"Everything was earned: LeBron James Appreciation section." A week after LeBron James chose to leave the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, The Plain Dealer published this eight-page special section featuring a wraparound cover. Design and chronology content aggregation by me.
"Everything was earned: LeBron James Appreciation section." A week after LeBron James chose to leave the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, The Plain Dealer published this eight-page special section featuring a wraparound cover. Design and chronology content aggregation by me.
"Everything was earned: LeBron James Appreciation section." A week after LeBron James chose to leave the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, The Plain Dealer published this eight-page special section featuring a wraparound cover. Design and chronology content aggregation by me.
"Frayed and Forgotten: The Story of Don Black's no-hitter." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. Cover. In 1947, Don Black, with the assistance of the Cleveland Indians management and Alcoholics Anonymous, revived his reeling career and threw a no-hitter. Tragedy soon followed. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Frayed and Forgotten: The Story of Don Black's no-hitter." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. Pages 2-3. In 1947, Don Black, with the assistance of the Cleveland Indians management and Alcoholics Anonymous, revived his reeling career and threw a no-hitter. Tragedy soon followed. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Frayed and Forgotten: The Story of Don Black's no-hitter." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. Pages 4-5. In 1947, Don Black, with the assistance of the Cleveland Indians management and Alcoholics Anonymous, revived his reeling career and threw a no-hitter. Tragedy soon followed. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Frayed and Forgotten: The Story of Don Black's no-hitter." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. Page 6. In 1947, Don Black, with the assistance of the Cleveland Indians management and Alcoholics Anonymous, revived his reeling career and threw a no-hitter. Tragedy soon followed. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Flash of Greatness: The Story of Doug Grayson's record performance in Chapel Hill." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. In 1967, Kent State junior forward Doug Grayson scored 41 points and made an NCAA record 16 consecutive baskets against the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The performance earned him a standing ovation from the home crowd. Ted Crow cover illustration. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Flash of Greatness: The Story of Doug Grayson's record performance in Chapel Hill." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. In 1967, Kent State junior forward Doug Grayson scored 41 points and made an NCAA record 16 consecutive baskets against the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The performance earned him a standing ovation from the home crowd. Ted Crow cover illustration. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Flash of Greatness: The Story of Doug Grayson's record performance in Chapel Hill." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. In 1967, Kent State junior forward Doug Grayson scored 41 points and made an NCAA record 16 consecutive baskets against the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The performance earned him a standing ovation from the home crowd. Ted Crow cover illustration. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"Flash of Greatness: The Story of Doug Grayson's record performance in Chapel Hill." The Plain Dealer six-page special section. In 1967, Kent State junior forward Doug Grayson scored 41 points and made an NCAA record 16 consecutive baskets against the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The performance earned him a standing ovation from the home crowd. Ted Crow cover illustration. Art direction, research, story and design by me.
"A Rivalry for the Ages: Bob Feller v. Joe DiMaggio:" A Plain Dealer six-page special section explores for the fierce, yet respectful rivalry between Hall of Famers Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians and Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Andrea Levy cover illustration. Research, story and design by me.
"A Rivalry for the Ages: Bob Feller v. Joe DiMaggio:" A Plain Dealer six-page special section explores for the fierce, yet respectful rivalry between Hall of Famers Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians and Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Andrea Levy cover illustration. Research, story and design by me.
"A Rivalry for the Ages: Bob Feller v. Joe DiMaggio:" A Plain Dealer six-page special section explores for the fierce, yet respectful rivalry between Hall of Famers Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians and Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Andrea Levy cover illustration. Research, story and design by me.
"A Rivalry for the Ages: Bob Feller v. Joe DiMaggio:" A Plain Dealer six-page special section explores for the fierce, yet respectful rivalry between Hall of Famers Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians and Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Andrea Levy cover illustration. Research, story and design by me.
