Rowdy Magazine
Rowdy Magazine is the largest independently-run student fashion and pop-culture college publication in the United States, of which Emma is a layout designer.
Layout, Print
InDesign, Photoshop, Ongoing work
Rowdy Vol. 14: Escapism
Two editorial spreads for Macy Martin’s compelling piece, “The Euphoria Economy: We Were Never Just Dancing,” which explores how our collective craving for escape fuels industries built on dopamine and stimulation.
Rowdy Vol. 15: Becoming
Spread for Pink Walls, Butterfly Ceilings, a memoir by Reagan Alapa that explores childhood nostalgia, girlhood whimsy, and how those ideas evolve and shift in adulthood.
What made this volume especially unique was the opportunity to step beyond my role as a layout designer and contribute more expansively as an artist. I created one of five rooms in a collaborative house composite, where each room represents a system we often find ourselves shaped by. My room focused on consumption, examining the psychological and cultural effects of capitalism and commercial greed. Through the space (and the models within it), I aimed to capture the tension between desire and control, autonomy and influence, and the patterns of overconsumption we fall into—largely fueled by the digital age.
