Watershed Magazine — Spring Editorial
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Watershed Magazine — Spring Editorial

Full editorial illustration and layout direction for a 14-page spring issue feature on rewilding — combining hand-drawn botanical illustration with strong typographic architecture.

Client

Watershed Magazine

Year

2025

Designer

Emily Paige

The Brief

Watershed wanted their flagship annual feature to feel like an art object, not a magazine article. The brief called for custom illustration, considered use of white space, and a layout that would read as confidently in print as on screen.

The Approach

Emily built a system of large-format botanical illustrations that acted as both decoration and wayfinding — each spread introduced a new plant species related to the article's rewilding subject. Type was set in a generous measure with wide margins and pull quotes treated as visual anchors.

The Outcome

The spring issue sold out its print run in three weeks. Three of Emily's illustration panels were licensed for an accompanying exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Gallery

Magazine layout spread
Opening spread — botanical illustration bleeds to the edge across both pages.
Forest nature scene
Source reference photography used in the rewilding article.
Magazine closeup print
Final print on 100gsm offset with a matte soft-touch laminate cover.

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