PLEASE LOITER — 2024
Context: Originally a project in college, this version of “Please Loiter” is reimagined and recrafted 5 years after its original creation. The goal of the project was to create a fictional magazine alongside 4 editorial spreads with compelling imagery and text to pull in the reader. This piece is seen as a reflection on my time in Portland, Maine - filled with the places my friends and I loitered the most, and where many fond memories were created.
Process: The process began five years ago when I wrote the copy and took the photographs that reviewed three different parking garages in Portland, Maine. The original project was my first experience working with large body copy. While I learned a lot back in Junior year of my college through this specific project, I’ve grown a lot as a designer and wanted to showcase my growth. I took out my sketchbook, while referencing my original project, and sketched out ways to improve the original design. I used a similar grid, experimented with the strong angles of the architecture and used extending lines as a consistent visual language throughout. After finishing the design, I affixed titles and photos to the project, focusing on enhanced typography of the body copy to increase legibility and flow.
Solution: While my first design focused heavily on industrial shapes and text, the design was static. Utilizing my original inspiration of strong industrial shapes, I created a more captivating composition that pulls readers in by peaking their visual interests.
