Designing Form & Meaning

Signs: Icon, Index, and Symbol

Graphic Design 1 | Maryland Institute College of Art

Students developed and showcased a set of signs. They explored and learned fundamental terms, principles, and theories of basic semiotics in visual communication design.

Designing Practical Work

Exhibition Branding

Graphic Design 1 | Maryland Institute College of Art

Students created a brand to promote a gallery or museum exhibition. They deepened their experience with design research, semiotic theory, and design context to develop a visual system for multiple applications.

Type Specimen Book

Language as Form

Typography 1 |  Maryland Institute College of Art
Teacher of Record: Amanda Buck
My role: Graduate Teaching Intern

Students designed and produced a specimen book of a single typeface, showcasing the anatomy of the glyphs, a short history, and the character of the typeface.

Designing Form

Principles + Compositions

Graphic Design 1 | Maryland Institute College of Art

Students designed a set of compositions by learning and applying fundamental form-making and gestalt principles.

Greetings from...

Papercut Postcards

Graphic Design 1 | Central Piedmont Community College

Students explored color theory and composition through designing a postcard for the destination of their choice.

Visions of the Future

Poster as artifact

Graphic Design 1 | Maryland Institute College of Art

During a two-week workshop, students were introduced the concepts of worldbuilding and speculative design. They were prompted to create a poster that would function as an artifact from an imagagined future-scenario.