Joshua C. Chen is creative director on all projects; both he and design director Max Spector wrote the captions, unless otherwise noted. "Over two years ago, the Masons of California decided it was time to redesign its member publication, the California Freemason. We found Josh and his team to be the best fit for what we were looking for," said Angel Alvarez-Mapp, creative services manager, Masons of California. "A 162-year old organization can't just go completely wild and crazy. CDA has a strong eye for typography; they are great illustrators as well, taking really abstract topics and somehow bringing them to life without being trite or expected. You look at it and go, 'damn, that makes a lot of sense.' The February/March 2012 issue about Freemasonry and its effect on democracy is a perfect example of this."