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Studio Mathewes Leave-Behind Cards

By Cara McKinley | Published: June 27, 2010
Studio Mathewes recently tasked me with creating a print piece to leave behind with potential clients that would be both a sample of work and provide pricing information. However, it was also important to Studio Mathewes that the materials be presented in a way that would be emotionally engaging, so that people would not be [...]
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College of Business Holiday Cards

By Cara McKinley | Published: January 3, 2010
The College of Business at U of I needed holiday cards for Thanksgiving and New Year’s, and wanted something that would help bring the college to a more modern-business reputation. Solid bright colors and matte metallics were used with helvetica and minimalist illustrations to create a clean and sophisticated design that can say ‘Happy Holidays’ [...]
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Dalkey Press’ Quarterly Review of Contemporary Fiction

By Cara McKinley | Published: January 3, 2010
The Dalkey Press needed a new look for their quarterly Review of Contemporary Fiction. The client requested something with a look that is modern but not sterile or pretentious. The solution shown has a cover design that is interesting but can be easily duplicated by an in-house designer for the series. The typography of the [...]
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Cover Design for the 2006 Fall/Winter Issue of the Ninth Letter

By Cara McKinley | Published: January 3, 2010
The Ninth Letter is a literary publication published twice a year as a collaboration between the English and Art & Design departments at the University of Illinois. Much of the writing in the 2006 Fall/Winter edition had a feeling of surreality or a struggle of the characters to define their reality. The below cover concept [...]
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