Communication Design

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This communication design portfolio (also available as an interactive PDF) was originally conceived for print and later reformatted for digital publishing.

Issuu digital file can be found here.

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As my first semester's senior project, my goal was to take a complex psychotherapy treatment, Core Belief Engineering, and present it in a way that made the practice accessible to new clients and practitioners. Through illustration and information architecture, the result was a comprehensive guide introducing the reader to the field of belief change therapy. 

If you'd like to see the method to my madness, please check out my process blog

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This fall semester grad project looked at examining food culture in North America and how it affects young adults. The food industry has become a large part of modern culture, primarily concerned with profit over consumer health. Advertising plays a large role in most peoples’ relationship with food without them even realizing it and government does little to regulate the influence of the industry on consumers. It is especially important for young adults to be aware of these issues, as they are at a very important transitional stage in their life as they strike out on their own and are learning how to take care of themselves and develop eating habits that they will take with them through most of their adult lives.

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This project was a re-design of the popular poems from T.S. Eliot's Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats using typography to reflect the content and time in which it was written (1939) without the accompanying illustrations. The desired result was to create a children’s book for adults. Due to the challenging language of the poetry, it would be most likely that a parent would read it to their child and not vice versa. Therefore, it made sense to create a more sophisticated publication for the enjoyment of the adult reader. The focus was on using expressive typography for the titles of each poem and using photographs of feline fur as a subtle background texture to add depth as well as an air of elegance.

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The purpose of this assignment was to explore typography using the dimensions of old woodtype posters. For the poster's content I chose a quote about Carl Sagan’s death by his wife, Ann Druyan. The message is about finding eachother in the cosmos, and appreciating how temporary that was. I chose to reflect the quietness of the quote by setting the type white
on white, ensuring the reader has to get close to the piece in order to
read the message.

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As my entry for a class run 'Pop-Up Museum of Typographie' I chose to direct my attention to the underappreciated typographic ligature. Through two specimen posters and a short collection of essays, my goal was to raise awareness about the ligature's role in typographic history, as well as their modern usage. 

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This project fuses two complimentary books featuring conflicting opinions about a single subject. One book contains essays for, and the other against, social media’s role in activism. The challenge was appreciatitng the duality of the books’ content while presenting a consistent design solution.

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This project posed the unique challenge of designing a cookbook without images. The hand illustrated headings and title pages are inspired by 1950’s window lettering, while selective colour creates hierarchy within the recipes. 

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TO INCREASE THE EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE AWESOME PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES.

Design often tells us that we need more and more, but can design also help us appreciate what we already have? Though there are many factors which contribute to unhappiness, social interactions, human connection, and a sense of belonging have been suggested to improve well-being. Can design strengthen relationships? Can design aid in making people happier without selling them a product?

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Have you ever wanted to say things about your friends that you've always wanted to say? This Summer, I photographed the people I know in Vancouver and wrote their obituaries. I also took the opportunity to properly document the places we hang-out. As I am currently broke, without funding to publish this book, it sits on my hard drive. I'm considering turning the entire series into a well curated website and continue to add Photos of My Friends. Does this sound like a good idea?