Thesis
Ringling College of Art + Design
Ringling College of Art + Design
This class is the culmination of the BFA Graphic Design program. Students conceptualize a project, apply research, write a thesis statement and document and create a gallery installation for a 2-week show. They are guided through discussions, readings, forums, theory, multiple presentations of their work and iterations of their concept. Creative interpretations of projects range from video, coded visual interactions, laser and die-cut imagery, UX/UI, design for social impact and much more.
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Dovetail Studio
Dovetail Studio
Presented as a thesis project, Dovetail Studio was created by two Ringling students, Bella and Lilli, and built from a shared love of creating by hand. What began as selling linocuts, journals, woodcraft and stationery at local markets quickly grew into a way to connect with a larger handmade community. The book design, Hands at Work, was a focal point of the gallery installation.
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The Client Talk
The Client Talk
Presented as a thesis project, Dovetail Studio was created by two Ringling students, Bella and Lilli, and built from a shared love of creating by hand. What began as selling linocuts, journals, woodcraft and stationery at local markets quickly grew into a way to connect with a larger handmade community. The book design, Hands at Work, was a focal point of the gallery installation.
Capstone
University of Tampa
University of Tampa
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Reintegrating Analog Processes into the Digital World
Reintegrating Analog Processes into the Digital World
Since the digital revolution, the graphic design industry has revolved around the use of digital technology to design and create. Graphic design was once a job that required designers to be physically active and hands-on in the design process. In this exhibit, we view a series of six poster designs made by various hands-on analog methods combined with experimentation. These methods required the use of vellum, scanners, glass, paint, collage, and stamps. Digital technology is only a single tool out of many that exist in the physical world, and the incorporation of hands-on processes into the current digitally-driven design world allows designers to open themselves to new paths of ideas, innovation, and solutions.
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Introspection
Introspection
Based on the studies surrounding the ideas of fixed vs. growth mindsets, Introspection explores the relationship viewers have with what is seen and experienced from different points of view. Everyone has various backgrounds, which allows each of us to formulate different lenses to perceive and internalize the things of this world. Introspection challenges the viewer to expand beyond their own point of view and look at things through various perspectives. Being in this state of mind allows room for the potential to be enlightened beyond what we can already discern.
