Category Archives: Design Assignment

Thank Hoo

Posted on November 23, 2010 by annliualc

The GD MFA program just finished our visiting artist workshop with Keetra Dean Dixon. She was inspiring, sweet and passionate about teaching us how to misuse and abuse materials in 3 days. We were taken through different stages of material … Continue reading →

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Graphic Design Thinking

Posted on March 23, 2010 by annliualc

As part of the MICA Graphic Design MFA program we have the option of working on the book “Graphic Design Thinking: Tools for Defining Problems, Getting Ideas, and Creating Form”. It’s an amazing opportunity. Besides the fact we get to … Continue reading →

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Morning Eyes

Posted on January 31, 2010 by annliualc

Here’s the poster I’m taking into critique tomorrow. Jennifer Cole Phillips is my new studio teacher for this semester, and she gave me some feedback to better integrate my typography (which I agree with). Here’s some of the photographs I … Continue reading →

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Translation

Posted on January 27, 2010 by annliualc

This is my first poster design I did today as the final leg of a workshop we did with Martin Venezky on translation and interpretation last weekend. We were each given a poem in a foreign language we couldn’t understand … Continue reading →

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Final KYT Keys

Posted on January 7, 2010 by annliualc

My painted, photographed KYT Keys. See a finished version of my brand book here on issuu. The whole class is publishing proofs next week from lulu.com It’s incredibly cheap to get a custom, perfect bound book made. Less than $20 for … Continue reading →

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KYT Key Prototype

Posted on January 5, 2010 by annliualc

I spent most of today spray painting and troubleshooting how to get a decent mockup of what I want my KYT key to look like. I wanted it to be solid tones, one color on the outside and the edges … Continue reading →

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KYT Design Explorations: 3

Posted on December 14, 2009 by annliualc

The book is almost finished. My painted keys just need to be replaced with the plain ones over break. Critique is this morning, so I’m sure I’ll have additional tweaks after that. Click on the photo to see the full … Continue reading →

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Key Locks

Posted on December 7, 2009 by annliualc

Part of my KYT project is narrowing the scope. I went into a local hardware store and managed to convince the employees to let me shoot the making of the key. Unfortunately most of the pictures turned out blurry because of … Continue reading →

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KYT Inspiration Pics

Posted on December 2, 2009 by annliualc

Finding inspiration for the mood and feel of KYT and the Brand Book.

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KYT Design Explorations:1

Posted on December 1, 2009 by annliualc

I’m trying to explore different visual languages for the Keys You Trust Brand Book. Read more about my KYT idea here. These spreads are the ones I did over the weekend workshop, but looking at them now, they feel too generic … Continue reading →

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