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A History of Facial Hair was a timeline project exploring not only the subject of beards, mustaches, and side-burns but also the possibilities of presentation. I chose to create a panel book that could expand and swivel to reveal information, creating a more interactive experience for the reader.Crafts, Graphic Design, Illustration2012 -
I created a line of divination and fortune-telling products for my package design class. I chose to work with these products because the market for these items is overflowing with tacky, dated designs.
I wanted the product line to be of a higher quality and have the feeling of an heirloom or antique. All of the boxes were constructed from thin, reclaimed wood and stained darker. Each box is also lined with a thick pile black velvet and accented with antiqued brass hardware.
In addition to the packaging, I also came up with the name of the product line and the logo.Graphic Design, Packaging2012 -
The re-design of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap focused on maintaining the brand's relationship with their customers and the already loved aspects of the packaging while resolving issues of readability and clear communication.
I transferred general product information that would be most helpful to new customers to the outer box structure and placed Bronner's popular philosophical writings from the old label on the interior of the box, perforating it so that they could be torn out and kept or easily broken down for recycling.Graphic Design, Packaging2012 -
I created a direct mail piece in response to the heightened security measures the TSA has taken over the past several years. The mailer is meant to educate the public about the advantages of using general aviation, or small, privately owned aircrafts.
I chose to use a paper airplane because of the light-weight, customizable, and fun associations that they carry. I based the poster side off of vintage travel posters from the 30's-50's. In addition to housing information on the interior side, there are also instructions on how to fold the mailer into the airplane depicted on the front.Graphic Design, Illustration2012 -
The goal of "Savannah: A Guide to the Hostess City" was to rethink the way information is presented in modern travel guides. I wanted to achieve this not only through a change in layout and structure but also in content.
By breaking down the city by district with further section divisions of types of businesses, attractions, and events. I was able to include a number of smaller, "off the beaten track" opportunities that appeal to travelers who wish to have experiences based more off of local knowledge and less on the demand of tourism.Graphic Design, Illustration2012 -
For this assignment, we were split into teams and asked to invent a design company and create an identity for it. Deliverables included a logo, letterhead, business card, envelope, and mailing label as well as a series of business forms.
The identity for Dark Horse needed to be a simple and elegant representation of the design team. The mark draws on the idea of perpetual motion, abstraction, and quality, while the accompanying stationary retains a sense of quiet, simple elegance.Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
Home Grown is a project meant to promote healthy eating, self-reliance, and gardening. It is a herb kit that includes seeds, peat pellets, and a pot to grown in. The canister that the peat pellets come in also doubles as a spice container. I wanted the packaging to resemble a take-out box to play up the idea that the food you can grow yourself is just as good if not better than take-out.Graphic Design, Packaging2012 -
Monument is a fictional company that creates sustainably centered parks and recreational areas, focusing on urban environments. Their plans have a modern edge and celebrate the interplay of minimal, functional, and beautiful structures with open, airy spaces.
In order to create this feeling within the identity, I created a system that would balance the more natural, untamed aspect of the city and outdoor spaces with the strength, resiliency, and presence of their company.Branding, Graphic Design2012 -
This series of academic calendars was used as an exploration of the different ways that type and image interact with one another. The methods that were explored included fusion, fragmentation, inversion, and separation.
We learned how to pair type with images based on content, such as portraits, landscapes, and architecture, and how to create illusions of depth through these relationships all while being restricted to a two-dimensional surface.Digital Photography, Graphic Design2012 -
I chose to do a series of donation mailers for Heifer International. Donated animals are referred to as living loans because in order to receive the animal, the family has to pledge to use their gift to benefit their community.
Because of this term I came up with the phrase "As good as gold," then chose animals whose by-products had a mythology related to gold attached to them. The mailers include a return mail envelope that could be torn off and sent back to Heifer International with a check or money order.Graphic Design, Print Design2012 -
This was a social awareness project that would be launched in conjunction with National Friends of Libraries Week to raise awareness about library funding in local communities. It consists of a series of interactive artist's books that would be hidden throughout the library and found through a scavenger hunt.
The books explore the transformative power of libraries and encourage the user to relate these thoughts to their own library experience. The final deliverables were three books, a direct mail piece, and scavenger hunt cardCrafts, Fine Arts, Graphic Design2012 -
Extract is an exploration and analysis of my thought process. I find that I often have to return to my writing and read between the lines to infer what was going on in my subconscious. I took three writing samples from my sketchbooks and took note of particular words or word groups that stood out to me and printed them on the top layer of plexiglass. The rest of the writing was printed on the bottom layer to show that while the thoughts could be separated I wouldn't have arrived at one without the other.Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Typography2012 -
This project came from an assignment in which we were asked to create a series of three portraits that did not show the face of the person or people that they represented. I chose to photograph three of my friends' mantles. Almost every house in Savannah has a mantlepiece and no two are ever alike. I wanted to break apart the altars that people had so carefully constructed, so I created a pattern used to cut apart and piece back together each photo. I like the idea of seeing past what is being presented and finding something new or hidden in each piece, similar to the way you get to know a person.Digital Art, Digital Photography, Graphic Design2012 -
Some of my favorite prints that I've done. Methods include relief, litho, and screenprinting.Fine Arts, Graphic Design2012
