REMARQUE 8 2020

VISUAL ANNUAL OF FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY ISSUE 8 | 2020

Graphic Design Photography Architecture Film, Video & Multimedia

20 Funding provided by: FAU Broward Campus Administration FAU Broward Student Government

Remarque Staff Dickson Luna President Robert Conner Fischer Vice President Danielle Wall Secretary Sharmaine Bowen Student Activities Director Daniela Cardenas Social Media Manager Ivan Benavides Editor-in-Chief Jasmine Andre Layout Editor Cindy Diaz Layout Editor Kaylyn Koutz Layout Editor Izalia Guareno Vargas Layout Editor

Faculty Advisor Stephanie Cunningham

Professor of Graphic Design

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PRESIDENT’S NOTE Special Thanks

President’s Note

Dan Duarte, BFA ’12 Founder of Remarque John Bernasconi, BFA ’12 Founder of Remarque Carlos Francisco, BFA ’13 Masthead Design Daniela Cardenas Cover Image Roberto Santiago Proofreader Aaron Draplin Guest Speaker & Juror

Visit a supermarket and everyone is wearing facemasks and gloves. You can not enter without it. We must stand at a minimum of six feet from each other.

Every passageway is a one-way lane to prevent contact or close interaction. Hand sanitizer must be applied as soon as we leave and then again at home. I wish this were the introduction to a horror novel where the reader is dropped off a plane right into the middle of the chaos. It’s not. In 2020, this is the reality of the world we live in. We have been struck with a surprising and predatorial pandemic known as COVID-19 or the Coronavirus.

Throughout the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve used creativity, technology and perseverance to continue reaching for our goals. Students and teachers are no exception. Like the police, nurses, mail people or grocery workers, we continue. We fight through the stress and challenges. Teachers call for attendance based on if they see you online or not. An entire graduating class received their congratulations virtually through a zoom call. These are unusual times.

As many creators have come to realize, we just keep creating. Although human interaction is restricted and we are unable to continue innocent daily errands, creativity is not prohibited. This issue came together over video chats and shared drives by a group of exhausted but dedicated students who were determined to make it happen. Regardless of the situation, we made it, we are here. I present to you, Remarque issue #8, known to us as the “The Covid Issue.” We present to you 129 juried works from FAU’s unique crop of students from visual fields including graphic design, architecture, photography, fine art, film and new media.

This issue shows how creatives are able to thrive despite obstacles and still achieve something great.

Special selections in this issue were juried by renown graphic designer, Aaron Draplin who visited the FAU Davie campus in February when our semester was still “normal”. Thanks Aaron! A shout out to all of the students, faculty, and workers around the world who continue to produce in these challenging times. Last but not least, we’d like to give you a shout out for picking up this magazine and for reading this soliloquy.

Enjoy.

Dickson Luna President

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Guest Lecturer & Juror

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Infographic

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Interviews

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Graphic Design

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Photography

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Architecture

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Film, Video & New Media

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GUEST LECTURER & JUROR

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The FAU Remarque student group hosted visiting designer Aaron Draplin on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at the Davie Campus. Draplin inspired the audience with stories and lessons from his design career and work. He graciously agreed to serve as the special juror for this issue of Remarque.

Aaron Draplin is a Portland-based graphic designer who is well known for the tight work he has done for Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing, Ford Motor Company, and the Obama Administration. His merchandise, including the Field Notes, are almost as popular as his passionate presentations.

It took FAU seven years to get on his schedule. It finally happened and he did not disappoint. draplin.com

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INFOGRAPHIC

SUBMISSION STATISTICS For the eighth volume of Remarque, the editors switched the standard method of collecting submissions via email, and instead embraced the benefits of the digital realm. All information for the call for entries was published on an easy to understand website. The entry submissions were conducted using Google forms. This approach allowed students to edit their own entries and reduce errors in the editing process. Also, the new method provides the editors with overall statistics from the submissions, allowing members to improve the visual journal’s exclusivity.

