Cleveland Heights · Publication design
FOCUSMagazine
A city magazine, redesigned from cover to cover.
In 2023, Mayor Kahlil Seren contracted me to redesign FOCUS, the City of Cleveland Heights’ magazine. That commission marked the beginning of my work with the City.
Explore the issuesThe work
The redesign, and the issues that followed.
I organized neighborhood stories, City projects and public programs into a publication residents could read and return to. The work brought together typography, image direction, page pacing and the practical demands of print production.
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2023 · The commission
A new design for FOCUS.
I developed the magazine’s visual direction, page layouts and typography, giving its stories and public information a consistent editorial presentation.
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2024 · Independent issue production
An issue, start to finish.
I handled the complete design and production of a 2024 issue on my own, from page layouts and image placement to preparing the final files for print.
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Winter 2024 through Spring/Summer 2025
Design and editorial contributions.
Alongside the design work, I contributed titles and short editorial blurbs that helped introduce stories and guide readers through the publication.
Read the issues.
Selected editions from 2023 through 2025.
