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Riza Psicosomatica

A visual language developed for a psychology magazine aimed at a broad audience: immediate metaphors, human figures and images that do not stop at discomfort, but suggest that something else is possible.

Collaboration since May 2008Monthly coverTheme of the monthEditor’s column

The project

A visual identity built over time.

I have worked with Riza since May 2008, when my first cover was published. Since then, I have created the monthly cover image, along with illustrations for the main monthly feature and the editor’s column.

This continuity has allowed a recognisable visual grammar to develop specifically for the magazine and its audience. This selection spans different years, themes and visual solutions, without attempting to represent the entire archive.

2008 →ongoing collaboration

12×covers each year

3recurring editorial roles

27images in this selection

A tailored visual grammar

Clear rules, many possibilities.

Riza calls for positive, accessible images: they must not feel disturbing or depressing, and they should suggest that within a problem there is room for transformation.

01A possibility

Discomfort is present, but the image never turns it into a dead end.

02The human figure

The body becomes the place where emotions, relationships and transformations take shape.

03Light and colour

Bright, vibrant palettes keep the tone open and accessible.

04Editorial space

Neutral backgrounds can expand to give typography and editorial text the space they need.

Selected illustrations · 2016–2024

A grammar, not a formula.

Almost all the images are shown on their own, outside the magazine layout, allowing the visual language developed for the magazine to emerge more clearly. The captions briefly indicate the theme or headline associated with each illustration.

The perfect holiday: open a new door in your mind — The perfect holiday – open a whole new door in your mind. Go deeper, explore your darker sides, and everything is renewed…

I am happy because I love myself: your seed is unique — I am happy because I love myself – your seed is unique and can grow into only one plant: you

Stop letting other people’s judgement influence you

Your habits are holding you back: break them and rediscover your vitality

The joy of living: observe your difficulties and transform them — The joy of living. The gaze. Rather than fighting your difficulties, observing them can help turn them into opportunities for growth.

Relationship crisis: alongside the difficulties, something else is already emerging — We can’t seem to get through a relationship crisis. Alongside the difficulties, something else is already beginning to emerge.

I bend over backwards for everyone: listen to your inner world — I bend over backwards for everyone and yet… Listen to only one boss: your inner world

Savour your instincts and embrace your natural side.

I feel good about myself: rediscovering inner calm — I feel good about myself. How to deal with conflict within yourself and with others, and rediscover your inner calm.

Inner strength: let go and expand your awareness — Inner strength. Let go and try saying: whatever happens, happens. Expand your awareness.

You are your own rule: stop comparing yourself — You are your own rule — don’t imitate anyone. Always competing means fearing you can never measure up and feeling inadequate. Stop comparing yourself and rediscover your original energy.

Don’t put things back in order: what is emerging from within you? — Don’t put things back in order. When things don’t go as you planned, don’t ask yourself how to fix them. The real question is: what is emerging from within me that I still can’t see?

Happy relationships: distance can also help us grow — Happy relationships. Moments of crisis are a natural resource within a relationship: they help restore a degree of distance, which is necessary for growing together.

Happiness is an inner energy that is always present — Happiness is not the result of an action, but an inner energy that is always present

Difficult relationships: when emotional storms stress you out — Difficult relationships. When emotional storms stress you out

Insecurity: young people who no longer go out — Insecurity. Here’s how to overcome it. Young people who no longer go out

Love your flaws: they make you unique. The rules of self-esteem. This is how you find the courage to be yourself and stop seeking other people’s approval (cover)

Clear out your mind and feel renewed: can you still lose your head? — Clear out your mind and feel renewed straight away. Are you still able to lose your head?

Self-healing: leave the familiar paths behind — Self-healing. Leave the familiar paths behind.

Overcoming anxiety: losing control — Overcoming anxiety. Anxiety comes to make you lose control.

Do you know the secret language of the unconscious?

Anxiety, desires and the dream of a whale — …Anxiety was telling her: don’t condemn your desires, or you’ll keep narrowing your living space. One night, she dreams of a whale…

In the magazine context

Riza Psicosomatica published cover — Published cover

Riza Psicosomatica interior spread — An example of an interior spread: the illustration background expands to make room for the text.

The visual language changes with the publication. The way I think about images remains.

At Riza, metaphors need to be immediate, bright and suggest transformation. The project’s continuity comes from balancing these principles with the need to find a new image month after month.

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