JoLene Krawczak
Editor of Magazine Division
The Oregonian

Topaz Design was the perfect partner when our newspaper decided to create a new magazine division.

Kat Topaz brought the magazine knowledge we needed along with a newspaper-production sensibility we wanted.

The firm's creativity is astounding and resulted in upscale products that readers and advertisers love. Plus they are fast, collaborative and responsive.

Tim Redmond
Editor
San Francisco Bay Guardian

We asked Kat to do the impossible: Create a new design for the Bay Guardian that was bold, striking, consistent with our mission and different from anything else in the alternative press. And we gave her exactly two months to do it. We (along with our readers and advertisers) are thrilled with the results. (Oh: And she was a pleasure to work with. As an editor who has dealt with lots of designers over 20 years, I don’t say that lightly.)

Matt O'Brien
Managing Editor
Las Vegas CityLife

Working with Kat was a very cool experience. She, obviously, has a unique feel for design. But we were equally impressed with her understanding of editorial content and the other aspects of the publication. She considered everything – not just looks – while helping us greatly improve the overall product.

Working with Kat was a unique experience. She is talented, professional and extremely knowledgeable. We, however, were perhaps most impressed with her insistence that the entire staff – editors, interns and everyone else – be involved in the redesign process. While she was the catalyst, we all participated and took pride in the much improved product.

Anne Schindler
Editor
Folio Weekly

"Kat made our redeisgn process smooth, but she also managed to inspire our staff. Everyone who dealt with her, from ad staff to edit to the art department, was inspired and invigorated -- enough to accpet change and criticsim with ease. Kat is funny and easygoing, but it was her eye for design and her ability to tailor design for our specific needs that made what could have been an arduous process easy.”