The Vocal Civilian is a newspaper publication in pursuit of liberation through visual communication that was launched as part of the CHARACTERS: Type In Action exhibition at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA).
VOCAL Type and Civilization reached out to me to transform the entire CHARACTERS: Type In Action exhibition at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) into a newspaper magazine. This way, any institution, regardless of budget and location, can display a mini version of the exhibition using copies of the newspaper.
Some of the layouts and design language from the newspaper became integral parts of the overall experiential design for the exhibition itself. I had the honor of assisting with the experiential design of the show as well as the design of the newspaper.
Serving
Art Direction
Content Organization
Custom Newspaper Design
Print Consultation
Post Production
Retouching
Brand & Logo Consultation
Graphic & Layout Design
PRINT Magazine Article Feature
CHARACTERS: Type In Action was featured in an article for PRINT Magazine titled Vocal Type & Civilization Expand the Story of Type and Social Justice at MODA. Written by Kim Tidwell. Read the full story here.
SPD 60 Award Recipient
The Vocal Civilian won two silver awards in The Society of Publication Designers 60th annual competition! The publication was in great company this year alongside Fast Company, The New York Times, and Allure, etc):
Silver for Cover, Independent Publishing
Silver for Entire Issue, Independent Publishing
The 2025 PRINT AWARDS Recipient
The Vocal Civilian won third place in the Citizen Design Award category in the 2025 PRINT Awards competition!
Third Place for Citizen Design Award, Print Magazine Design
Credits
C0-Creator
Vocal Type
Vocal Type
C0-Creator
Civilization
Civilization
Writer
Kaleena Sales
Kaleena Sales
Designer
Mark Baker-Sanchez
Mark Baker-Sanchez
Exhibition Space
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
Printing
Newspaper Club
This newspaper is 100% recyclable and printed on FSC-certified paper sourced from sustainably managed forests.