April 5, 2017

Mapping Project: Artifact Map

I was not able to find this map on my computer. This is a rough idea of my map of the darkest spots on campus. I thought it would be interesting to document where students potentially feel the most unsafe at night. Perhaps it would help with adding lamp structures.

April 5, 2017

Symbol Methodology

These logos are a reference to my experience as a university student stained with the trauma of previously living in hazardous environments as a child. Living in the ghettos has equipped me with a set of survival skills that are less essential for surviving in a private university setting. I find myself contemplating about potential risk and danger far more than my peers and feel as if I have

April 5, 2017

Wikipedia Reader

This assignment I was assigned to take a wikipedia post and typeset it into a booklet. I am deeply fascinated with the parallel between the dismay shown in Edgar Allan Poe’s biography and his writings, so I chose his wikipedia page. I chose fonts that reference how type is used in modern museum in order to display Edgar Allan Poe in that same archaic fashion.

April 5, 2017

Proportional Grid Booklet

In this project, I was assigned to use a proportional manuscript grid in order to adhere a commencement speak to it. I chose to put the speech in a serif font to make the print easy to read and because a serif font reflects tradition and refinement.

April 5, 2017

Type Specimen Poster

In order to showcase the character of this typeface I designed, I created type specimen posters. These posters act as an exemplar to guide potential users of this typeface, displaying that this font’s elegance lies in subtlety and strategic yet generous uses of space—design fundamentals native to Japan.

April 5, 2017

Display Typeface

This typeface is inspired from a quote dealing with a traditional sense of love, which I associate with marriage. The crane, in Japanese culture, along with other east Asian cultures, is a common motif used in wedding ceremonies and a symbol of longevity and good fortune. In order to capture the delicate elegance associated with wedding ceremonies and the essence of a crane, I used form inspired by origami to create this typeface and named it Tsuru, crane in Japanese.

April 5, 2017

Monogram

In order to better understand the anatomy of type, I was assigned to build a monogram of my initials from a specified group of shapes, which produced design limitations and greater potential for cohesion and creativity.