mipa writing and design portfolio: sarah lawrence

sarah lawrence

sarah lawrence

sarah MIPA YEARBOOK

STUDENT OF THE YEAR PORTFOLIO

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writing writing writing PERSONAL WRITING SAMPLES

writingwritingwritingGOING FOR GOLD

This is one of the � nal stories of my writing career. Not only am I proud of my progress throughout my experience as a writer, but also of the sta� that I worked with; having had the opportunity to travel with them to New York City to accept their award. This trip changed my outlook as a student journalist; motivating me to achieve greatness in the rest of my yearbookcareer.

RECOGNITIONAWARDS &RECOGNITION&RECOGNITIONMichigan Interscholastic Press Association Second Place Organizations Writing

2012 Fentonian “There’s More 2 It”

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writingwritingwritingMORE THAN THE DISEASE

This piece is close to my heart in many ways. Not only was this my � rst traditional story, but I was also friends with the girl for whom the memorial gathering was for. I am very proud of the depth I was able to achieve as a novice with no interview-ing skill, in addition to the awards I received for this spread.

Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Honorable mention: Feature Writing Student Life: April 2013

Featured in the 2013 Jostens Look Book


RECOGNITIONAWARDS &RECOGNITION&RECOGNITION

writingwritingwritingVERSACE AND VERONA

I chose this piece because I felt as though my coverage of the IB theater production of Romeo and Ju-liet was a turning point in my writing career. This is due to my new-found comfort level with my interviewing, and � nally being able to capture the essence of our theme, “There’s More 2 It” through my multiple viewings of the production, in addition to the countless interviews with the cast to ensure I was getting the most of the story.

Michigan Interscholastic Press Association First Place Organizations Writing

Honorable mention at the 2012 Ruby Zima Film and Arts Festival



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writingwritingwritingSIMPLICITY & ADVERSITY

Simplicity and Adversity is an accurate description of my experience while writing this page. After receiving the task of writing a story about the � rst day/week of school, my editors made the decision to re-design my page and change my assignment a three times before settling on this al-ternative coverage design. With this, I am proud of the � nal product, in addition to the award I receiced for the spread.

Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Third Place Alternative Coverage: April 2013



writingwritingwritingSTANDING FOR CHANGE

Like Versace and Verona, I felt as though I was pushed to my limits while writing this story. Although this page was not submitted for any awards or recognition, it is one of my favorite stories. This is because I worked tirelessly to stay neutral regarding my opinons about a woman’s right to choose through my story telling techniques, focusing solely on reporting what occured at the event.


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design design design PERSONAL DESIGN SAMPLES

designdesigndesignA GLOMB CHRISTMAS

After the tremendous snowfall last winter, we knew we needed to include some

coverage that would capture the attention of our readers. After about six di� erent designs, I � nally

arrived at this one. I chose to submit it because of the landscape background photo layered with text,

transparencies and additional photos.

This spread was recently submitted for awards at the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s Spring Conference for April 2015

2014 Fentonian “One”


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designdesigndesignPRINCESS AND THE PEA

This page was an easy pick for me. First, this was my � rst-ever play page, which was made better by the

fantastic photos we had from the event. Additionally I was able to include my own photos from a trip to

the Detroit Institute of Arts during that week, which made the spread more personal.




designdesigndesignMIPA SAMPLE LIFESTYLES

This year I, along with most of the editors from our sta� , had the opportunity to attend the annual MIPA

Summer Workshop at Michigan State University. Here, my co editor and I were able to brainstorm

ideas for how we wanted this book to look, in addition to creating some sample spreads. This was one of

my favorites that I made because of the use of subtle angles to portray our theme, in addition to the

fantastic color composition of the photos we were provided with.

This spread was unable to be submitted because it is not being published for this edition of the yearbook.

2015 Fentonian Prep from the MIPA Summer Workshop


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designdesigndesignBYE BYE BIRDIE

This spread is unable to be sumbitted for any recogni-tion because it has not yet been published.

This spread stood out to me for many reasons. To begin, I liked how colorful the photos were and how

they were able to enhance the use of spot color throughout the page. Also, I am proud of the pror-

gressing sequence of events in the dominant caption, in addition to the subsequent theater

package on the bottom left.

2015 Fentonian “Same Story, Different Angle”


designdesigndesign2015 COVER

This year, as co-Editor-in-Chief, my task was to design our cover. After months of work to come up with a theme, we decided on “Same Story, Di� erent

Angle”. With this, when coming up with a design, I observed some of our past books and decided that

we needed a breath of fresh air; avoiding photo collages, and switching to bright complementary

colors and new shapes to achieve a “Di� erent Angle”.

This cover is unable to be sumbitted for any recogni-tion because it has not yet been published.

2015 Fentonian “Same Story, Different Angle”


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designdesigndesignDASH TO BE A HERO


I chose this one, not only because it was the � rst spread I ever designed for our section, but I felt it to be one of my best. The elements of spot-color and transparent package headlines, along with the photo quality and color composition of those photos, in my opinion made the spread a success.



designdesigndesignTHE 2 DAY SPIRIT WEEK


I chose this spread because I am proud of how it turned out despite the limited photo selection we had due to having three consecutive snow days. Normally this wouldn’t have posed any issues for us, however this was our spirit week. Aside from this, I take pride in the headline design and the use of alter-nate story structure.



mipa writing and design portfolio: sarah lawrence

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