Samantha deNicola - Daily Trojan

Daily Trojan

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The Daily Trojan has been a forum for student expression since 1912 and is written, edited, and managed by students at the University of Southern California.

Project Summary

Led the creative aesthetic of the newspaper, designed digital and print graphics, assets, and layout for an award-winning newspaper and managed a team of graphic, motion, and interactive media designers.

This is a collection of multimedia designs during my tenure.

Role

Design Director

Multimedia Design & Management

Takeaways

How to effectively convey the message and tone of stories and design in a fast-paced environment through visual means.

Timeline

July 2020 – July 2021 (1 year)

Special Cover Designs

A large part of my job as Design Director was designing covers for special and supplemental issues. These decorative covers are intended to display the unique content found inside that day's issue of the Daily Trojan.

Sports Extra Nov. 2

Sports Extra Nov. 6

Sports Extra Mar. 5

O-Issue

Spring COVID-19 Supplement

Spring Orientation

Layout Designs

While less design-based than the cover designs, a portion of my responsibility was to assist in special layout of articles and features. During production, I oversaw and created layout designs in order to produce an accessible and easy to digest the newspaper.

News

Opinion

Sports

Infographics

Motion Graphics

I employed the use of motion graphics to animate projects, specials, and supplementary issue covers to emphasize and promote the unique content within the issue.

Social Media Marketing & Recruitment