book design
Cats by T.S. Eliot
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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.
Daniel & Beatrice: 1940-1950
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This monograph was designed for a self directed project in print publication. The only requirement for this project was to create a book on a single subject of your choosing. I chose to create a retrospective of the decade between 1940 and 1950 through the personal photographs of the people who lived it, my grandparents, Daniel and Beatrice Clark. An incredibly tumultuous decade historically and personally for the Clarks, they were married in 1943, separated by war from 1944 through to 1946, reunited at the end of that year, and finally able to start life as a married couple in 1947. The book matches photographs from the personal albums of Bea Clark with historical text and quotes from the decade.
My Unborn Daughter: Designing a Hybrid Novel
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First grad thesis project for my Communication Design degree at Emily Carr. My Unborn Daughter is a hybrid novel written by Jesus Ambriz. This project was aimed to create a hybrid novel that innovated and challenged the conventions of print design in literature.
Tea Monograph
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Photos of My Friends
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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?
Memories
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A photo album made of hemp binding, leather hard cover and stone latch. The book contains placement holders for standard 4 x 6 inch photographs.
PrimeTime
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"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."—Mark Twain. From the 20-year-old Olsen sisters to 60-year-old film director Nora Ephron, five women tell us how they live in the present, in full, and in style.
Self-Branding Secrets For Designers
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The total impact of a message includes 38% vocal, for example volume, pitch, rhythm and 55% body movements , mostly facial expressions. The goal of this project is to raise the awareness for non-verbal communication. As a designer, “YOU” are your most important product. Being capable, clever and creative are not enough. Many designers do not notice that non-verbal communication is also one of the must-have skills. When you talk, you represent the brand of you. Your body language reveals a lot of hidden information. This book demonstrates that using appropriate body language can enhance the power of influence and help one interact with others successfully in business.
Bi-weekly Brochure
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The primary mission of Vancouver Is Awesome is to spreading a positive message about the city of Vancouver for arts and culture. People who love to read Vancouver Is Awesome is because its localness and uniqueness. So this brochure will show the most local events in Vancouver that people won’t normally see on the newspapers. The main goal of this publication is to gain the popularity and increase the income to help secure the future of this local not-for-profit organization.
Book cover design and illustration
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I have been doing more painting for book covers rather than just finding stock images or doing a flat drawing in Illustrator. For both of these book covers, I designed the graphics in Illustrator to get client approval, then created a mixed media painting based on the Illustrator layout and using digital printouts. In the end, all was scanned in again and digitally manipulated.
