Got a Girl Crush
Visual and creative direction for Got a Girl Crush online and social media content. Got a Girl Crush is an annually published magazine, blog, and online community putting “shine theory” to work by highlighting the stories of women from all over the world, serving as a platform to publish the work of women and non-binary creators, and hosting events and pop-ups to connect, empower and build community with our audience.
Online
Black History Month animations by Nyomi Warren
Shannon Perry of the Gazebos
Photographed by Sami Harthoorn, Interviewed by Tea Leigh
“I think my existential crisis is more digestible for both me and the audience with a little smile attached to it. Not that the smile is contrived, it’s just that life is ridiculous and sad and funny and thrilling all at once, and I try to reflect that.”
-SHANNON PERRY
Vashon Velvet
Photographed by Amber Fouts, Interviewed by Meg Wachter & Jen Levy of (Greyhorse BK)
“‘How would I feel about starting a pot farm?’
The last words I was expecting from my mom.”
— IVY GRESS
Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams
Interviewed by Sam Paul, Photographed by Amanda Stosz
SafeWordSociety
Interview with SafeWordSociety Founder Kristen McCallum by Rachel Lee, photography by Amanda Stosz
“I want my eight-year-old niece who’s thinking about identity to be able to access resources that are positive and make her feel uplifted. If you don’t find them, create them!”
-KRISTEN MCCALLUM
Crushascope
A monthly tarotscope by Sonia Ortiz
Photo provided by Kat Thek
Tea Leigh
Interview on Got a Girl Crush. Photographed by Meg Wachter. Art direction and design by Amanda Stosz
“Tori Amos will always be a music crush of mine, until the day I die. We have similar histories with religion and the second I heard her music she made me feel like it was okay to be queer, weird, and girly”
-TEA LEIGH
Recorded in Harriman State Park, August 23, 2015
Molly Lewis, Whistler’s Sista
A conversation between Molly Lewis and Gaea Woods, photography by Gaea Woods
