Pins

For this assignment, we were challenged with creating a series of buttons for the Blanton Museum of Art that would be given to visitors of the Graphic Design exhibit. My design movement was Dada, so I created three sets of buttons based off of three Dada artists featuring their portraits, a quote from them, and select works.

TASA

For this assignment, we were given the task of creating a information booklet for the annual TASA (Texas Association of Schools of Art) Conference which takes place over 3 days. We were only allowed to use 2 colors, and we had to effectively design a layout that would be as cost effective as possible, meaning getting all the information into a booklet/pamphlet of some sort using as little paper as possible while maintaining legibility and quality design. We had to include itinerary, campus and city maps as well as a list of speakers and their biographies, as well as information on each workshop. I started with a basic design (which is seen on the left) which, after a few revisions, ended up turning into a more illustrated version of a kid throwing a paper airplane. Rather than full color, I used halftone-dots to simulate a comic book-esque feeling.

Icons

For this project, we were instructed to design icons reflecting a theme. I chose Navigation. 

MAPS!: Cognitive

MAPS! : Perceptual

MAPS! : Artifact

MAPS!: extra credit

This was an extra credit map I created illustrating the various types of oak trees on the walk from the Fine Arts building to Trustee Hall. 

Letterform Concepts

Increase

Playful

For this project, we were asked to create two - 5 second animations that would show a concept. We chose from five words and used the letters within that word to illustrate the definition of the word.

Critical Mass

In this project - our first in After Effects - we were supposed to create an animated allegory for a scientific concept. I chose earthquake. The sequence shows a war between logic and love going on in between the girls head. Those represent the tectonic plates creating friction/pressure which eventually causes the girl to shake her head in distress, symbolizing the shaking of the ground during an earthquake.