PLAYTIME by Alison Kim

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alison kim web site: email: phone:

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alisonkster@gmail.com 925.209.7503

p l ay t i m e MFA Graphic Design Portfolio academy of art university School of Graphic Design 79 New Montgomery, San Francisco, CA 94158 s e n i o r MFA p o r t f o l i o instructor:

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no. 01: evolution project:

a john hughes film festival

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no. 02: reinvention project:

rebranding gibson greetings

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no. 03: time project:

astrology calendar

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n o . 0 4 : s u r v i va l project:

glamorous in the wilderness

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no. 05: dress-up project:

this/that fashion magazine

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no. 06: caring project:

toms shoes posters

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no. 07: microscopic project:

exploring bacteria

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identity collection

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no. 09: sketches project:

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no. 10: microverse project:

mfa thesis

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journeys of teens in the films of john hughes

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Design a film festival honoring the films of a director of your

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choice. Identify a common thread that connects and runs through all the director’s films, and create deliverables based on that thread. These deliverables include a poster, catalog book, DVD packaging, tickets, and packaging.

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_solution I chose John Hughes as my director for this project. I wanted to showcase his iconic teen films from the 1980s in my film festival. After researching and watching Hughes’ films, I realized that the common thread running throughout was that everyone in his films goes through a journey and comes out of the journey with a better frame of mind. I created deliverables that reflected the subject of high school, including a backpack, pencils, and a trapper keeper inspired catalog book. I also created deliverables that were inspired by 1980s items like VHS tapes and cassette tapes.

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_project rebranding gibson greetings

rebranding the traditional greeting card

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Find a brand that is dead, dying or defunct, and identify the core values behind the brand. Based on your brainstorming and research into the brand, create a complete and original rebrand. Create brand extensions that bring the brand into a

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completely new category.

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_solution Gibson Greetings is a greeting card company that began in the late 1800s as a printing company. It became the third largest greeting card company in the United States, but Gibson lost business in the 1990s with the rise of online communication. Taking the Gibson Greetings core essence, which was to cherish and celebrate the personal connections people treasure most, I transformed the brand from a greeting card company to a personal connection company. Deliverables included a book series, cafe, and home store.

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Create a twelve-month calendar with a specific theme that carries on throughout each month. The calendar can be any size or format. Be sure to experiment with typography, color and materials. The calendar should be a design artifact and not

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the typical calendar seen in most stores.

c h er i g ray _solution I created an astrology calendar. After researching historical constellations, I started designing. Each month displays a different constellation, along with a description on the top of the page. I wanted this to be a calendar that people can write notes on, so I designed space on the side with rules for notes and special dates. Wanting to create a natural, light and airy feel, I used materials including newsprint, vellum and silver wire binding. There are also details that show the different phases of the moon.

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CAPRICORN planets, ruled by Saturn, have a tendency to build things, erecting structures and creating a career

They will start up an organization and turn it into the family business. These planets automatically know how to p l aa yy tti immee

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what "It" is. They're authority figures. They exercise caution and discipline, set down rules and live b

Capricorn is the sign with the driest wit. Here's where your sense of propriety and tradition will be strong.

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AQUARIUS, ruled by the planet Uranus, brings us the unpredictable. It's always ready to shock and amaze the masses and rebel against what others are doing. Planets in this sign are into personal freedom like no other. They create their own rules, fight city hall whenever possible, and deliberately break tradition. They adore change. often much better at

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patience, and they ignore obstacles, choosing instead to focus on the shortest distance between where they are and where they want to be. Planets in Aries are brave, impetuous, and direct. Aries planets are often very good at initiating projects,

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ARIES is ruled by Mars and is cardinal fire—red hot, impulsive, and ready to go. Aries planets are not known for their

Taurus folks never, ever quit. Their reputation for stubbornness is earned. They're responsible, reliable, honest as they come, practical, and endowed with a stick-to-it attitude other planets envy. They're not afraid to work hard. Since Taurus is ruled by Venus, it's not surprising to find that these people are sensual and luxury-loving too.

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crowds, is exhausting to your Pisces planets.

