tara sullivan

the works of a graphic design student from NCSU

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I created this video as a self-led exploration in After Effects 3D animation. It shows how my knowledge map project unfolds.

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This 24 x 36" knowledge map discusses the enclosed group study rooms in Hunt Library at North Carolina State University and compares them to workspaces in corporate settings. Workspaces are categorized as either open or enclosed and either for individual or group work. I included information from my observations, interviews and research. Throughout the map, the green vs. pink colors are used to differentiate group and individual spaces, respectively.

Bottom image: These photos show different ways to look at the map to compare multiple panels. By unfolding different sections of the map, the user can compare individual use of the library's study rooms with both individual enclosed workspaces and individual group spaces in corporate settings. Similarly, the user can compare group use of the study rooms with other group spaces.

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Video example showing how a user might navigate through my hypothetical translation app design

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This is my design for a hypothetical translating app for iPad. The features include direct translation, a phrase book through which the user can search by category or keyword, user-created lists of phrases for easy return, and a favorites section for the user's frequently searched phrases. The semi-functional prototype is on invision at https://invis.io/9J63QXNGS

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For this project I had to create a fictional conference about a design topic of my choice. I chose designers to speak and compiled background information and articles from them for my topic, User Experience design for mobile. I designed this catalog which would be provided to the conference attendees.

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I designed the spreads for this book using the Van de Graaf Canon and with traditional style choices in mind. I also designed the cover and bound the book with a five-hole pamphlet stitch. Used paragraph styles and booklet printing.

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5 diagrams and 1 18x24″ poster based on my analysis of the Trade Gothic typeface.

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Shown here is my presentation booklet detailing interventions (products/experiences) I designed to accompany my exhibition (featured in a previous post). Originally printed on 11x17″ paper and presented as spreads.

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Exhibition design based on user ownership and control throughout the history of recorded music, discussed in reverse order. Exhibition would be full-size at 16 x 70′. Also featured: logo design and promotional poster designs.

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Bluegrass Festival advertising collateral for Live It Up Hillsborough Street. Colored pencil drawing and vector artwork. Illustrator. April 2015.

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Assignment: Use the same word or phrase in two posters but change the meaning with context. I chose to portray domestic violence and how it can be hidden beneath the surface of a seemingly happy relationship. Photoshop. April 2015.

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Studio assignment: Create an instruction manual for a simple task

I photographed the process of making coffee, arranged and photographed the coffee grounds, and created the layouts using Photoshop and InDesign. Presented as an accordion-fold with 5 8x8″ pages. March 2015

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Music Festival Map, created as an intern for Live It Up Hillsborough Street (Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation)

Graphic in the top left was made by another design intern.

Illustrator, March 2015.

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Acrylic paint on stretched canvas, 12x12". February 2015

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Assignment: create two compositions including a chair from the NCSU Hunt library and some context of the chair. One composition should emphasize the chair itself and the other should shift the hierarchy to focus on the context.

Konstantin Grcic's Magis Stool_One. Context: minimalist design with geometric shapes, and focus on negative space.

"I wanted to use the least material to create the most product."

Illustrator- vector graphics. February 2015.

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Map of Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, for a 2-page spread in NC State University's visitor guide. Created mostly on Illustrator. For Live It Up! Hillsborough Street. January-February 2015.

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Themed typeface design. Vector letters for the theme "musical instruments." February 2014.