the CT, i was also responsible for other student publications organized at the Student Media Center. as art director, i organized team meetings and incorporated the editor in chief’s visions intended for their publication. i practiced organizing files for print and assured that they excel in quality, meeting their standards.
it was an absolute honor to have worked with such amazing people throughout my time at the student media center and i am so thankful to have worked on so many astonishing projects that i am incredibly proud of.
i managed and supervised a team of designers and curated layouts for the printed newspaper biweekly in addition to creating social media graphics biweekly. every week i assigned new roles to the designers to constantly stimulate our creativity with brand new ideas for each section — news, sports, spectrum, opinions and humor. brainstorming ideas for illustrations is also part of the role and then using those amazing illustrations to compliment our work.
each year it is a tradition for the CT to publish special issues for Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March. i had the privilege of curating a brand new style guide for these issues from scratch, researching and using type specifically from Black type designers for Black History Month and female type designers for Women’s History Month.
in addition to creating design projects for the CT, i was also responsible for other student publications organized at the Student Media Center. as art director, i organized team meetings and incorporated the editor in chief’s visions intended for their publication. i practiced organizing files for print and assured that they excel in quality, meeting their standards.
it was an absolute honor to have worked with such amazing people throughout my time at the student media center and i am so thankful to have worked on so many astonishing projects that i am incredibly proud of.
