Columni

This zine was a collaboration made in Publication Design, where everyone interviewed a Columbia College Chicago graduate and designed their own covers, opening and closing pages, table of contents, interview spreads, and more.

With the freedom to design our zines however we pleased, I decided to stick to the Columbia College branding by using two of the style colors: #048194 and #2AD2C9. To personalize it even more, I highlighted some iconic buildings I see every day on my commute, and illustrated them for my front and back covers. These include the Willis Tower, Hilton Chicago, and the Columbia Student Center.

I interviewed Columbia alum Julia Arredondo for my zine. After preparing 12 questions for them, we met over Zoom and chatted over their answers. I then transcribed their answers and went on to design the spreads around the text and around Julia's artwork they provided.

Along with interviewing Julia and designing my zine, I also acted as Assistant Editor for everyone's interview spreads and biographies. I fixed punctuation, grammatical, and design-related errors (such as widows, orphans, double-spaces, and more).