Marketbook

Magazine Design

CREATIVE DIRECTION

PHOTO EDITING/MANIPULATION

LAYOUT DESIGN

PRINT PRODUCTION

Two magazines titled 'Market Book' featuring a close-up of a person's legs wearing white shoes with black heels, black ankle strap, and white stockings, with text and headlines on the cover.

The concept, design, and execution of a magazine celebrating all things Facebook Marketplace.

My role: Photoediting, photomanipulation, layout.

Co-Creators: Lisi Schauer: Curation and Yasmeen Abdal: Print production, layout

The cover of a book titled 'Marketbook' with bold blue text on a black background.
Facebook logo in blue text

We used the same typeface used in the current facebook styleguide. We added serifs to our main title.

The Listings

Round pinback button with purple text that reads, "Don't bother. It was shot off in the war."
Hand holding a Kansas City Chiefs championship ring with a large red and gold logo, surrounded by diamonds and gold accents.
A wall covered with numerous small photographs, mostly in black and white, arranged in a grid pattern. The photos depict various objects, scenes, and people, with some color images interspersed among the black and white ones.
A pair of shiny black men's shoes with clear heels filled with decorative small fish, placed on a black metal mesh table.
A lava lamp with a blue liquid and bubbles, decorated with a circular picture of President Obama, and a patriotic ribbon at the base.
A woman in colorful eclectic fashion, wearing a red coat, patterned boots, and carrying a pink handbag, striking a playful pose with one leg extended and a joyful expression.

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Person wearing colorful patterned leg warmers, black high-heeled shoes, white t-shirt, and a leather skirt, holding a tote bag with floral design and text, standing in a room with wooden floor and white door.

Photos from the Facebook Marketplace listings were photoshopped onto iconic vintage and pop-media photographs.

Black-and-white photo of a woman with voluminous hair, wearing a leopard print coat, kneeling on the floor, and carrying a large black handbag.
A mannequin head with long, voluminous, light brown hair styled with a lot of volume at the roots, set against a pink brick wall background. The mannequin has makeup with defined eyebrows, dark eyeliner, and shiny pink lips. The image shows multiple angles: front, side, and back views of the hair.

Spreads

A magazine cover of 'Market Book: Entertainment for Men,' featuring a woman in a military-style hat, yellow skirt, and white boots with blue Detroit Lions logo, holding a bag made of magazine covers, jumping in the air against a cloudy sky background.
Living room with large window, orange sofa adorned with various cushions, potted plants, and a sonar speaker near the window. Two white fiberglass butt-shaped chairs are shown, with one placed in front of the sofa and the other to the side.
A collage with a surreal art piece on the left and a grid of outdoor and indoor mirror frames, including vintage, modern, and decorative styles, on the right.

sharing niche Facebook marketplace finds

A woman in a yellow cheerleader costume and a white marching band hat is jumping in the air against a blue sky background on the cover of a magazine titled 'Marketbook'. She is smiling and holding a small baton in each hand.

and giving them the traditional magazine treatment

MARKETING

MARKETING

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Posters

A woman takes a photograph of a magazine titled 'MARCET BOOK' on a white tabletop using a camera on a tripod. She wears a dark sweater, blue jeans, and a watch.
Three magazine covers titled 'Marketbook' with various images of women, some blurred, on a gray concrete wall.