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Book Cover Design: Jessica Colvin

When reading through Chapter 4 of Timothy Samara “Design Elements A Graphic Style Manual” a couple of principles really caught my attention: the range of literal to abstract in images and how that plays into the scale of reality/believability to … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Sara Nielsen

Given my pattern design was more abstract in style, I decided to create a graphic more geometric and structured for the alphabet design project. One of the first lessons I can remember learning in an educational setting is the idea … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Kim Santos

I was very interested in the currency section of the Library’s Manuscripts and Archives collections. I enjoyed the font and visual art that went into a lot of it. It got me thinking about themes and the way you can … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Allison Cissna

For this project I was inspired by creating something more natural and since my soccer season is about to start up again I thought it would be a good idea to use grass as a texture and potentially a block … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Kim Conway

I have found a quote from the Dalai Lama. I really love this quote, and lately I have been very over stressed with everything I have going on in my life. I have chosen to use this piece of text … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Joshua An

The reason I picked playing cards for my alphabet is because of the symbolic role they played in a book I read called, Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich. The book has a lot of similarities to another book I was … Continue reading

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Alphabet design proposal: Evan Taylor

    The text source I am using for inspiration is graffiti done by the writer “TASTE” (@tasteburns on Instagram) I would categorize this as an alternative type of text. I really like his style of lettering and his color choice. “Taste” … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Sulaiman Ambusaidi

My alphabet design is going to be about chemistry. For this design, I got inspired by a poem called “Cool Chemistry.” Cool Chemistry ’Round a tiny scratch of earth frosty crystals find their birth A molecule, then two, then three … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Katrina Bittner

For this assignment I found myself looking for inspiration in the strangest places. It was not until I received my monthly makeup subscription from Ipsy, that I got the inspiration to create an alphabet out of lip stick and lip glosses! … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Kira Norman

For my alphabet design I chose to look at song lyrics from a song I like called The Wolf by SIAMÉS. The song is about the fight against addiction, represented by a wolf. The song isn’t very hopeful, but it is … Continue reading

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