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Process Work: Images

Taking pictures of the Moon Towers helped me the most when it came to figuring out an identity for them. I love how they’re structured, so I took plenty of pictures displaying the geometric nature of the towers. The major … Continue reading

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Interface Lesson

Portfolio App from Ellise Stokes on Vimeo. With this project, I wanted a way to express how I am as a person using the colors and graphics. My main concern with this project was how it looked, however a lot … Continue reading

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Plotter Lesson

This project is the result of a deliberate process with intent on creating results. My process was concerned on creating rapid character designs. I gave myself a few requirements: Shuffle my music player by pressing the shuffle button 5 times … Continue reading

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Zine Lesson

This truism is based around how certain groups out there see academic intelligence as the most important factor to a person. However, being “intelligent” is hard to define, because it’s possible to be academically intelligent but also lack common sense … Continue reading

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Style Lesson

  This project was a way for us to examine the aspects of style. We were given prep as a style, and my partner and I decided to pick the Japanese mori-kei style as our second pick. After this we … Continue reading

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Object Lesson

This project is based off the movie Selma by Ava DuVernay. The idea was to create a matchbook that could fit into the setting of the movie. When it comes to mine, I first researched the time period and what … Continue reading

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Cognitive Map

This map I created because I wanted to share my enjoyment of online multiplayer games in a way that people could understand. It can be hard for people to get into these types of games because there’s a great variety, … Continue reading

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Information Map

When it came to arranging this project I wanted to focus on making it into two pages that provided monthly and yearly information that functioned as a spread. I picked the colors based on the idea of apple pie, since … Continue reading

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Artifact Map

I wanted to make a map of places that were high in pollutants on campus. I have asthma, so lots of people smoking and dust irritates my lungs. The colors I related to each part represented the different elements of … Continue reading

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Symbol Methodology

These symbols were produced over the span of a few weeks. I made these symbols combining the idea of a Cyclops, cream, ice cream, cotton candy, and rabbits. These symbols remind me most of the kind of style and aesthetic … Continue reading

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