I had a breakthrough over the summer. Backstory: For those who don’t know (or just haven’t heard about it enough yet), I’m an assistant mentor for high school students at an after-school art program called MyARTS (where I used to be a mentored high school student myself). So, in addition to taking classes at KCAI, I’m […]
KCAI project for Smithsonian exhibit identity.
Lecture announcement poster & postcard set.
KCAI collaborative assignment for National Geographic movie poster and DVD.
KCAI project for 3 Flannery O’Connor iBook covers.
The changes from the previous version to the final were just tweaks to some detailed areas. Awkward rag, caption placement, and things like that. I’m very happy with how this project progressed. I feel like something clicked on in the typographical part of my brain, and everything just made sense. Here’s what the magazine looks Read More
It just occurred to me that I forgot to post the middle step between my first and last versions of my Smithsonian book. The critique went pretty well. We decided that the yellowish/goldish/almost greenish color wasn’t right for the work, and that it should change to something bolder and easier to see from far away. Read More
Here are the final products for the National Geographic project. The tree made of trash symbolizes the condition the world will be in if humans don’t change their ways. The world will deteriorate and the atmosphere will become alien. This will become the norm for future generations. We can’t just dump all of our environmental Read More
This is the final version of my Less>More book. There was a last-minute color change, inspired by the Blue Screen of Death. While average users are usually afraid of the BSoD, hackers take it as a challenge. The blue is a bolder, more pronounced color that reminds me of a hacker’s determination. …That, and the Read More
In this round, I’ve added captions to my photos, and tried to fix my rag. Although I think I might’ve overdone the rag, though. Too much variation between lines, I think. The rag just feels stiff and robotic to me, which, come to think of it, might be a good thing, considering my topic. We’ll Read More