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Currency Design Anaylsis – Mely Barajas

Posted on October 13, 2015 by melybarajas

For the purpose of this blog post I chose to write about a Chinese bill. The first thing that I noticed was that since they had limited tools and paper their counterfeiting measures were not so great; therefore, they had … Continue reading →

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Too Cool to Spend: Mely Barajas

Posted on September 15, 2015 by melybarajas

For this blog post I have chosen the Austratalian five dollar bill. Even though there were many beautiful bills that I saw online, it was hard to choose one because the true colors of the bill were not necessarily the … Continue reading →

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Alternative Self-Portrait Mely Barajas

Posted on September 8, 2015 by melybarajas

As young singer from Canada, The Weeknd, is well known for his detailed songs about females as well as drugs. His songs are about his life and his experience of where he grew up. Therefore, in my opinion, the artwork … Continue reading →

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Image as Text-Meli Barajas

Posted on November 19, 2014 by melybarajas

The poem that I am considering to use for the broadside I will soon create is Animathematics by Laura A. There are many images that I could find that would be literal to what is referenced in the poem; however, … Continue reading →

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Broadsides-Meli Barajas

Posted on November 13, 2014 by melybarajas

Kyle Schlesinger covers the different types of broadsides in his essay. A broadside is usually defined as a large sheet of paper that is printed only on one side. Broadsides were normally used to announce information such as political movements. … Continue reading →

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Helvetica-Meli Barajas

Posted on October 21, 2014 by melybarajas

In this cover of InTouch magazine, the author used the transitional typeface Helvetica as the main font. One of the main reasons why I believe the author chose this font is because it is a font that has become known … Continue reading →

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