publication design — a.terrydesign

Z to Z:
Conversations
Of A Generation

(Good Done Daily)

(non-profit, publication design, collage, illustration, Indesign)

Content: Z to Z: Conversations of a Generation was curated by a multi-generational team of over 1,000 teen story contributors, two dozen young writers and artists, and a village of editors and creative professionals worked to bring this to life. The year of 2020, major events began from the pandemic, politics, racial injustice, natural disasters, vaccines, variants and more.

That year, Generator Z Future launched, creating a safe space for teens to share their stories and reimagine their worlds. From this, and extraordinary piece of history emerged — of what it meant to be a teenager during such a time in history.

Process: For this publication, I was recruited by my former professor and owner of Good Done Daily, Andy Kopietz to create collage graphics for the half of the chapters that had yet to be completed. Using inspiration from the exisitng chapters, I created a complimenting collage style that used self curated & youth submitted illustrations. The process of this publication was truly a treat because I had the opportunity to work within guidelines of exisiting content, but also explore and push the boundaries of what was expected of me.

Takeaways: This project is definitely at the top of my list based on the impact that it is going to have. Z to Z will be available for checkout across libraries in Southeast Michigan and Western New York, available for teens to check out & experience. I also heavily enjoyed working within the non-profit space as well because of its impact & core goals.

︎ process collages by
page & chapter