VIM Magazine: Art Of Hobbying, Spring 2024

VIM is a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine club that I was apart of for all four years of college. It is one of the largest organizations on campus that has over 250+ members, with over 1,500 magazines being distributed this semester. I had the opportunity to work in 2 of the 19 teams that exist in VIM, the Lifestyle and Blog teams.

Spring semester of my senior year in college, I was lucky enough to have my pitch picked for VIM Magazine for the second time! My pitch was called “Art of Hobbying” which was centered around the 5 hobbies rule. The idea is that in order to have your most fulfilling life, you should have 1) a hobby that makes you money 2) one that keeps you in shape 3) one that unlocks creativity 4) one that builds knowledge, and lastly, 5) one hobby that evolves your mindset.

I knew right away I wanted to have fun with the shoot. What better way to learn how to do spend more time with yourself than a creative way? As the shoot director, I coordinated with a local pottery studio in Lansing and was able to use their studio and clay for the photoshoot. I got to select my model, pick the outfit, and have complete oversee on the creative vision taking place.

It couldn't have gone better if I tried. Although it was an overwhelming challenge, everything went together, the vision was complete, and it ended up looking beautiful. I was able to use what I’ve learned from the past four years at VIM and be able to coordinate with my different teams, write my own article, and the best reward was being able to see it physically printed at our launch party.