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Graphic Design

Muscle Media

Creative direction for a fitness, health, and wellness magazine.

Role / practice
Creative Director · previously Graphic Designer / Photographer
Client
Muscle Media Online
Year
2019 – 2023
Discipline
Graphic Design
Three Muscle Media covers: Hannah 24K Goldy, Sharpening the Competitive Edge, and Gustavo Badell.

Selected cover design · three published issues · Owner-supplied Muscle Media publications; Hannah Goldy cover photograph by Bryan Garces.

Overview

The role

I started at Muscle Media as Graphic Designer / Photographer before becoming Creative Director from 2019 to 2023, directing visual and multimedia production across publications, photography, video, print, and web.

Published work

The September/October 2021 issue features Hannah “24K” Goldy. Its masthead credits Christian Garces as Creative Director, Lindsey Kelly as Art Director, and Bryan Garces as cover photographer. The cover and contents spread below show the magazine’s typography, hierarchy, imagery, and editorial presentation.

Read the publication

Explore the linked issue or browse the Muscle Media archive.

Earlier design & photography

The supplied October 2015 Gustavo Badell spreads show earlier editorial work from before my Creative Director period. They are presented as magazine design and photography work, with interview text credited to Tony Monchinski.

Muscle Media cover featuring Hannah 24K Goldy.
September / October 2021 · Muscle Media; cover photograph by Bryan Garces.
Red and black Muscle Media cover: Sharpening the Competitive Edge.
Selected Muscle Media cover · Owner-supplied Muscle Media publication.
October 2015 Muscle Media cover featuring Gustavo Badell.
October 2015 · Gustavo Badell · Owner-supplied Muscle Media publication.
Muscle Media September/October 2021 table of contents and masthead, naming Christian Garces as Creative Director.
Published masthead credit · Creative Director, Christian Garces · Muscle Media magazine; supplied contents spread. Photography credited to Bryan Garces; Art Director: Lindsey Kelly.
Muscle Media Gustavo Badell feature opening spread, with blue and white typography and gym photography.
October 2015 · Gustavo Badell feature opening · Muscle Media; owner-confirmed earlier graphic design and photography work. Interview: Tony Monchinski. Supplied publication screenshot.
Gustavo Badell interview spread with columns, gym photographs, and blue magazine branding.
October 2015 · interview layout · Muscle Media; owner-confirmed earlier graphic design and photography work. Interview: Tony Monchinski. Supplied publication screenshot.
Black and white gym photographs arranged alongside an interview column.
October 2015 · photography-led editorial layout · Muscle Media; owner-confirmed earlier graphic design and photography work. Interview: Tony Monchinski. Supplied publication screenshot.
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