Casa del Caribe (cover design: HL; director: Orlando Vergés Martínez; editor: León Estrada), "Del Caribe, No. 56," 2012. Print magazine.

Del Caribe is a cultural magazine published by Casa del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba, founded by Joel James Figarola. Issue No. 56, directed by Orlando Vergés Martínez with León Estrada as editor, features a vibrant cover design by HL exploring the theme "Caribeños de tierra adentro / El cenáculo santiaguero" (Caribbean people from the interior / The Santiago literary circle). The cover presents a richly patterned composition depicting a figure reclining on what appears to be a balcony or terrace, surrounded by intricate linear patterns in blues, greens, and earth tones. The design employs a complex layering of decorative motifs—swirling lines, geometric patterns, and stylized forms—creating a dense visual tapestry that evokes both Caribbean vernacular architecture and the cultural complexity of Santiago's interior regions.

The magazine's editorial board included Olga Portuondo Zúñiga, Hebert Pérez Concepción, Julio Corbea Calzado, Aida Bahr, Carlos Rafael Fleitas Salazar, and Kenia Dorta Armaignac, with contributors Irina de la Guardia Rondón and Carlos Lloga Domínguez. This issue focuses on the cultural and intellectual life of Santiago de Cuba, featuring articles on race, nation, and science in republican thought in Brazil (1889-1919), the oriental cenacle and modernist renovation, Santiago carnival traditions, historical properties of the Maceo Grajales family, and the Teatro Aguilera of Santiago de Cuba. Del Caribe serves as an important platform for documenting and analyzing Caribbean cultural history, particularly the rich traditions and intellectual contributions of Santiago de Cuba and the broader eastern region of the island.