Crimson Quarterly | Spring 2022 Cover

I was tasked with coming up with a unique visual design for a story about coaches’ salaries at the university. My initial thoughts were of physical cash with coaches’ faces on them, and I really sprang from there.

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First design element, proof of concept. Brent Venables on the $100 bill

First design element, proof of concept. Brent Venables on the $100 bill

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First cover concept

First cover concept

Second cover concept

Second cover concept

Final layout of design

Final layout of design

Final Vertical

Final Vertical

Final Horizontal

Final Horizontal

Lincoln on the $50

Lincoln on the $50

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Stoops on the $20

Stoops on the $20

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Switzer on the 5

Switzer on the 5

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