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reputation for compassion, it's also the source of your desire to escape reality. Planets in this sign feel everything, for

better or for worse, so they need time alone to unload and reassemble themselves. Exposure to others, especially in

PISCES can't separate itself emotionally from whatever it's exposed to. While this is the source of Pisces' well-deserved

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They will start up an organization and turn it into the family business. These planets automatically know how to run "It," no matter what "It" is. They're authority figures. They exercise caution and discipline, set down rules and live by them.

Capricorn is the sign with the driest wit. Here's where your sense of propriety and tradition will be strong.

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PISCES can't separate itself emotionally from whatever it's exposed to. While this is the source of Pisces' well-deserved reputation for compassion, it's also the source of your desire to escape reality. Planets in this sign feel everything, for better or for worse, so they need time alone to unload and reassemble themselves. Exposure to others, especially in

friendship than love.

crowds, is exhausting to your Pisces planets.

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LEO is fixed fire, and above all else he represents pride and ego. Sun-ruled Leo wants to shine and be noticed. Natural performers, people in this sign are into drama, and attract attention even when they don't necessarily want it. Occasion-

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VIRGO is called "picky" and "critical," but there is another side to Virgo. More than anything, your Virgo planet delights in helping, and since it's a mutable earth sign, its willing to adapt to any task. Although it's true that Virgo is born with an

no matter what "It" is. They're authority figures. They exercise caution and discipline, set down rules and live by them.

ally, your Leo friend may be touchy and "high maintenance." Still, they are generous to a fault. Leo appreciates attention

automatic fault-finder, it's Mercury-ruled like Gemini, and it's the sign with the keenest eye for details. Your Virgo planet

Capricorn is the sign with the driest wit. Here's where your sense of propriety and tradition will be strong.

and praise with lavish compliments, lovely gifts, and creative outings, designed to amaze and delight.

is good at details and fixing things, a trouble shooter extraordinaire.

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LIBRA is the sign that's affiliated with balance and harmony. Both balance and harmony require all parts of an entity to

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SCORPIO planets sift through every situation for subtle class, then they analyze clues to determine what's really going on. They're also gifted at sending subtle signals back to the environment, and at imperceptibly altering a situation by

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SAGITTARIUS tend to never feel satisfied or content, and to always wonder if there's something even more wonderful over the next mountain. Your Sagittarius planets are bored by routine; they're something even more wonderful over the

of another. Libra is cardinal air, so it wants to start something that's intellectual in nature, like a conversation. Venus-ruled

manipulating it with the right word or movement. Scorpio planets are constantly searching for intimacy. They seek

next mountain. Your Sagittarius planets are freedom-oriented, generous, and optimistic to a fault. They can be excessive

Libra planets are experts at behavior that is pleasing to others, so they specialize in manners, courtesy, and small talk.

intensity and may be crisis-oriented. They can be relentless, obsessive, and jealous. Remember, this is fixed water.

and overindulgent. They adore foreign places and foreign people, and outdoor activities.

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knows a little bit about everything. Gemini planets usually display at least two distinct sides to their personalities, are

GEMINI is famous for its duality and love of new experience, as well as for its role as communicator. Gemini is mutable

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Create a book about survival. Find a survival topic and research all aspects of it. Based on your research and brainstorming, create and design a book that acts as a survival guide. The book should include unique elements and also have a person-

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ality that appeals to its target audience.

lian ng _solution I created a camping survival guidebook for city girls who have never gone camping before. I researched other camping survival books and pulled together a book I thought many female camper beginners would enjoy reading. This book includes beauty tips, cooking recipes, campsite setup instructions, and checklists at the end of each chapter. Each checklist includes a post-it with the same information so that the camper can bring it with her anywhere. I used newsprint to suggest the outdoors and ruggedness of the subject matter.

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Create a fashion magazine focusing on experimental typography. Create interesting spreads that reflect the nature of the fashion articles and try things that have not been seen before in editorial spreads. The magazine should be beautiful and

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display creative use of typography.

c h er i g ray _solution I created a fashion magazine called This/That. I did a lot of research, looking at many magazines that were published in the United States and in Europe. I decided to design a large format magazine that was clean and uncluttered. I wanted to create an enjoyable experience for the reader, as well as enhance the subject matter in the magazine with beautiful typography. Using color and type, I created a personality at the beginning of each article that carried into the following spreads. When creating this magazine, I let go of what I was used to seeing in magazines and applied what I wanted to see.

