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How a spring retreat and a love of tangible print sparked “Pause,” Peaceful Media’s first seasonal zine!
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Host Karli Petrovic sits down with designer Gabriel Gandzjuk to unpack the creative choices of “Pause,” Peaceful Media’s first seasonal zine! Listen to why abstract nature shapes & recycled paper turn a 16-page booklet into a mindful call to pause.

🔗 Meet Gabriel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodshepherdgabriel/

Chapters from Today's Podcast:

00:00 Welcome & Introductions
01:00 A Fun Fact on Remote Teams & “Meeting” After 8 Years
03:00 Hood River Retreat → Zine Inspiration
05:10 Why Print Still Matters in a Scroll-First World
07:55 From Rebrand to Zine: Building the Design Template
10:30 Abstract Shapes, Nature Textures & Human-Centric Design
12:45 Spring Color Story & Copy / Design Sync-Up
15:00 “Pause” as a Gentle Call to Action
17:10 Paper Choice, Sustainability & Tactile Experience
19:00 Intention in Every Detail—Design + Copy Alignment
20:20 Sneak Peek: Ideas for the Summer Edition
21:55 Showcasing Clients Without Self-Promotion
23:50 Making the Zine Human, Helpful & Evergreen
24:59 Why Pausing Beats Endless Scrolling
25:54 How to Get Your Print-on-Demand Copy
26:20 Sign-Off & Next Steps

Total runtime – 26 min 36 sec.

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