Today I found out I'm a finalist in the Association of Alternative Newsmedia's 2014 awards for cover design!!! Check me out.

Below are the three SF Bay Guardian covers I submitted for the entry.

In all of these designs, I relied heavily on physically making (with paper, an X-Acto knife, paint, gemstones) or staging (board-game pieces, my own fist), then photographing the elements and adding some digital touches in Photoshop.

I haven't seen the other finalists' work (the website has not yet been updated with design submissions), but I'm hoping this hands-on approach gives me an edge.

Send winning vibes my way! (But honestly, I'm super stoked on being a finalist. Still pinching myself!)

Airbnb cover for the SF Bay Guardian, Aug. 7, 2013

Foreclosures cover for the SF Bay Guardian, Sept. 4, 2013

Queer gaming cover for the SF Bay Guardian, Oct. 23, 2013