Texas Tech University

Senior Communication Design student, Iylana Putnam Nassiri recently had a magazine spread selected on a competitive basis and showcased in Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, Issue no. 16. Nassiri’s spread was developed in Carla Tedeschi’s (Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of  Communication Design) Publication Design Class last spring.

Creative Quarterly is a national publication that showcases work produced by important artists, photographers and designers. An emphasis is placed on the work of emerging artists and designers as well as practicing professionals in their quarterly competitions.

Nassiri explains, “Our assignment was to find a random article (I don’t even remember where I found this one) and then design a magazine spread for it. The article talks about the Golden Ratio in flowers, shells and beehives, so that’s why I used those images, and then I also took some mathematical diagrams of the golden ratio and used those in my design. The grid on which this design is laid out is also based on the Golden Ratio in rectangles.”

She selected this spread for the competition because “it was my favorite thing. I had worked on it all semester, and actually it may be my favorite thing I have ever designed!”