Ninth Letter is an internationally-recognized, award-winning publication managed by the School of Art and Design at UIUC. Each designer is in charge of an article, a cover proposal, and a video.

Shown here is the short story “Not Until You Say Yes,” by Steve Almond. The concept demonstrates an expansive space with which the protagonists' conversations could breathe and reflect. Meticulous emphasis on typography as both decoration and symbol.

As well, shown is my cover proposal. I was asked by the art director to extend the typographic concepting into the cover. The result: each "block" on the cover the opening entry (and author's name) to every poem and article in the magazine.