At the April UW Design Community session, the design team at the UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies shared the story behind the redesign of The Commons, the institute’s flagship publication. The team shared their creative process, editorial and visual strategy, and the decisions that shaped a refreshed look and feel for the magazine.

Recordings and resources

Recordings

• Behind the Redesign: Reimagining The Commons (captions available)
• Behind the Redesign: Reimagining The Commons (with audio descriptions)

Resources

• Presentation slides
• The Commons home page
• The Commons archive (pre-redesign)
• Design team’s survey questions
• CASE survey questions
• More on the CASE survey
• Breakdown of design team’s editorial goals and sections

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