This Saturday section was a true joint effort of design and our photo editors. At first we defaulted to an illustrated cover, but pivoted to photo when an editor contributed the idea of a smokey photoshoot. Our photo intern Jacob Moscovitch stepped up to take the photos and art direct the photoshoot.
Once the photos were in I really wanted to lean into the dark nature of the cover shot — moving the Saturday flag to the bottom, playing with font usage, and scale of photos.
AD: Jade Cuevas; Photos and Photoshoot AD: Jacob Moscovitch
The heartbreak of a missed romantic connections lingers. Questions of “what if?” and day dreams start to swirl through one’s mind. I really wanted to bring that light-hearted and whimsical sense to our section.
I found Claire’s work and felt it was a perfect match to help bring this sense to our paper.
AD: Jade Cuevas
Illustrations: Claire Morales
Armed with a double truck, historic photos, but no story — what is a design team to do for their inauguration day issue? We decided to run Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” in full of course. I hoped when designing this that the striking poem paired with scenic photos would help our readers feel as if they had a nice snapshot of the day.
This Saturday Section features some fabulous photography from our Madeleine Hordinski. She went around and took many many polaroids of abandoned furniture on the L.A. streets.
After compiling and trying many different configurations we went for the one that felt truest to the story: messy and splayed out. I really wanted to convey the feeling of finding a piece of treasure in L.A.
AD & typography: Jade Cuevas
Photos: Madeleine Hordinski
This premium section was all about the quakes and shakes California routinely experiences and how to prepare for them.
This section included a lot of moving parts as it featured stories from not only news, but science, food, and our Utility team.
I found myself being very hands on — doing all my own illustrations and photo composite work to really make this section come together.
ADs: Steven Banks, Judith Pryor, Jade Cuevas
Our features writers scoured the many parks that Los Angeles has to offer and paired their favorite restaurants to give our readers the best guide to having the perfect summer picnic.
We went through many different cover options featuring gingham table cloths, but it all felt too busy. We wanted the overall essence of different picnic items for the cover rather than a more literal interpretation.
AD: Jade Cuevas
This night included a lot of back and forth with our Sports I really love this photo from Wally Skalij capturing the pile of players together.
This premium section was all about the quakes and shakes California routinely experiences and how to prepare for them.
This section included a lot of moving parts as it featured stories from not only news, but science, food, and our Utility team.
I found myself being very hands on — doing all my own illustrations and photo composite work to really make this section come together.
ADs: Steven Banks, Judith Pryor, Jade Cuevas
As I was making this layout for print, the online concept immediately popped into my mind. An easy way to bring some life into what would usually be a static image.
AD, illustration, animation: Jade Cuevas
Photos: Mel Melcon
When finding ways to transfer the art from the Unshaken Special Section to online, I was able to enlist the help of our intern, Nico Chilla to bring my icons to life.
AD and illustration: Jade Cuevas
Animation: Nico Chilla
Profile featuring plant shop owners in Los Angeles
Page listing new and renovated places to stay in the Santa Barbara area.
Summer 2021, we were able to launch our LAT Design Instagram to showcase the hard work our design team does. Along with fellow designer, Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini, we were able to curate a feed featuring gradients that compliment and highlight our department’s print pages and digital efforts.
AD: Jade Cuevas & Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini
Summer of 2020 brought many memorable newsfronts showing solidarity around Los Angeles and the nation for Black Lives Matter. This is one of the many powerful A1s during this time.
This cover story for the Saturday Section features the work of a new groundbreaking interior design style created by Adrien Beard, Sachiko Bradley and Faith Blakeney.
I really wanted to highlight the space that was being featured and find some typography to fit the similar clean and simple with a flair vibe.
AD: Jade Cuevas
Typography: Roselly Monegro
Accessory dwelling units (more commonly known as ADUs or Granny Flats) are having a moment in Los Angeles.
For this cover we really wanted to highlight this ADU’s construction and resourcefulness — namely the elevated foundation, reclaimed wood throughout the house, and overall indoor/outdoor living design.
AD: Jade Cuevas
Photos: Cris Nolasco
Art direction for this story taking an in-depth look into the spending habits of UCLA football’s catering — a team that had yet to see a good day of play on the field, but ate like champions off the field. Illustration by Peter and Maria Hoey.
Art directing this Column One brought me back to my teen magazine quiz taking days. This Column One looks at the Enneagram phenomenon — a form of self identification and understanding much like the wave of fascination with astrology or Myers-Briggs fame — and how it helps guide people’s lives. Illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey.
Upon hearing Biden officially won the presidency, our design team kicked into gear on Sunday, November 8. This double truck focused on reactions from people across the country after such a long election process.
COVID-19 shut down much of Los Angeles in April 2020. Our amazing photo department wanted to showcase the shots they gathered of the eery empty streets of the city.
Each year the fire season throughout California brings more dangerous and elusive fires. This year was no exception with the Bobcat Fire.
Oscars night is absolutely one of my favorite newsroom nights at the Los Angeles Times. I got to work on the winner recap pages.
A selection of spreads from the L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants Guide.
A show of the “Pelosi clap” spotted on this A1.
Many people in Southern California retreat to Joshua Tree National Park as an oasis. The whimsical, colorful photos taken by Brian van de Brug really capture the magical quality of the park.
At the center of this Column One is Minerva Hoyt — the unsung saint of Joshua Tree National Park. When pitching the area of land that is now the park, Hoyt mailed a series of photo albums showcasing the park’s landscape to President Roosevelt.
I wanted to recreate this photo album idea with the historical photos on the page.
AD: Kelli Sullivan
Christina House’s photography really elevates this beautiful story of a woman with the BRCA gene coming to terms with the breast cancer that has followed the women in her family and path to getting a mastectomy.
This Column One takes a deep dive into Tan Eow Chong’s life and his durian empire.
How do you make shipping containers visually appealing? Make them satisfying to look at and pair it with a good, informative graphic and you got yourself a centerpiece for Sunday Business.