My Design Hero Pt 3 | Communications Studio Spring 2021 — Create a 1-minute video animation with your design hero as the subject. This is the third part to the Design Hero Project. See Part I: Poster Here. See Part II: Booklet Here. Sound AAAAAAHHHH I knew beforehand that finding voice recordings and interviews would be near impossible because I had spent…

My Design Hero Pt 2 | Communications Studio Spring 2021 — We are to gather, curate and craft text, images, typography and several other elements to create a booklet that tells the best story of your design hero and their work. Then we are to create a mobile experience as a complement to the booklet. This is the second part to the…

My Design Hero | Communications Studio Spring 2021 — We are to find and research our design hero, and design an informational poster for someone who knows nothing about them. We will gather, curate and craft text, images and typography that best tell the story of the hero and their work. I was really excited and intimidated to begin…

Research Methods Spring 2021 | Maggie Ma My Method — Rose, Thorn, Bud Rose, thorn, bud is a framework for identifying the positive (rose), the potential (bud), and the negative/problem (thorn). It allows designers to quickly analyze data by revealing focus areas, allowing the team to plan their next steps for further evaluation and exploration in…

Design Research Methods Spring 2021 | Maggie Ma I chose to study the Rose, thorn, bud research method because it’s actually an activity my friends and I use often to update each other and stay connected in our group chat. Every night, we list our day’s rose (the good things…

Understanding Form & Context — Final Video Project I: Similar but Different Sketchbook

COMMUNICATIONS MINI FALL 2020 | PROJECT IV **This project is a continuation of my last project: Clarendon Typeface Spread.** We are to create a 60-second video that highlights the unique characteristics and personality of our typeface by using sequence and motion to visually describe and compare the various forms…

COMMUNICATIONS MINI FALL 2020 | PROJECT III To explore typesetting, we are to create a two-page spread that introduces the reader to our selected typeface. I chose Clarendon because I was immediately attracted to its thick, bold serifs and playful ball terminals. Research We were to write a one to two…

COMMUNICATIONS MINI FALL 2020 | PROJECT II Project Background We are to explore visual hierarchy by creating a poster for a local Pittsburgh event. My event is Live from the West Side: Women of Broadway Concert Series presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Constraints 8.5 x 11-inch paper, vertical orientation, content in text…