Editorial Design, 2020.
Disorder Magazine
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Summary:
Disorder is a bi-monthly art and literature print publication dedicated to conversations about mental health. We’re tired of the “think positive” bullshit and feeling ashamed of our emotions. Disorder is here to break the stigma and get real on how we cope with feelings of anxiety, depression, fear, trauma, and more.
Editorial Focus
Disorder consists of a collection of short stories, interviews, poetry, and art. Each issue has it’s own theme related to mental illness and emotions. For example anger, panic, boundaries, etc. It does not tell readers how to “fix their issues”, rather creates an open discussion.
Tone
The tone of Disorder is unapologetic, uncensored, informal, youthful, and real. The target demographic is tired of hearing about how they should deal with things or feeling shame about it. They want to hear from people like them, people who share their voice and aren’t afraid to put it all out there.
Article 1:
The first article featured in Disorder is called ‘Real Men Do Cry’, written by Mathew Maniaci. It is about a man who has struggled with the pressure to ‘be a man’ and hide his emotions.
The stereotypes of how a man should act often stem from outdated values. Men are depicted as stoic, strong, and breadwinners – they are taught crying is seen as a sign of weakness. In order to convey this idea, I used black-and-white photography of strong and powerful men from the 50s. I drew tears on these men to symbolize the change in narrative that the article illustrates. I created and applied a psychedelic background behind these images. This symbolizes how young men are taught –or brainwashed– to act a certain way in order to maintain these outdated views on what a man should be.
Article 2:
The second article featured in Disorder is called ‘My Therapist Was Intimidating’, written by Faith Ann. It is about a woman who struggles to find a therapist and is intimidated by her experience with the one she chose.
I used illustrations from an artist named Stephanie Deangelis, who did a set for Allure on therapy. I closed-cut and slightly altered these illustrations in order to tell a visual story that matched the author’s narrative. I used a muted colour scheme to pair well with the tone and illustrations.
Illustration By: Na Kim