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04 | lily cole the talented flame haired beauty

12 | spring sun having fun in the glowing sun

18 | oh land a star soaring through pop heaven

24 | glamorama more drama than a daytime soap!

32 | force of nature natalie portman blows us away

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Create an advertising campaign for a company that reflects its mission and personality. Create a series of posters that shows the company in a new and fresh light, but still reflects the core values of the brand. Make three posters that look like a set and

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can be applied across a variety of media.

s tep h en g ie m _solution I chose Toms Shoes as my brand for this poster campaign project. While thinking about what kind of designs would enhance this brand, I researched the company and thought hard about its core values. I wanted to show that Toms Shoes is a brand that wants to create a better world and help others. It is a brand with heart and generosity. It is a positive brand that wants to make the world a happier place. I took in all of these elements, combined with the simplicity of their product designs, and incorporated them into my posters. I wanted the posters to be simple and happy, like Toms Shoes.

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Define, research and explore a current social problem in the

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_solution I chose the topic of bacteria for this class. Being a person who was scared of bacteria, but wanting to learn more about which bacteria are good and which are bad, I decided that this was a good topic to explore. I decided to take a scientific and unbiased approach to my design, which helped me present my research in a clear and direct manner. I also did extensive research on how society views bacteria, the health effects of the mishandling of bacteria and antibacterial products, as well as good and bad bacteria.

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QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION What do you mean by the word bacteria? Are you talking about the effects of bacteria on humans? Do you want to focus on the effects of bacteria on the world? Or do you want to explore the effects of bacteria on people? Could you delve into how bacteria affect the earth and nature? Why do people tend to react negatively towards bacteria? Why are so many people so scared of or repulsed by bacteria? How does bacteria benefit a person’s health? What are some examples of how bacteria can be beneficial? Is it better to prevent getting bacteria, better to embrace it or neither? How do antibacterial products affect the health of humans and nature? Do the cons of bacteria outweigh the benefits, or vice versa? Is it possible for bacteria to become immune to these products? Will this someday cause bacteria to become more harmful to humans and nature? Do you want to focus on the benefits or cons of bacteria? Are there ways to prevent life-threatening bacteria from infecting humans? How does one discern from good bacteria and bad bacteria? And how does a person or population properly handle bacteria? Should people even be worried about bacteria; isn’t it a part of Mother Nature? Why does bacteria have such a bad wrap?

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QUESTIONS THAT PROBE ASSUMPTIONS What are you assuming when you say bacteria are bad? What do germaphobes assume when they hear the word bacteria? What do people who aren’t germaphobes assume about bacteria? Why would these groups of people make these assumptions? What are these assumptions based on? Do people assume that bacteria are bad from seeing antibacterial products? What causes people to make these assumptions? Do people assume or actually know more when it comes to bacteria? How do these assumptions vary in degree? How often do people question these assumptions? How often do people take these assumptions as facts? What are the consequences of these assumptions? Are the majority of these assumptions true or false? Are these assumptions based on experiences or hearsay? Are these assumptions fueled by marketing? What kind of effect do antibacterial products have on the way people think? If there were none of these products, would the fear of bacteria be less? Did people assume bacteria were bad 40 or 100 years ago? What are the differences the in assumptions back then and now? Why are these assumptions different or the same?

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QUESTIONS THAT PROBE REASONS AND EVIDENCE What would be an example of bacteria being harmful? What would be an example of bacteria being beneficial? How do you know that this is true? Are your answers adequate enough? Do you have evidence for either case? Does it make a difference with or without evidence? How important is evidence? Would evidence change the way people think about bacteria? Who has come up with this evidence? Are these people reliable sources? What makes these people reliable sources? Do you see any problems with your answer here? What led to you believing they were reliable? Are there bacteria that can both be harmful and beneficial? Can you explain why you answered the way you did? Do you need evidence to support your opinion? How would you know if this evidence was valid? Would you check the evidence or perform tests yourself? How much does evidence determine your reasons? Why do you think you believe this?

