01 – Titles & Subtitles
The Buzz We Don’t Question
How caffeine became America’s most accepted drug and why students can’t function without it.
Wired Culture
Exploring how caffeine fuels college life, productivity, and identity.
Drink. Study. Repeat.
The normalized addiction powering student success and burnout.
From Bean to Battery
Why Gen Z is trading cozy coffee rituals for canned energy highs.
02 – Article Contents
Opening Spread
A striking image-driven opener showing a coffee mug on one side and a bright energy drink can on the other.
LARGE headline type: “The Buzz We Don’t Question.”
Includes the main stat from your infographic: “92% of college students consume caffeine regularly.”
Minimal text, focusing on contrast between comfort and chaos, coffee versus caffeine overload.
Main Article
America’s Most Popular Drug
Draws from Caffeine: America’s Most Popular Drug and Caffeine Unlocks Lifelong Benefits. Explores caffeine as a legal, psychoactive stimulant that affects the brain like amphetamines but is celebrated instead of stigmatized. Includes sections on the science of addiction, tolerance, and moderation.
Smaller Article 1
College Students: Running on Caffeine
Based on The Effects of Caffeine Consumption Among College Students. Discusses caffeine as part of college identity, showing how it shapes habits, motivation, and social life. Includes statistics from your infographic about when and why students drink coffee, such as morning routines, studying, and socializing.
Smaller Article 2
From Coffee to Cans
Uses Coffee and Energy Drink Use Patterns in College Freshmen. Focuses on the generational shift toward energy drinks, linked to branding, convenience, and stronger stimulant doses. Highlights that energy drink users show more risk-taking behaviors and health concerns.
Smaller Article 3
The Controlled Chaos of Caffeine
Blends research from Caffeine Unlocks Lifelong Benefits and Is Coffee Good for You? to show caffeine’s balance between productivity and dependence. Visually split layout labeled “Benefits” on one side and “Risks” on the other. Includes quotes about dosage, sleep disruption, and mood effects.
Feature Spread
Coffee: The Drug That Feels Wholesome
Inspired by Is Coffee Good for You? and the James Hoffmann Transcript. Compares coffee’s comforting image to its chemical reality. Design focuses on warm tones, organic textures, and type overlays with lines like “Addiction in Disguise.”
Full Spreads
Editorial photo-based layouts showing caffeine in student life.
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Students in study lounges holding drinks
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Energy cans among highlighters, laptops, and textbooks
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Visual contrast between calm coffee rituals and high-energy drink scenes
Sidebars
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The Daily Dose: 400mg per day is the FDA’s recommended caffeine limit
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Fast vs. Slow Metabolizers: how genetics affect caffeine’s impact
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Fun Fact: Caffeine affects the same brain receptors as cocaine, just milder
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Quick Poll: “Coffee, Celsius, or Monster—what gets you through finals?”
Smaller Elements
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Scanned textures of coffee rings, sugar packets, and energy drink tabs
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Small vector molecule icons repeating across pages as a visual motif
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Typographic overlays using bold sans-serif type for key facts
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Reused data graphics from your infographic such as cups per major and iced vs. hot preferences.