"Power Trip: Jim Thome Baseball Hall of Fame eight-page special section." Thome, who spent the majority of his 22-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians, entered the Baseball Hall of Fame as the franchise's 13th member. A look at the cover, featuring an illustration by Plain Dealer artist Chris Morris.
"Power Trip: Jim Thome Baseball Hall of Fame eight-page special section." Thome, who spent the majority of his 22-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians, entered the Baseball Hall of Fame as the franchise's 13th member. A look at the opening cover-story spread.
"Power Trip: Jim Thome Baseball Hall of Fame eight-page special section." Thome, who spent the majority of his 22-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians, entered the Baseball Hall of Fame as the franchise's 13th member. A look at the plaques of other Indians already in the Hall of Fame..
"Power Trip: Jim Thome Baseball Hall of Fame eight-page special section." Thome, who spent the majority of his 22-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians, entered the Baseball Hall of Fame as the franchise's 13th member. A look at the closing poster page, focusing on Thome's 13 career walk-off home runs.
LeBron James at 30K: The Cavaliers' LeBron James became the seventh and youngest player to score 30,000 career points on Jan. 23, 2018. This is the live sports section cover featuring John Kuntz photo of the shot that put James past the milestone.
LeBron James at 30K: The Cavaliers' LeBron James became the seventh and youngest player to score 30,000 career points on Jan. 23, 2018. This is the cover of a 10-page special section featuring illustration by Chris Morris.
LeBron James at 30K: The Cavaliers' LeBron James became the seventh and youngest player to score 30,000 career points on Jan. 23, 2018. This is a seven-page graphic spread of James' 15-season path to the milestone. Research and design by me.
"Bob Feller's first start 80th anniversary:" Bob Feller began his legendary Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Indians at age 17, striking out 15 hitters in his first major league start. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research and design by me.
"Bob Feller's first start 80th anniversary:" Bob Feller began his legendary Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Indians at age 17, striking out 15 hitters in his first major league start. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research and design by me.
"Bob Feller's first start 80th anniversary:" Bob Feller began his legendary Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Indians at age 17, striking out 15 hitters in his first major league start. Andrea Levy illustrations. Art direction, research and design by me.
Catching History: This was three-day series commemorating the 1954 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants. The project explored the Indians' historic regular season, the stars and the World Series, which featured Willie Mays' memorable over-the-shoulder catch.
"Men of Honor:" This project takes a look at each of the uniform tributes the Cleveland Indians have done in the team's history, including arm bands, crepes and commemorative patches.
"Our Stars:" A three-page spread featuring every Cleveland Indians player to earn a trip to baseball's All-Star Game. Organized by decade.
"Super Bowl 50:" To commemorate Super Bowl 50, I researched, wrote and designed this three-page spread highlighting the 50 most noteworthy players, coaches and executives with Ohio roots.
"Ohio State-Michigan State preview section:" The defending national champion Buckeyes headed into their toughest game of the season against Michigan State. Illustration by Chris Morris.
"Ohio State-Michigan preview section:" A week after losing to Michigan State, the bruised Buckeyes headed to Ann Arbor to take out their frustrations on their hated archrival. Illustration by Chris Morris.
"2016 NFL Draft preview:" The Cleveland Browns had plenty of players on their mind heading into the draft. Illustration by Michael Hogue.
"2016 NFL Draft preview section:" The Cleveland Browns will enter the draft guided by the scientific principles of analytics, a complex process of player evaluation rooted in data analysis and algorithisms. Art directed staff artist Andrea Levy with the concept of "mathematical beauty."
"2016 NFL Draft preview section:" The Cleveland Browns will enter the draft guided by the scientific principles of analytics, a complex process of player evaluation rooted in data analysis and algorithisms. Art directed staff artist Andrea Levy with the concept of "mathematical beauty."
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Special Projects
There are special projects I have initiated, researched, wrote and designed for The Plain Dealer. Also included are some special section pages.
