Tea Democracy is a revisitation of Eastern thinking and ideals through the scope of the Japanese tea ceremony. Its sober design reflects the discourse on modesty, respect, relativity, and simplicity as told by Kakuzo Okakura, the the author of The Book of Tea. It is contrasted with colourful inserts that contain contemporary news stories. Japanese stab binding.
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2010The aim of this project was to design a universal template of a brochure that could be used again and again for coming exhibitions. To achieve a smooth flow of narration about the artist and his/her work, I first determined how the brochure was folded and planned a sequence in which it was to be unfolded by a reader.
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2010"So stellar have Lauryn Hill's accomplishments been during her brief tenure as musical artist, one wonders what she can do to match all that's happened in her life so far."
Hiatus is a monograph on Hill's success and decade-long hiatus, with articles from various sources that documented her activities up-to-date. A flipbook.
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2009Pele is the Goddess of fire, dance, lightening and volcanoes. I chose one of many stories about her for this typography fairytale project. Pele's black hair of lava, her fierce fire of red, and contrasting warm, peaceful Hawaiian climate all inspired the design of the book.
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2009This is an interactive animation that addresses an ongoing issue of the plight of BC's wild salmon. My focus was on aquaculture that has been impacting the living environment for wild salmon and other marine species. Users can navigate the ocean and retrieve specific information just by placing the cursor on top of the objects. See what is happening in the BC coasts.