Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Slim Jim Bookalog


Earlier in my career as a graphic designer, I specialized in the design + production of direct-marketing packages that boosted the circulations of numerous major NYC magazine publishers. For Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, I created a wide range of winning promotional material including direct-mail packages, brochures, renewal series, ads, and more. 

Over many years, I collaborated with MSLO’s extraordinary marketing team, copywriters, and production staff, creating successful promotions from concept to designing, to art directing photoshoots, presentation of layouts, all the way through delivery of final files.

This “Slim Jim” mailer was one of many test variants based on my original design which had proven to be one of Martha Stewart Living’s most “unbeatable” direct-mail packages. I was regularly contracted to develop innovative test strategies that would tap into MSO’s target audience + push its limits in new ways.

creative direction, direct mail, art direction, graphic design, print design, production, copywriting




Condé Nast / Allure
Bookalog
The “booklog” was a mini-magazine sampler that showcased tantalizing tips + poplular celebrity favorites, and was a more effective preview for prospective subscribers than traditional direct-mail packages (until YouTube + social media took over), with the added benefit of higher retention.

The Allure bookalog was an innovative format that I designed + devloped alongside one of the industry’s top copywriters and Condé Nast’s marketing team, that proved unbeatable against numerous test packages + creative teams. We adapted + updated it over multiple years, while it continued to be a workhorse building circulation numbers.
creative direction, direct mail, art direction, graphic design, print design, production



The Body Shop-Whole Living
Membership Brochure

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia grew out of its original heart — Martha Stewart Living, a magazine based mainly on the home — to encompass all stages + corners of women’s lives, including titles focused on Weddings, Babies, Kids, as well as other trendy topics such as quick + easy cooking (Everyday Food), and health, beauty + fitness (Whole Living).  

MSLO were masters of establishing partnerships before it was a “thing,” in order to build the reach of newly acquired or established titles. To this end, I was contracted to create various printed assets supporting partnerships between Everyday Food + Whole Foods, or this collaboration between The Body Shop + Whole Living, bringing greater visibility to MSLO’s new titles while lending Martha Stewart’s trusted powerhouse brand to her partners.

creative direction, direct mail, art direction, graphic design, print design, production, copywriting



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