03 EDITORIAL WORK
2022-2024
DESIGN + ART DIRECTION
Align Magazine is an award-winning magazine at the University of Oregon where I spent the last four years art directing, designing, and editing. Below are a few of my favorite pieces from my time at Align.
★ the three issues we printed while i was editor-in-chief ★
PLASTIC SURGE (W24)
DESIGN
THE DETAILS: Plastic surgery is becoming more commonplace and because of that, we are constantly navigating the search for authenticity and self-confidence. With photos that look almost stitched in and letters pressed onto gauze, the layout emulates the form of plastic surgery. Published in print for Align Magazine W24.
ART DIRECTORS: JILLIAN PEFFER & EMMA RUDDY
PHOTOGRAPHY: SALLY FINNIN
MODELS: ELLA POOR & AJEWELINA DANIELS
WRITTEN BY: DELANEY MCCUEN
PHOTOGRAPHY: SALLY FINNIN
MODELS: ELLA POOR & AJEWELINA DANIELS
WRITTEN BY: DELANEY MCCUEN
THE HORRORS OF QUEER CODING (S24)
DESIGN
THE DETAILS: Queerness is intrinsic in the horror genre. Many famous horror movies reflect stories of otherness, bodily reckoning, and gender fluidity. This article discusses the history of queer horror and the strides being made in creating better representation within the genre.
ART DIRECTORS: AINSLEY MCRAE & KRISHA BORGONHA
PHOTOGRAPHERS: ANYA SHETTY & SALLY FINNIN
MODELS: SAMANTHA JOH & CELIA GROVES
WRITTEN BY: ELLA NORTON
DESIGN AND PHOTO TREATMENT BY: AINSLEY MCRAE
PHOTOGRAPHERS: ANYA SHETTY & SALLY FINNIN
MODELS: SAMANTHA JOH & CELIA GROVES
WRITTEN BY: ELLA NORTON
DESIGN AND PHOTO TREATMENT BY: AINSLEY MCRAE
LEISURE UNLEASHED (W24)
DESIGN + ART DIRECTION
THE DETAILS: In the wake of Saltburn, we are asking new questions about leisure and the violence that it can hold.
DESIGN: AINSLEY MCRAE
ART DIRECTOR: FRANNY MILHIZER & AINSLEY MCRAE
PHOTOGRAPHY: FRANNY MILHIZER
MODELS: CAMILLE ANDREWS, KE’ALI MCCARTER & KEIR VAN NIEUWBURG
WRITTEN BY: LILI CALONJE
ART DIRECTOR: FRANNY MILHIZER & AINSLEY MCRAE
PHOTOGRAPHY: FRANNY MILHIZER
MODELS: CAMILLE ANDREWS, KE’ALI MCCARTER & KEIR VAN NIEUWBURG
WRITTEN BY: LILI CALONJE
INDIVIDUALITY (W23)
DESIGN + ART DIRECTION + PHOTOGRAPHY
The way a person dresses is often a reflection of how a person feels, both about themself and about the world around them. We asked Sachi and Joey, two people who express themselves with their clothing, to bring us into their rooms where we learned about who they are behind their outward expression. Each of the models was shot in their own bedroom on a roll of Portra 400. Published in print for Align Magazine W23.
DESIGN + ART DIRECTION + PHOTOGRAPHY: AINSLEY MCRAE
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANNA WALTERS
MODELS: SACHI NISHIKAWA, JOEY RYAN
WRITTEN BY: MIA MICKELSEN
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANNA WALTERS
MODELS: SACHI NISHIKAWA, JOEY RYAN
WRITTEN BY: MIA MICKELSEN