Publications
The Rise and Fall of Old Europe
redesign
2023
Part of senior thesis exploration of content styling & visual identity. Redesigned an article written by David W. Anthony to experiment with making academic texts visually engaging.
redesign
2023
Part of senior thesis exploration of content styling & visual identity. Redesigned an article written by David W. Anthony to experiment with making academic texts visually engaging.
A History Omitted
2023
8x10 laser print; comb bound with paper dust jacket cover
A 104-page book detailing my journey in learning about indigenous peoples of Illinois (history + culture) and contemporary issues. This book is a report of various interviews, articles, and photos that I collected over the course of the semester for my intensive class.
link to full PDF
2023
8x10 laser print; comb bound with paper dust jacket cover
A 104-page book detailing my journey in learning about indigenous peoples of Illinois (history + culture) and contemporary issues. This book is a report of various interviews, articles, and photos that I collected over the course of the semester for my intensive class.
link to full PDF
Ubiquitous Mag: aftermath
creative direction & design
2024
Created visual identity for Pratt Institute’s literary magazine & designed issue cover-to-cover. Copy edited articles as well.
creative direction & design
2024
Created visual identity for Pratt Institute’s literary magazine & designed issue cover-to-cover. Copy edited articles as well.
Consensual Workplace Relationships: What to Look out For
2023
Bracket-bound faux FBI report documenting my comments and drawings from The X-Files and its romantic undertones. Done for Independent Publishing class. Cardstock cover with bracket binding. Interior pages are inkjet on vellum.
2023
Bracket-bound faux FBI report documenting my comments and drawings from The X-Files and its romantic undertones. Done for Independent Publishing class. Cardstock cover with bracket binding. Interior pages are inkjet on vellum.
Sumerian Artefact Translation: Report II
2023
Single-page tabloid zine printed using dual-color risograph process. Done for Independent Publishing class. All content within is self-generated including the images of the tablets. Tablets were sculpted in clay, photographed, and everything was laid out in InDesign.
2023
Single-page tabloid zine printed using dual-color risograph process. Done for Independent Publishing class. All content within is self-generated including the images of the tablets. Tablets were sculpted in clay, photographed, and everything was laid out in InDesign.
Silt in my Riverbed
2022
This is a zine featuring an original poem and illustrations. The illustrations are fully graphite but were scanned in & text was overlaid in InDesign. Done for Image as Communication final.
2022
This is a zine featuring an original poem and illustrations. The illustrations are fully graphite but were scanned in & text was overlaid in InDesign. Done for Image as Communication final.
Grandt’s Shell
2023
Photo zine made with photos taken in the last month of Grandt’s Shell’s (the oldest gas station in Illinois) life.
Photos and text by August Graham. Organization, layout, and overall design by Mara Nicolaie.
2023
Photo zine made with photos taken in the last month of Grandt’s Shell’s (the oldest gas station in Illinois) life.
Photos and text by August Graham. Organization, layout, and overall design by Mara Nicolaie.
