Art direction, Design, and Production: Mosaïque, the bilingual French-English Magazine published by the Alliance Française of Los Angeles and San Diego, California.

The Brief

Starting with the third edition of Mosaïque, I was brought on to redesign the interior layout as a sophisticated, engaging, and easy-to-read format, while preserving the existing cover template.

Solution: a layout system

Working closely with the Los Angeles editorial team, I created a layout system that could be reused for future issues, yet remained flexible enough to be easily customized for each edition.

Production

The editorial team provided bilingual content (in French and English), photos, and advertisements. I handled the full design process: layout, photo optimization, presentation and revisions, and pre-press production. I conducted on-site press checks to review and sign off on final proofs (“Bon à Tirer” in French), ensuring the highest print quality before full production. I also produced downloadable web versions for online distribution.

Result: Expansion

As the new design led to more visibility and popularity, the Los Angeles-based publication expanded to include a San Diego edition.
I managed the design and production of both versions. While some content was shared, each edition also included location-specific pages, adding complexity to the design, pre-press, and printing process. To maximize the production budget, I proposed an optimized workflow: shared pages would be printed in a single run, while location-specific content would be printed separately and assembled into their respective editions. This approach influenced the editorial structure, as location-specific content had to be confined to dedicated pages, but it proved to be a cost-effective solution and was successfully adopted.
Each version also had their respective online formats, which I would also produce and deliver as web-optimized PDF files.