For more than 25 years, we've partnered with clients in education to tell their compelling stories, whether through a campaign or a magazine redesign. We always dive deep to understand what makes each institution truly unique.
We're excited to continue our collaborations with institutions like Georgetown Business, Brown Medicine, Kent Place, Bowdoin, and Sewanee, and we're kicking off 2026 with new partnerships! We look forward to getting to know these new schools and sharing the custom communications we create for them later this year.
A huge shout-out and thank you to our incredible strategic partners who have been vital to these projects: Maureen Harmon and Dan Morrell from Dog Ear Creative, Laura J. Cole, Nelson Couto, Vicki Glembocki, Michelle Lansing, Brad Muschott, and all the talented writers, photographers, videographers, and illustrators who help bring this work to life.
Video by Brad Muschott
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“A Little Book of Magazines,” has been updated to showcase new work from 2024! Over 100 pages of magazine covers and spreads art directed and designed over 2communiqué’s 25+ years.
Attendees of “Building the Brand While Flying,” at the CASE Editors Forum will receive a copy. If you can’t make it, reach out and we’ll send you a copy, if we have any left.
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We’re curious. We are passionate about education and lifelong learning. We enjoy working with clients in the education world for their intellect, engagement, and respect. And we love storytelling and the strategy behind connecting our clients with their communities.
These are some of the things that we clarified during a Deep Dive into who we are, what we love to do, and who we enjoy working with. Thank you to Casa Davka (@casadavka ) for guiding us through this process.
Enjoy this little glimpse into who we are and what we do.
Two medical students from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University traveled the Yukon River in Alaska to get a firsthand experience with rural healthcare delivery. “North Star,” published in the Spring 2026 issue of Medicine@Brown , documents their exploration and the community members they encountered.
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Editors: Kris Cambra and Phoebe Hall
Story and Photography: Arran Rounds, Sara Flano
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In December 2025, tragedy came to Brown University. Medicine@Brown tells the story of how their community came together to respond and support each other through personal narratives in "It's Always Somewhere Else Until It's Not."
Chad Weeden spent time with each subject to produce these contemplative portraits.
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Editors: Kris Cambra and Phoebe Hall
Photographer: @whatthemapsarehiding (Chad Weeden)
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Medicine@Brown 's Spring 2026 cover story, "Lives in Balance," examines the toll on global health projects due to shrinking research budgets.
To capture the disruption and synthesis of medicine, policy, and environment, we commissioned Mike McQuade for his striking collage approach—perfect for this timely story.
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Editors: Kris Cambra and Phoebe Hall
Illustrator: @mikemcquade (Mike McQuade)
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I’ve had the pleasure of creating portraits for @2communique of the wonderful designers who work there—in addition to working with them as an illustrator. Double lucky! Here are the latest additions to their fine staff. Check out what they do! They are really helping to keep illustration alive. 👍🤓
Gather magazine returns after a post-pandemic hiatus from 2communiqué. We are thrilled to be working on this thoughtful, community-focused magazine for women again.
When we redesigned the magazine, we intentionally featured female artists on the cover. For our reboot, we kick-off we selected Sol Cotti—the perfect talent to capture the power of women for “I am Worthy.”
Editor: Elizabeth Hunter
Illustrator: @solcotti (Sol Cotti), represented by @purple_rain_illustrators
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Join Creative Director, Kelly McMurray, and Suzy Akin, The Park School’s Director of Strategic Marketing & Communication, in a discussion about The Park School enrollment campaign. Topics will include: the necessity of cross-campus buy-in, the process of developing a comprehensive communication strategy, and the essential partnership between the internal marketing team and external consultants.
Hosted by Lead Team Partners.
The Sewanee magazine redesign introduced "On the Mountain" as an editorial feature to reconnect readers with the campus. To strategize the magazine’s art budget we looked for a photographer who could visit campus for each issue to capture a range of stories, including people, objects, and place. We were fortunate to discover the talented William DeShazer.
The Spring 2026 issue is his third, and he just wrapped up the Fall issue. His warm and thoughtful approach is the perfect match for Sewanee.
@sewanee_univofthesouth
Associate Vice President Marketing & Communications: Parker Oliver
Editor: Buck Butler
Editorial Consultant: @dogearcreative (Dog Ear Creative)
Photographers: @willdeshazer (William DeShazer)
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Rhett Smith, a Sewanee alum and Vice President of Operations at The Engine, a nonprofit incubator and accelerator built by MIT, is responsible for overseeing innovations aimed at solving some of the world's most challenging problems.
You may recognize these photographs because our strategic partner, Dog Ear Creative, produced a crossover story featuring Rhett Smith for our clients at both Sewanee and Georgetown Business after recognizing his affiliation with both institutions.
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Associate Vice President Marketing & Communications: Parker Oliver
Editor: Buck Butler
Editorial Consultant: @dogearcreative (Dog Ear Creative)
Photographers: @jleedsphoto (Jared Leeds)
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The Spring 2026 issue of Sewanee features a story on Ted Dennard, C’89, founder of Savannah Bee Company. Initially drawn to engaging photographs provided by the subject and taken by Mary Britton Senseney, we subsequently hired Senseney to take additional photos. The collaboration resulted in a captivating and cohesive final feature.
@sewanee_univofthesouth
Associate Vice President Marketing & Communications: Parker Oliver
Editor: Buck Butler
Editorial Consultant: @dogearcreative (Dog Ear Creative)
Photographers: @marybrittonphotography (Mary Britton Senseney)
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