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QUESTIONS ABOUT VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVES Why do you seem to be approaching this issue from a health perspective? Why did you choose this perspective? How do you think other people would respond? Would the responses vary greatly? Would the responses depend on types of people? Would these types depend on sex, age, ethnicity or geography? How would you determine which types to use? How would these types of people respond? What would a person who agrees with you say? What would some who disagrees with you say? What might someone who does not know much about the subject say? What would a person marketing antibacterial products say? What would a scientist or doctor say? Do these different viewpoints affect each other? Have these people seen the topic in a different way? What were these people influenced by? How strongly did these influences play on their opinions? Could their viewpoints change? What kinds of things could change these viewpoints? Would these viewpoints change with education about the subject?

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QUESTIONS THAT PROBE IMPLICATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES What are you implying when you ask about the effects of antibacterial products? Are you implying that all or some of these antibacterial products are bad? What are the consequences of these antibacterial products? What would happen if these antibacterial products ceased to exist? Would it be much different than if they never existed? Why? What is the probability of these antibacterial products going away? What is the probability of these products creating super bacteria? What are the alternatives to using antibacterial products? If these alternatives are effective, why are there antibacterial products? What is the probability that bacteria are bad for one’s health? What is the probability that bacteria are good for one’s health? What would happen if everyone tried to limit his/her exposure to bacteria? What kind of effect would that have on society and people’s health? If germaphobes found out avoiding bacteria were bad, what would the effect be? How much would antibacterial products losing business affect the economy? What is the probability that this would happen in the future? What are you implying when you say bacteria can be good? If everyone thought bacteria was good, what would the consequences be? If doctors said antibacterial products were unhealthy, how would people respond? If bacteria can be good and bad, what else could be true?

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conscious about the negative effects of bacteria, it has made dealing with bacteria a part of daily life. This brings about the question of how much time do we spend on bacteria, and how much of it is necessary or useless. Bacteria physically live on every surface of the earth, as well as on and in our bodies, but they also invade our minds and actions round the clock.

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tends to overlook is how people’s fear of bacteria affects the environment. This Living spaces are not only are occupied by tons of bacteria, they are now commonly occupied with antibacterial products. In the home, there are antibacterial cleaning products and soaps occupying cupboards, countertops and tables. In offices, gyms and grocery stores, there are hand sanitizer dispensers. In stores, there are shelves filled with antibacterial products. People these days are more self-conscious about the bacteria and that is reflected in the spaces they live in. There are also posters covering walls of hospitals, schools and workplaces explaining proper ways to cough and sneeze to avoid spreading germs. The fear of bacteria also affects the way people act around their living spaces. People take off shoes inside their homes to prevent bacteria from entering their living spaces and keep their meat cutting boards separate from the cutting boards they use to chop vegetables.

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People wash their hands all the time to prevent themselves from getting skin infections or from getting sick. I have seen and heard people say that one needs to wash his or her hands for at least 20 seconds to get most of the germs off of them. Even though clean water and proper sanitation has led to a major decrease in water-borne epidemics, In a time where clean water is becoming a resource that is depleting, the question of how much water is wasted on trying to protect ourselves from bacteria is an important one to reflect seriously on today.

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Create educational materials about germs that help people

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lives. These materials include information about the types of germs, good germs, bad germs, and how to protect oneself from harmful germs. _solution I wanted to create useful educational materials that would help parents and children make healthy decisions related to germs, but I also wanted to make these materials fun and visually pleasing. In my research, all the educational materials about germs I found were text-heavy and visually displeasing. I decided to make my educational materials visually focused, with lots of illustrations, and fun to read. I created deliverables that include a germ guidebook for parents, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picture book, a series of educational posters, and a Web site that provides information about germs.

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Thank you for your support, laughs, encouragement, and constant inspiration. You guys are awesome! _instructors especially: Mary Scott • Phil Hamlett • Hunter Wimmer • Jeremy Stout • Dave Gottwald • Christopher Morlan • Lian Ng • Gaston Yagmourian • Michael Kilgore • Michael Sainato • Cheri Gray • Stephen Giem • Scott Rankin I learned so much from each and every one of you, and will forever be grateful for your guidance. You helped me see things in new ways and helped me become a better designer. _colleagues To my friends at Office and at CEB, I learned so much working with you all, and feel so lucky to have been a part of your workplace. Thanks for being inspirations in my life.

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