#fall_2012

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Locating Place: Book

This is my project for Graphic Design 3, in which we were to explore the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood of Austin, Texas and create a book unique to the area.

The area is currently experiencing heavy immigration of well to-do hipster kids, and the ensuing clash of visual language is something that may not exist in say, ten years. My goal was to showcase the changes going on right now, and assess the visual languages from the perspective of color psychology. Ultimately the project morphed into a primer in Color Theory, using images from the neighborhood as examples to extend the learning.

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Site Redesign (GDES HIST)

I partnered up with Lillian Pesoli to redesign a website using a similar visual language to that of a classical piece from graphic design history. We chose to recreate the Apple Website in the format of the type specimen book for the typeface Bodoni. 

The motivation for this project was to recreate something modern in a classical format to see if it was still effective. I thought it would be interesting to use Apple, given Steve Jobs's interest in classical calligraphy and typography. 

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Timeline

My timeline for History of Graphic Design was intended to be a place to compile my notes, along with personal observations about each era in Graphic Design. Before taking this class, I had zero knowledge about its history, so organizing the history by color and alluding to those colors throughout the different sections of the composition really helped with reviewing.

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Symbol Design for a Cause

I made this logotype to give a voice to the Women's Rights movement, particularly those who are pro-choice. It is primarily for bumper stickers or T Shirts for people who are into wearing their politics. The shocking imagery draws attention to (what in my opinion, are) very important flaws in the Pro-Life argument. It does so in a satirical fashion, by making the pro-choice person sarcastically state that they voted. In retrospect it is ridiculously shocking imagery, but it is nothing compared to the shock photos of mangled fetuses that fundamentalists force upon passerby at their protests.