What is First Draft?

First Draft is a student-led and student-run publication with the main focus of spotlighting, celebrating, and spreading the work and thoughts of our lovely student population at Laguna College of Art and Design!We feature artist interviews, spotlights, student-submitted tabloids, and specially made riso printed student artwork that lets this paper also function as beautiful decor for your wall!LCAD is a small, tight-knit community of creatives, and we hope to strengthen it the best we can!!

A behind-the-scenes look at how we create our issues :)

Our Team! જ⁀➴ ✉︎

Active Members

Brian Diab | Co Production Head

What's good! I'm Brian and I'm currently studying character animation.My job at First Draft is to ensure that the production of our current and future projects run as smooth as can be through exciting in-person team meetings and budget management.I'm a Nintendo enthusiast and will never get tired of riding Revenge of The Mummy at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Ivana Lam | Co Production Head

Hello i'm Ivana!! I'm an Entertainment Design major hoping to get into visual development in the animation industry after graduation :) I like to put glitter on my face and draw colorful illustrations in my spare time

Raquel Jimenez| Production Assisstant

Hi! I'm Raquel! I'm an Entertainment Design major hoping to become a visual development artist or production coordinator in the animation industry. I love worldbuilding, painting colorful scenery, and drawing cute things! When im not drawing, you can probably find me collecting smiskis and other trinkets.

Daniel Kabanov | Co Copywriter

Hiii I’m Danny!! I’m an entertainment design major focusing on Visual Development and Character Design!! I love people, I love drawing people, I love drawing people in cool clothes, and I love drawing people in cool clothes who also happen to be weird little freaks <3

Kit Haney | Co Copywriter

hi! i'm kit haney ☆ i'm an illustration major, an aspiring zine and printmaker, and i love stars!!

Laurence De Guzman | Graphic Designer

Laurence de Guzman here! I'm a GD+DM major that's passionate about print design, typography, and illustration! As the new senior designer for First Draft, I'm in charge of all the layout and file organization so our issues are beautiful and ready for print. I'm having a blast trying my hand at editorial design and working with this amazing team!

Mae Parasobi | Print Supervisor

Hey, I’m Mae, and I’m an Entertainment Design major. I love making stories up in my head and throwing it onto a canvas. I’m interested in going into sequential illustration or visual development. My true passion is making a mental tier list of every cafe and boba shop I’ve been to.

Rosalie Fong | Print Assisstant

Hi, my name is Rosalie and I'm a game art major whos into video games...and art..?! In my free time i enjoy going to the beach and sitting in cafes ⋆.˚

Alumni

Alejandro Velazquez | Production

Harini Shree Uma Pachaiyappan | Production

Vanakkam! I'm Harini (hurry-knee), former Production Manager of First Draft. I work in Production and work out rarely. But working toward playing more badminton and eating more sweet treats :)

Tanner Salgado | Production Assistant

Yo! My name is Tanner Salgado and I am a recent graduate from LCAD with a major in Entertainment Design. Living by the beach, I heavily enjoy doing plein air by the sand and visiting local thrift stores. Speaking of going outside (YES guys we need this), I love traveling from quick little trips to the desert to international trips across the Pacific all throughout the year.

Daye Lee | Co Copywriter

Hello hello! I'm Daye, a (now-retired) copywriter for First Draft. I'm a character-designer with too many hobbies and too little time, a custard-lover, and a devout follower of the rule-of-cool.

Cooper Bingham | Co Copywriter

Hey! I'm Cooper and I helped develop First Draft when it was just starting out. I’m one of the original copywriters, the father of F.ST. Reed, and a proud First Draft veteran! I’m so excited to see how First Draft grows in the years to come. :)

Max Ratner | Graphic Designer

Hi! I'm Max :) My work on first draft includes creating the newscard and setting the foundation of the graphic design for the first year of its existence. I graduated LCAD in 2026, majoring in Entertainment Design. Now I'm off churning out more cool ideas and fun projects! find my proffesional and personal work at maxratner.com