Instructions: Create a large poster based on a design topic that you find intriguing
Roles: Researcher, Copywriter, Layout Designer
Programs: Adobe Illustrator
While browsing through Bird Library at Syracuse University, I found some information about a Japanese designer named Takenobu Igarashi. Upon doing more research into his work, I immediately fell in love with his style. He was known for looking at letters as forms of shapes, and by this he was able to push these shapes into the third dimension. While others were reluctant to move to the digital world, Igarashi jumped onto the opportunity, and pushed his style to the max. It was even said that he created a "Design Cult" within the industry, as he churned out countless pieces of visual art, ranging from branding images to calendars.
So, I made this poster to honor his legacy. Using the same axonometric style, I tried to be as chaotic as Igarashi can be in his designs. This was my first experience with a style like this, and I ended up enjoying the process that I spent some more time on isometric design, and fast forward to the current day where my personal branding is even in an isometric scale.
I will gladly be apart of Igarashi's "Design Cult" if that can push be to be a better artist throughout my career.
Instructions: Create a movie poster for an independent director
Roles: Designer, Editor
Programs: Adobe Photoshop
Independent Movie Director & Producer Brian Hedden gave me the opportunity to create a movie poster for his documentary about the issue of fracking across America, specifically in the State of Colorado. Upon my first screening, the most emotional storyline in this film was how the oil companies would disregard regulations and place fracking sites within an extremely close proximity of lower income educational sites. This would affect the quality of both the water and the air.
With these issues, it became as though sending your child off to school was like sending them off to a toxic wasteland. I wanted to create an enticing, stark, scary visual that would draw people into this film. If someone was scrolling on a streaming service and saw a gas mask inside of a backpack, they would begin to question:
"Why is there a gas mask in a backpack?"
"Is my kid okay?"
"What system are we talking about?"
I chose to have the backpack be the only visual element on the poster so the documentary can do the rest of the talking.
