CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth
CHARM uplifts young voices through writing and publishing, giving Baltimore students the platform to become authors and storytellers. With CHARM, we’ve created large-scale installation work and student literary magazines that showcase real youth creativity with professional care.
AREA OF WORK
Publication, Digital, & Print Design
SKILLS
Publication design
Student design collaboration
Illustration
Marketing design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity
Clip Studio Pro (Illustration)
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
Student editorial board
Students and faculty at assigned school sites
Event Flyers and Graphics
We worked directly with CHARM team members to create various flyers and graphics needed for their publications. Most designs were created in various sizing and layout options to accommodate print, social media, and digital newsletter marketing. This provided flexibility to the CHARM team and ensures their message is able to reach their audiences where they are!
SKILLS
Large Format Design
Visual Storytelling
Timeline Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
2026 School Literary Magazines
In collaboration with several Baltimore City Public schools, we worked with students and CHARM team members to design student literary magazines featuring original writing and artwork from students. From cover design to page layout, each publication was treated like a professional release, giving young authors something they could hold and feel proud of.
SKILLS
Publication design
Illustration
Student design collaboration
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign (formatting)
Clip Studio Pro (illustration)
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
Students and faculty at assigned school sites
City Springs Newsletter
In partnership with CHARMS and the students at City Springs Elementary and Middle School, we worked with young writers to design a special summer publication speaking to their families, peers, and school communities. The students worked together to create personal bios, peer interviews, and collaborated with Studio Mell for ideation and bringing their vision to life.
SKILLS
Student design collaboration
Publication design
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
COLLABORATORS
N/a
Impact Installation
We created a three-panel, large-scale impact installation for CHARM’s 10-year celebration — over seven feet tall and eleven feet wide when assembled. The timeline walked viewers through a decade of youth voices, combining photography, quotes, and visual storytelling.
SKILLS
Large Format Design
Visual Storytelling
Timeline Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Affinity
COLLABORATORS
N/a
You imagine, we create.
VISIT
ContactSAY HI
Morgan@StudioMell.com
Instagram · @_studiomell
Threads · @_studiomell
LinkedIn · Morgan Elliott
Amazon author store
© 2026 Studio Mell
Copyright & AI use notice: all designs and illustrations are original works protected under U.S. copyright law and may not be used to train or reference AI systems.
CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth
CHARM uplifts young voices through writing and publishing, giving Baltimore students the platform to become authors and storytellers. With CHARM, we’ve created large-scale installation work and student literary magazines that showcase real youth creativity with professional care.
AREA OF WORK
Publication, Digital, & Print Design
SKILLS
Publication design
Student design collaboration
Illustration
Marketing design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity
Clip Studio Pro (Illustration)
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
Student editorial board
Students and faculty at assigned school sites
Event Flyers and Graphics
We worked directly with CHARM team members to create various flyers and graphics needed for their publications. Most designs were created in various sizing and layout options to accommodate print, social media, and digital newsletter marketing. This provided flexibility to the CHARM team and ensures their message is able to reach their audiences where they are!
SKILLS
Large Format Design
Visual Storytelling
Timeline Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
2026 School Literary Magazines
In collaboration with several Baltimore City Public schools, we worked with students and CHARM team members to design student literary magazines featuring original writing and artwork from students. From cover design to page layout, each publication was treated like a professional release, giving young authors something they could hold and feel proud of.
SKILLS
Publication design
Illustration
Student design collaboration
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign (formatting)
Clip Studio Pro (illustration)
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
Students and faculty at assigned school sites
City Springs Newsletter
In partnership with CHARMS and the students at City Springs Elementary and Middle School, we worked with young writers to design a special summer publication speaking to their families, peers, and school communities. The students worked together to create personal bios, peer interviews, and collaborated with Studio Mell for ideation and bringing their vision to life.
SKILLS
Student design collaboration
Publication design
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
COLLABORATORS
N/a
Impact Installation
We created a three-panel, large-scale impact installation for CHARM’s 10-year celebration — over seven feet tall and eleven feet wide when assembled. The timeline walked viewers through a decade of youth voices, combining photography, quotes, and visual storytelling.
SKILLS
Large Format Design
Visual Storytelling
Timeline Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Affinity
COLLABORATORS
N/a
You imagine, we create.
VISIT
ContactSAY HI
Morgan@StudioMell.com
Instagram · @_studiomell
Threads · @_studiomell
LinkedIn · Morgan Elliott
Amazon author store
© 2026 Studio Mell
Copyright & AI use notice: all designs and illustrations are original works protected under U.S. copyright law and may not be used to train or reference AI systems.
CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth
CHARM uplifts young voices through writing and publishing, giving Baltimore students the platform to become authors and storytellers. With CHARM, we’ve created large-scale installation work and student literary magazines that showcase real youth creativity with professional care.
AREA OF WORK
Publication, Digital, & Print Design
SKILLS
Publication design
Student design collaboration
Illustration
Marketing design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity
Clip Studio Pro (Illustration)
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
Student editorial board
Students and faculty at assigned school sites
Event Flyers and Graphics
We worked directly with CHARM team members to create various flyers and graphics needed for their publications. Most designs were created in various sizing and layout options to accommodate print, social media, and digital newsletter marketing. This provided flexibility to the CHARM team and ensures their message is able to reach their audiences where they are!
SKILLS
Large Format Design
Visual Storytelling
Timeline Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
2026 School Literary Magazines
In collaboration with several Baltimore City Public schools, we worked with students and CHARM team members to design student literary magazines featuring original writing and artwork from students. From cover design to page layout, each publication was treated like a professional release, giving young authors something they could hold and feel proud of.
SKILLS
Publication design
Illustration
Student design collaboration
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign (formatting)
Clip Studio Pro (illustration)
COLLABORATORS
Yifan Luo
Students and faculty at assigned school sites
City Springs Newsletter
In partnership with CHARMS and the students at City Springs Elementary and Middle School, we worked with young writers to design a special summer publication speaking to their families, peers, and school communities. The students worked together to create personal bios, peer interviews, and collaborated with Studio Mell for ideation and bringing their vision to life.
SKILLS
Student design collaboration
Publication design
SOFTWARE
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
COLLABORATORS
N/a
Impact Installation
We created a three-panel, large-scale impact installation for CHARM’s 10-year celebration — over seven feet tall and eleven feet wide when assembled. The timeline walked viewers through a decade of youth voices, combining photography, quotes, and visual storytelling.
SKILLS
Large Format Design
Visual Storytelling
Timeline Design
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Affinity
COLLABORATORS
N/a
You imagine, we create.
VISIT
ContactSAY HI
Morgan@StudioMell.com
Instagram · @_studiomell
Threads · @_studiomell
LinkedIn · Morgan Elliott
Amazon author store
© 2026 Studio Mell
Copyright & AI use notice: all designs and illustrations are original works protected under U.S. copyright law and may not be used to train or reference AI systems.