Working in collaboration with the founder during the magazine’s planning stages, reflecting his vision for Komorebi’s inaugural issue, developing the editorial design across the entire publication.

Named after the Japanese term for sunlight filtering through trees, Komorebi Magazine is an independent publication focusing on creativity, storytelling, and culture — covering subjects such as art, design, music, cultural movements, and social commentary.

With the goal of creating a cohesively eclectic visual language throughout the magazine, every article is designed to reflect its story.

With multiple contributors and varied content styles, the challenge was to balance the individuality of each article, creating a dynamic yet cohesive visual language for the entire magazine — aiming to produce a publication that is visually engaging, content-driven, and immersive.

Integrating structured layouts with expressive designs, using varying typographic and visual treatments to create an immersive, eclectic, and dynamic reader/viewer experience.

Through the development of a flexible layout system that integrates structured grids with expressive design, each piece was created to maintain its distinct identity while contributing to the magazine’s overall aesthetic.

Featuring essays, interviews, and original stories, Komorebi Magazine presents a diverse range of voices and disciplines, aiming to speak to an audience drawn to visual culture, in-depth storytelling, and creative discourses, as well as those interested in contemporary culture and curious about independent publishing.