PORTFOLIO THE THE PORTFOLIO OF OF
ALLISON NAMBO ALLISON NAMBO
CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN, MAY 2013
TYPOGRAPHY + LAYOUT
Shown: Compositional Sequence Process Book
POEM TYPOGRAPHY POSTER Typography III, Fall 2011 Instructor: Francheska Guerrero Created a poster and process book inspired by the song “Good Morning Hypocrite” by Electric President.
Below: Process Book Page Right: Final Poster Design
BARNACLE GOOSE TYPEFACE Typography IV, Spring 2012 Instructor: Francheska Guerrero Created an ornamental typeface using Didot as an underlay. This decorative all caps typeface is called “Barnacle Goose” and features sea like creatures within the letterforms. This typeface was drawn by hand and then digitalized. Shown: Barnacle Goose Typeface
Glassworks
PHILIP GLASS
Philip Glass
PHILIP GLASS TYPOGRAPHY POSTER Typography I, Fall 2010 Instructor: Ramona Hutko A poster designed to highlight the musician, Philip Glass and his musical style.
Above: Process Explorations Right: Final Poster Design
Shown: Magazine Spreads
MAGAZINE PROJECT Sophomore Studio I, Fall 2010 Instructor: Nathan Hill A magazine article highlighting the work of three students at the Corcoran College of Art + Design.
Shown: Process Book Pages
SPOON TYPOGRAPHY POSTER Typography II, Spring 2011 Instructor: Francheska Guerrero Created a poster and process book that was inspired by a common object we use daily, the spoon. Several design directions were explored.
Below: Alternative Poster Design Right: Final Poster Design
TYPOGRAPHERS BOOK Typography III, Spring 2011 Instructor: Francheska Guerrero Book design featuring typographers, Zuzana Licko and Adrian Frutiger. Content of the book came from an assigned paper during the research and analysis phase.
Shown: Pages from Typographers Book
Shown: Detail and Final Poster Design
THE SEA LIFE MUSIC POSTER February 2013 Client: The Sea Life Music A poster created for The Sea Life’s show at The Black Cat in Washington, DC. The Sea Life is an indie dream-pop band from Gaithersburg, MD.
BRANDING
NEXT AT THE CORCORAN 2012 Design Lab, Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Instructor: Maria Habib NEXT at the Corcoran, is a dynamic, interactive, and innovative exhibition of work by the graduating students of the Corcoran. This identity was created in collaboration between the 2012 Design Lab designers, Design Lab manager, and the Senior Director of Design. The design concept, “interweaving connections,� refers to how individuals interact, interweave, and intersect, creating a unified community and networking system. This concept is best exemplified with simple pieces of string, with each representing an individual. The path of the string mirrors the journey we take as artists and students during our four years at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Above: NEXT 2012 Logo Right: Individual logo trajectories
Left: NEXT 2012 Rack Card Right: NEXT 2012 Invitation
CREER ES CAMPAIGN Junior Design Studio II, Spring 2012 Instructor: Sam Shelton The Creer Es campaign was created in collaboration with eight Corcoran College of Art + Design students to increase the awareness of the importance of voting within the Latino population of Northern Virginia. Creer Es is part of the Design Ignites Change “Get Out the Vote!� campaign in 2012. Various print and digital collateral were created along with the brand identity of this campaign.
Shown: Creer Es Print Collateral
Shown: Creer Es Print Collateral
SCIENCE
SCIENCE CLUB BRAND IDENTITY Sophomore Studio II, Spring 2011 Instructor: Robert McVearry Redesign project of the Science Club brand. The Science Club is an after school program in Massachusetts. Redesign included a logo, stationery package, print and digital marketing materials, and other various items. Above: Science Club Logo Right: Identity Collateral
Below: Science Club Mascots Right: Science Club Promotional Poster
Shown: THINK BLUE Promotional Poster
THINK BLUE CAMPAIGN Junior Design Studio I, Fall 2011 Instructor: John Carmody THINK BLUE is a membership campaign for the Chesapeake Bay. This campaign calls people to promote saving the bay in a creative way by getting the message out on the streets. By distributing non-toxic blue chalk THINK BLUE asks people to color their streets blue with promotional messages and drawings about the importance of saving the Chesapeake Bay. The THINK BLUE logo is in Gotham bold and slightly altered to emphasize the creative aspect of this campaign. With the repetitive patterned swirls that mimic the waves of the bay.
Below: THINK BLUE JQuery Ads Right: THINK BLUE JQuery Photo Gallery
Shown: THINK BLUE Photo Uploader App
ANIMATION + INTERACTIVE
Shown: Word: Find Animation Styleframes
WORD: FIND ANIMATION After Effects I, Fall 2012 Instructor: Matt Guastaferro An animation presenting the word “find.”
A NEW LANGUAGE: DPS PUBLICATION Designing for Mobile Devices, Fall 2012 Instructor: David Ramos This interactive Adobe DPS ipad publication is based off of Radiolab’s “Words” podcast, exploring the evolution of sign language in Nicaragua. Broken down into interactive articles, this publication walks the viewer through the development of this language.
Shown: Publication Frames
Shown: Pan’s Labyrinth Styleframes
PAN’S LABYRINTH TYPOGRAPHY ANIMATION Typography IV, Spring 2012 Instructor: Francheska Guerrero Illustrated and animated the title credits for Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth.
Shown: Location App
SOMETHING SEEN + OVERHEARD Designing for Mobile Devices, Fall 2012 Instructor: David Ramos The challenge was to create an app that presented locations in DC differently than how they usually are perceived. The solution was this app, which lets you share and view perspectives on locations in the Washington, DC area through submitting photos and fragments of overheard conversations.
Shown: Identity Animation Styleframes
IDENTITY ANIMATION After Effects I, Fall 2012 Instructor: Matt Guastaferro An animation presenting the design style of Allison Nambo
THESIS: PERCEPTUAL PATTERNS
PERCEPTUAL PATTERNS Graphic Design Thesis, Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Instructor: Antonio Alcala and Alice Powers This thesis includes a written paper, eight pattern prints and takeaways installed in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and a print and digital publication exploring the role of visual patterns in graphic design. Installation Description: All originating from the natural elements that surround our environment, each of the eight patterns presented carry a distinct persona that changes the design’s message when used. Each element within these patterns cannot stand alone and carry the same message. Through various placements, scale, and color applied to each pattern, an intricate design and distinct meaning is created. The stark white space represents the design’s message. As each pattern is placed in this space the message of the design changes depending on the pattern used within it. Shown: Installation Details
Shown: Perceptual Patterns Print and Digital Publications
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