Spark, An Award-Winning Creative Publication for the College of Fine Arts at Boston University

Spark was a publication from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University that featured season event highlights and unique storytelling through compelling editorial in a unique broadsheet format.


As Creative Director for Spark, I designed a color system where two colors selected from the cover image become the primary colors of the Fall issue, the complements of which then become the primary colors for the Spring issue. The system carries these colors through logo, overlays, gradients, and type treatments.

Disrupting the original two-issue color system, the new third-issues adopt a "wildcard" theme.

For the first third-issue's colors, published in the Spring of 2017, I found inspiration from the contrasting tartness and sweetness of a grapefruit enjoyed in early Spring.

For the next and final third-issue of Spark, I was inspired by cool and sandy Spring New England beach vibes.

Below are various spreads from Spark.