My work on Chickpea Magazine. I’m a part of every step of the process, from the concepting, to contributor management, writing, editing, recipe development, shooting, styling, lettering, design, printing, and selling.
What’s shown here is a tiny snippet of all the work I’ve put into Chickpea - a few of my favorite pages from our last dozen issues.
ISSUE 37: Joy
For doomscrollers or anyone who wants to create more joy in their life. (An essential thing in post-lockdown life.)
ISSUE 36: SUSTAINABILITY
An issue on both global and personal sustainability - from how we can be intentional for ourselves (and not burn out) AND the planet.
ISSUE 35: EVERYDAY VEGAN
The issue we’ve been dreaming of making since going vegan over 10 years ago. An essential guide to vegan living, for any skill or interest level.
ISSUE 34: vintage
Central to the idea of sustainability is working with what we already have. We’re avid vintage lovers, so this was a dream issue to put together.
ISSUE 33: fresh
Sure, vegan food is a lot of fruit & vegetables, so the idea of “fresh” comes naturally - but how else can we get a fresh start? This post-peak-pandemic issue aims to find new joy in living.
ISSUE 32: Pause
We had our Vintage issue 85% done when the pandemic began, which was very gathering-focused, so we had to take a pause for many reasons. We put out a best-of issue while waiting to see how the world was changing around us, and when we were ready, put out this home-centric issue instead. It’s all about self-care, living in crisis, and generally slowing down. It sold out the day we received it in print!
ISSUE 31: Simple
Throughout the years, we’ve been looking to pare back in everything we’re doing, so this was an inevitable issue. Easier cooking and living in one more minimally-designed issue.
ISSUE 30: Explore
This issue covered both culinary and literal exploration, bringing together foods and photographs from around the world.
ISSUE 29: TOGETHER
An issue on staying cozy and finding complete joy in spending time with friends and family.
ISSUE 28: earth
Covering sustainability, plants, the great outdoors, travel, and a lot more, this is one of our favorite issues for its style and content.
ISSUE 27: Identity
This issue definitely talks about veganism as a “thing”, but goes into topics on race, fatphobia, sobriety, food allergies, and much more.
ISSUE 26: Mindfulness
Probably the issue I reference and come back to most often, as it deals mainly with self-care and creating positive experiences around food and living.
ISSUE 25: family
A much-requested issue that remains one of our fastest-selling. I was so happy to work with my dad on the main feature of making a vegan Thanksgiving even carnivores could try.
ISSUE 24: International
Every piece in this issue was such a (positive) challenge and learning experience to work with! They all share different cultures and foods from around the world.
ISSUE 23: Whole
After a year straight of doing most of the work myself, this issue brought other contributors back to the magazine, and it was a revelation for me as a designer. It meant that I could dedicate more time and really grow in my design skills, making this one of my favorite-designed issues of all of Chickpea.
