For five years, I was one of two art directors designing SLAP, a skateboarding magazine built with the same raw, DIY energy as the culture it covered. We made the magazine by hand as much as we did on screen, cutting up type, scanning, photocopying, taping and experimenting to create layouts that felt imperfect, spontaneous and alive. I created headlines by hand and designed everything from covers and features to interviews and photo stories.
I also redesigned SLAP's masthead, building the lettering from rub-off type and then deconstructing it by hand to create the identity seen across the magazine. Beyond design, I photographed and interviewed bands and helped turn the music, skate culture and people around us into editorial stories.
Role: Art Direction • Editorial Design • Typography • Photography • Editorial Content