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Haven’t you heard? Katya is one of Russia’s most execptional exports. She comes with 92 unique characters and a set of kitschy fun ornaments, on top of a heathly dosage of camp sillyness. Inspired by the intricacies of classic Russian baroque, architecture, and novelties, what’s not to love about Katya?!Graphic Design, Print Design, Typography2015 -
A guide of locations in the city of Detroit curated for people with varying degrees of experience with the city that is intended to lessen anxiety and increase comfort.Branding, Graphic Design, Packaging2015 -
Digital and physical publications based on This American Life episode 361: Fear of Sleep.Editorial Design, Interaction Design2015 -
Set of informative digital communications intended to educate the millennial demographic about the dangers of domestic violence in service of Detroit area non-profit organization, HAVEN.Art Direction, Branding, Icon Design2015 -
During the Winter 2014 semester, our sponsored project team was challenged by Czarnowski and General Motors to create an interactive environment, based in Europe, which demonstrates Cadillac’s art and science philosophy, brand advancements and historical significance. Inspired by their art and science philosophy, we chose to use fashion to introduce Cadillac to a European audience and proposed the idea of a Cadillac Couture fashion show that would include this conceptual iPhone application as a guide for the event.Branding, Icon Design, Interaction Design2015 -
Z-bound book depicting the duality found in researching the career of the legendary designer, typographer, and illustrator Ed Fella.Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Print Design2014 -
826 National is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students, ages 6–18, with expository and creative writing at eight locations across the USA. The eight chapters that make up 826 National include retail stores that relate to a characteristic unique to the city. My task was to create a new chaper of the 826 National brand based on a city randomly assigned to me, which was Tallahassee, Florida. My research on the state of Florida lead me to many news articles about bizarre and outlandish occurances that have recently been taking place in the state. Tallahassee seemed mostly exempt from this phenomenon, giving me the idea of it being a safe haven from the strange happenings taking place in the rest of the state. I discovered the expression "cozy catastrophe" while researching apolcalypic fiction, which fit my previous ideas and served as the lauching point for the final concept of 826 Tallahassee, a novelty store with a humorous range of seemingly ordinary items that promise to keep you safe from anything an impending apocalypse could bring.
The final design work was inspired by ancient Mayan calendars and numerals. A system of friendly characters were designed to imply a sense of ease and relaxation, along with a custom 826 emblem. The stationary and materials designed for 826 Tallahassee: Cozy Catastrophe Prep & Reserve include a letterhead, business card, envelope, storefront and website mockup, as well as a line of potential products.Branding, Graphic Design2014 -
Poster created for Motor City Pride, an event held annually in Detroit's Hart Plaza. Motor City Pride attracts 40,000+ visitors yearly and is the largest LGBTQ gathering currently held in Michigan. Inspired by pop artist Keith Harring, I wanted the design to evoke a sense of fun and celebration while also playfully poking fun at clichéd stereotypes. The poster was build from my own illustrations and features type that I created.Graphic Design, Illustration2014 -
Short form, perfect bound book based on my interpretation of designer Peter Bil'ak's article entitled Experimental typography. Whatever that means.
The experimental typographic designs I included reflect the abstract imagery and form choices that guide the sequence throughout the pages.Graphic Design, Typography2014 -
We were tasked with finding a way to celebrate our peer’s ability to fold paper cranes. After researching paper cranes, we learned that an ancient Japanese legend says that anyone who folds 1000 will be granted a wish. For our installation, we adapted the legend to say that everyone who made and hung a crane would get a wish, which would then be granted once we reached our goal of 1000 cranes. Participants walked up, chose a piece of paper, made a crane using the instructions and then made a wish before hanging their crane on one of the dangling paper clips. The final 1000 cranes were then donated to the patients of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. The entire project was documented at ccscranes.tumblr.comCrafts, Graphic Design, Web Design2014 -
2010 AIGA Gain Conference MaterialsBranding, Graphic Design2013 -
Greektown Infographic: HistoryPrint Design, Typography2013 -
Water: A Great Lakes ReportGraphic Design2013
