The Core is the University of Chicago's flagship semiannual undergraduate magazine, mailed alongside the University of Chicago Magazine, its premier alumni mag. Started in 2007, it aims to foster alumni engagement with stories pertinent to the College. Its circulation as of 2015 was roughly 100,000 copies.

In late 2012, I redesigned the publication of record under the guidance of Design Director Guido Mendez in order to bring a more contemporary yet still on-brand look to the Core.

Editor
Carrie Golus

Art Director
Guido Mendez

Designer
Tom Tian

Photographers
Nathan Keay, Carlos Javier Ortiz, Drew Reynolds, The Smithsonian Institute, Tom Tian

Illustrators
Allan Burch, Eric Hanss, Tom Tian

2012 ︎︎︎ 2015



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