Editorial Intention
Creative Gazette is a tear-apart newspaper for people who still believe paper is a medium, not a backdrop.
It’s designed for junk journaling, art journaling, and editorial play, but without the scrapbook kits, faux-vintage cosplay or overly precious spreads. Every page is made to be cut, ripped, layered, cropped, glued, misaligned, and reassembled into something that feels alive.
This is a paper-first and tactile design publication. Designed with imperfection. Assets that are meant to be used and not admired from a distance.
Many pages are designed to work as backgrounds. Imagery is spaced for easy, clean cropping. Nothing is treated as untouchable.
Creative Gazette isn’t about collecting ephemera. It’s about using it.
Who I am
I’m Madalina and the owner and designer of the Creative Gazette.
I work full time in a corporate role. I’m also a mother of two and someone who keeps coming back to paper whenever there’s time.
My days are structured around deadlines, meetings, and clear outcomes. Outside of that structure, I work with paper. I cut, layer, rearrange, and test ideas in a way that feels practical and hands-on.
Paper crafting is slower and more physical than my day job. It allows for trial and error. It doesn’t need to be polished to be worthwhile.
Creative Gazette grew out of that contrast between structured work and creative experimentation. It’s my way of treating paper as a working material, not just something to collect or admire. It’s meant to be cut apart, reused, and reinterpreted.
Creativity doesn’t require perfect conditions or long stretches of free time. It requires accessible tools and the willingness to start.
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