zack stewart

graphic designer, visual + sound artist, composer.

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FAMILY FIELD RECORDER (2018) Printed digital label on Nintendo Famicom cartridge

Original cartridge design created for the My Famicase Exhibition 2018 held at METEOR in Tokyo, Japan.

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Artwork for Postcards from Read Hall 2014–2016 (2018) Digital

Album artwork for the digital release of my compilation of demos and unreleased tracks recorded as Bluelily, released independently.

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Artwork for Slower Waves (2018) Digital

Album artwork for Spare No Expanse’s latest artist showcase compilation. Client: Spare No Expanse.

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Design & text layout for Ready to Leave (2017) Digital

Text layout and J-card & tape label design for the cassette release of Lord Bendtner’s third release and second EP. Client: Lord Bendtner.

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Posters for Movement In Mirrors (2017) Digital

Poster designs for the short film Movement In Mirrors (2017), dir. Jemina Ainesmaa. Client: Jemina Ainesmaa.

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Design for Old Coast (2017) Digital

Album artwork design for the upcoming digital and vinyl releases of Old Coast by Leaaves. Client: Leaaves.

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Gold Soundz (Grinnell) (2017) Screen print on paper, edition of 8 6″ x 8″

Designed as a parting gift for studio art and music faculty at Grinnell College.

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Photojournal: June 7, 2017 St. Mary’s Church, Auburn, IA

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Design & text layout for Life Answer (2017) Digital

Text layout and J-card & tape label design for the cassette release of Lord Bendtner’s second release, an EP. Client: Lord Bendtner.

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Maboroshi (2017) Artist’s book 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″

ART310: Contemporary Practices final project, spring semester ‘17.

A setting of text from Lafcadio Hearn’s short story “Hi-Mawari” from Kwaidan (1904) with accompanying images and a collapsible design that folds into a box. The cover text is laser engraved, the images are digitally printed on Rives BFK paper and mounted on mulberry paper, and the inside text is embossed into Rives BFK paper. 8 panels plus back cover.

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Vox Humana (Parts 1 & 2) (2017) Composition

MUS219: Electronic Music final project, spring semester ‘17.

I. Part 1 (0:00 - 3:54) II. Part 2 (3:54 - 7:23)

For manipulated voice samples (ah, ee, and oh syllables), organ, piano, and analog percussion samples.

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Blue Notes (2017) Printed digital label on Nintendo Famicom cartridge

Original cartridge design created for the My Famicase Exhibition 2017 held at METEOR in Tokyo, Japan.

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Saint (Ah Um) (2017) Screen print on paper, edition of 6 19.5″ x 14″

This print adapts a photograph of Charles Mingus by Tom Marcello under a Creative Commons BY-SA 2.0 license. This work is in turn available under a Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license.

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Design for Grinnell Studio Art “BBQ Brunch” Potluck (2017) Digital

Postcard invitations designed for the Grinnell College Studio Art “BBQ Brunch” Potluck dinner. Client: Grinnell College Studio Art Student Educational Policy Committee.

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Giant Stretch, Take II (2017) Composition

Unedited chance composition created using a Max/MSP patch that randomly selects one of 22 chords and 13 unique melody notes from John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” (plus 7 percussion samples) and plays them at fixed intervals. Sample playback was manually toggled on and off during the generation of the piece; additionally, the melody and percussion samples also have a random chance of playing silence during any given interval.

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Giant Stretch, Take VIII (2017) Composition

Unedited chance composition created using a Max/MSP patch that randomly selects one of 22 chords and 13 unique melody notes from John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” (plus 7 percussion samples) and plays them at fixed intervals. Sample playback was manually toggled on and off during the generation of the piece; additionally, the melody and percussion samples also have a random chance of playing silence during any given interval.

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Anticipation (2017) Composition

ART397 Independent Study: Musical Graphic Notation as Visual Art course project, spring semester ‘17.

For five MIDI marimbas and synthesizer (with delay). Composed alongside an accompanying graphic score visualizing the music.