This double-page response was created for a class publication, based on a conversation with GSA graduate Abby Bayani. The project began with research into Abby’s practice, from her structured typographic work and modular forms to her editorial projects and careful use of print, texture and composition. Her attention to detail, systematic approach and interest in the relationship between analogue and digital processes became the foundation for the visual direction.

The outcome reflects the exchange between two designers at different stages of their creative lives. Using emails between Abby and myself as the textual content, the spread turns conversation into both readable material and visual texture. The grid structure was inspired by Abby’s print experiments, while the halftone gradient introduces a sense of transition, movement and uncertainty. This represents the shift from being a student to entering professional practice, as well as the flow of advice, reassurance and connection passed between graduates.

Working in grayscale, the design brings together Abby’s analogue print sensibility with my own interest in digital processes. The final publication spread values detail and subtle communication, inviting the reader to look closer rather than immediately consume the text. At its core, the publication is about mentorship, shared experience and the continuity of the GSA design community, receiving guidance from those who have already moved forward, while hoping to offer the same support to future graduates.