Paul Morris — PBM Design

Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine

Haynes Publishing Group · September–October 2019 to May–June 2020, five issues · print and digital

Creative Director: Paul Morris Associate Art Director: Shanoaleigh Marson

Haynes Publishing's Maui title has to carry visitors and residents, dining and real estate, culture and commerce inside the same issue — across print, digital and its own restaurant-awards property.

Maui Nō Ka ʻOi cover "The Pull of History": woman in lei against a dark ground.
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi · cover · September–October 2019

What I made

Five consecutive issues, September–October 2019 to May–June 2020, art-directed throughout. Three covers, three different architectures. Feature openers that change register: a black page and one moon for "In the Realm Between Ao and Pō"; a full-bleed crater at dawn for "In the House of the Sun"; a shell-lei still life with a drop cap for "The Flowers of Niʻihau". A Dining Guide opener repeating in teal, orange and blue across three issues on one icon set. Plus the ʻAipono Restaurant Awards identity, and the photographers and illustrators hired for each issue.

Outcome

Chris Archer, photographer, Maui: "Paul was confident and professional with his directions and gave examples of the style and composition the magazine was looking to have featured. This gave me the perfect path to execute the images needed."

Maui Nō Ka ʻOi "Best of Maui" cover: outrigger canoes on a red-and-white beach.
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi · cover · Best of Maui, November–December 2019
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi feature opener "In the Realm Between Ao and Pō": black page, full moon.
Feature opener · "In the Realm Between Ao and Pō"
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi feature "In the House of the Sun": full-bleed Haleakalā crater at dawn.
Feature opener · "In the House of the Sun"
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi feature "The Flowers of Niʻihau": shell lei still life with drop cap.
Feature opener · "The Flowers of Niʻihau"
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi "Delicate Beauties": single yellow ʻilima blossom on white.
Department page · "Delicate Beauties"
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Dining Guide opener in teal with three line-drawn food icons.
Dining Guide opener · teal
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Dining Guide opener in orange — same icon system, different issue.
Dining Guide opener · orange, same icon set
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi 2020 ʻAipono Restaurant Awards title page: gold seal on navy.
ʻAipono Restaurant Awards · title page · 2020
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine
Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine

Taking projects from October. Editorial, campaign and digital art direction.

paul@pbmdesign.com