Art & Web Development Director

Hispanic Outlook on Education

Ten years connecting art direction, magazine design, print preparation, and direction of the publication’s website and web applications.

Field: Education + editorial publishing
Time in the role: 10 years in the role
Focus: Art direction / Editorial design

Hispanic Outlook cover featuring a tango couple and the headline Stage Tango. — Stage Tango · June/July 2023

Hispanic Outlook cover featuring a portrait and the headline 10 Scholarships, about funding for minorities in STEM fields. — 10 Scholarships · May/June 2023

Design direction

An editorial identity, across print and digital.

A magazine’s identity has to work at several scales: a cover that introduces an issue, a spread that guides the reader, and a website that carries the publication into a digital setting. Ricardo’s role connected those responsibilities across editorial design, production, and web development direction.

An identity across issues

A supporting selection of covers, brought together to show the publication’s visual range.

Hispanic Outlook cover featuring Dr. Angélica García and a headline about student access and success at Berkeley City College.

Hispanic Outlook cover with artwork of a family reading and a headline about preserving Hispanic heritage.

Hispanic Outlook Sports and Summer Programs cover with an illustrated runner wearing a mask.

Hispanic Outlook cover featuring Dr. Mark Rosenberg and the headline High Expectations and FIU Excellence.

Hispanic Outlook cover showing El Paso Community College graduates with the headline Today’s Community Colleges.

Hispanic Outlook cover featuring a uniformed student leader and the headline Student Leaders Take Flight.

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Editorial layouts

Headlines, columns, illustration, and photography shape the pace of a story. These spreads show different ways to guide the reader across a page.

A Hispanic Outlook spread about Spanish idioms, combining library illustrations, a drop cap, and text columns. — Illustration and typography · Giving a feature its own visual rhythm.

A Hispanic Outlook feature on NIU’s Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, with a typographic opening, photographs, and editorial columns. — Feature layout · A clear opening, photography, and a continuous reading flow.

The Two Immigrants Connect on Shark Tank editorial spread, with photography of the featured business owners and multi-column text. — Photo-led storytelling · Integrating portrait photography with long-form editorial text.

A guide to the issue

The contents spread brings departments, story previews, and page references together, helping readers find their way through the magazine.

The December 2024/January 2025 Hispanic Outlook contents spread, pairing a featured photograph and publication masthead with section headings, images, and page numbers. — Contents design · Bringing sections, imagery, and page references into one reading guide.

In-house advertising

A paired selection promoting the publication’s subscriptions and career services through bold color, a single visual idea, and a direct call to action.

Hispanic Outlook careers house ad with a magnifying glass on a yellow background and a message connecting Hispanic professionals to career opportunities. — Career-services promotion

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Ricardo’s role

Print & digital direction

Ricardo served for ten years as Art & Web Development Director. His responsibilities included redesigning the magazine’s visual identity and website; designing covers, spreads, and typography; preparing publications for print; and supervising and guiding website and web-app development. Editorial writing, photography, and other contributed material remain credited to their respective creators.

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