GOGO Graffiti is a New York City based company that collaborates with graffiti artists and truck owning businesses who are looking to add a little pizzazz to their vehicles. Project includes website, promotional publication and stickers.
Special thanks to Drianne Laliberté, Erica Laucella, Ariel Spiegelman and the other artists credited in this book.
Brief set by visiting designer Zak Jensen.
A semester long self-directed exploration. Project contains three books, typeface created through folding method and exhibition in gallery space.
Winner of Student Choice Award for Graphic Design.
Artist Statement:
My explorations challenge systems.
Society is regulated by guidelines telling us what makes something visually “right.” We’ve been pushed to believe elements like straight lines and symmetry are virtuous. While these guides create structure in our lives, there are instances when rules broken and interference become a means for expansion.
I set out to interrupt systems, but boundaries are needed, and so I create my own methodologies. Visual structures and systematic processes are my mode of intervention and generation. Simple acts like corrupting images, repositioning dots and shifting objects transform pieces far beyond their beginnings, yet leave marks of a former identity.
Systematic Intervention is a mode of meaningful creation.
Advised by Mary Banas as well as visiting critics Shawn Carney and Isaac Gertman.
Poster in progress for the 16th Annual International Comparative Human Rights Conference at the University of Connecticut.
"The UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative Human Rights will convene experts, activists, officials, and scholars from around the globe to examine the scope and nature of global water crisis, to discuss the legal and institutional basis of the human rights to water and sanitation, and to consider some innovations and best practices that have been implemented or advocated around the world. This conference will provide a forum for students, faculty, and the community to explore the centrality of the right to water in our effort to build a more just and sustainable future."
In collaboration with Drianne Laliberté and Olivia Taylor.
Designed at Design Center/advised by Ginger Jenne
Create a narrative without words.
Mysophobia is the fear of germs. Encompassing a science theme, I created these slides with color pigments. The compositions resemble magnified images of germs that I found visualy compelling.
Mysophobia in Color shows the beauty that can come from something "ugly."
A re-designed energy bill to make consumers more aware of their usage.
Designing a bill with a friendly and inviting voice was key. The format of the bill is designed to control what the viewer sees first based on importance of information. Shape, material and bar graphs were decisions made to be more eco-friendly as well as making this bill stand out.
Designed while abroad at Central Saint Martins/brief set by tutor Kira Salter.
Book that documents the number of times I checked the time in one day. (surprisingly a lot, 93x) Not only did I want to research how often a person checks the time, but reasons for it. The saturation timeline of the photos reflexes the lighting throughout a day.
Brief set by Mark Zurolo while studying abroad at Central Saint Martins.
R.C. Virus targets random cellphone users giving them the reality check they need.
Once infected, the virus randomly shuts off apps while in use, leaving them unusable for a certain amount of time. The only way to get rid of the virus is to use your phone less.
A (new) imaginary language based on Synesthesia.
Once the candy drug is ingested one's native language is heightened either by sight, taste, sound or smell.
Brief set by visiting designer Joel Evey.
The campus television station, UCTV, approached Design Center desiring a redesign. In comparison to the old mark and its countless renditions used, UCTV wanted a single logo that was designed more serious and typographic-based to show the university how committed they were. We designed this dynamic mark incorporating a glitch to tie it back to the television station and their youthful personality.
Click to see old logo
In collaboration with Rachael Conti and Emily Makarainen.
Designed at Design Center/advised by Edvin Yegir.
A walking tour for the most colorful market in London, Portobello. Inspired by the multi-colored facades of the buildings that line-up the market, directions are color based. After taking a stroll through Portobello the second map leads to Kensington Gardens.
Maps unfold into two corresponding posters.
Brief set by Mark Zurolo while studying abroad at Central Saint Martins.
Illustration is a relationship between reality and imagination. Imagination becomes real with a simple pencil stroke and vice versa; reality can turn into creativity, you just have to imagine it.
This book was inspired by my travels around Europe and designed to resemble the sketchbooks I grew accustomed to. Includes removable posters.
Designed while abroad at Central Saint Martins/brief set by tutor Oliver O'Keeffe.
Book cover proposals for the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
Lolita is not about a consensual relationship between a young girl and man, but instead a confused and naive child being taken advantage of by an obsessed admirer. Consciously steering away from the common sex-driven solutions I came across while researching, I designed each chapter to chronologically tell the true story of Lolita using hidden symbols and messages from the novel while using paper as a unifying medium.