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GRADUATION YEARS The amount of entries received from each class.

15.9% 70.5% 4.8% 1% 7.8%

CLASS OF 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

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TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES

SUBMIT

8.8% OF STUDENTS

SUBMITTED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ENTRIES

CATEGORY SUBMISSIONS

52.4%

Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Rhinoceros Sketch & AutoCAD

6.5% 9.7%

26%

5.4%

Graphic Design Studio Photography Architecture Film, Video, & New Media

Mediumistic

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COVID-19 STUDENT & FACULTY INTERVIEWS COVID-19 During this unanticipated pandemic, students and professors alike were faced with the challenge of having to continue learning and instructing, but at home, using a laptop or desktop. While challenging, these students and professors were able to strive forward. These interviews provide some insight into what the process was like for them. Interviews conducted by Dickson Luna.

a new and engaging activity to take their minds off the ongoing pandemic. Take a break from the redundancy of news and social media! Instead, read a book.

Watch a movie or TV series. Listen to music or a podcast. Bake or cook from scratch. Donate blood. Adopt a cat or dog. Create some new art or write. And most important, keep exercising the brain and body, energizing them daily.

Camila Afandor-Llach MFA, Assistant Professor How has it been as a student/teacher to engage with one another throughout COVID? The experience of engaging with students during the crisis has been a big adjustment to the expectations I would have under normal circumstances. I opened up several channels of communication to be connected with students and was flexible with due dates.

Because this was unplanned and rushed there was a lot of trial and error on what methods work better for engaging students remotely. I realized how much I usually rely on sitting next to my students with a pen and paper to discuss their ideas. It seems that with these conversations I am actively helping them think through their projects. That essential interaction was gone with the crisis and was replaced with some individual meetings where I shared my screen. Even though we had some virtual meetings, finishing the semester without our regular in-person class, made me feel that something was missing from the experience.

Tiffany Taylor Student How has COVID impacted your creative process?

COVID-19 has made my creative process leap upwards some days and fall downwards on others.

There are moments when I am sitting around inspired by an idea ready to dive into my projects and other moments where I have found it hard to find any motivation. Throughout this wild time, I have tried to focus on new ideas and inspiration.

Alexis Rocha Student, Graphic Design How has COVID changed your creative process?

COVID-19 has limited the resources I was able to obtain for my school projects but it did not slow down my creativity. During this pandemic I was able to expand my horizon and do more experimentations. Although I still had to make time for my design projects in order to do well in my classes and graduate, I had more free time to do independent studying. I was able to work on my illustration skills that can be incorporated in my graphic design work. I was also able to learn new tools such as Adobe XD and After Effects with the help of webinars and YouTube.

Shane Eason MFA, Assistant Professor What have you learned or taken away from this entire COVID-19 experience?

Obviously we should remain focused and positive. As quickly as we moved to this alternative lifestyle, the latter will return, and with it, perhaps some new lifestyle choices. Collectively we need to be more inclined to look at the smallest of details first before jumping to any major conclusions. So, I encourage people to try

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Mehrdad Baghbani MFA, Assistant Professor What have you learned or taken away from this entire COVID experience?

Certainly, the greatest lesson I have learned from it has been a more accurate understanding and interpretation of the word sustainability and how fragile our illusion can be in this sense. Perhaps this was necessary for us to wake up from a long sleep and, by recognizing our abilities and limitations more closely, to create a better future for ourselves and our citizens.

Collin Pierce Student How has it been as a student/teacher to engage with one another throughout COVID? With technology growing as fast as it, various platforms have made the learning curve of adopting ways to communicate via online and group chats much easier. It seems to have made the interaction among my classmates more personal as we miss the face to face interaction, yet we all achieve the same attitude of wanting to learn and help each other both through our classes and personal lives.

Dogan Arslanoglu MFA How has COVID impacted your creative process?

My practice has transitioned to a mostly studio practice. I am revisiting older works and thinking about books and other forms outside of the gallery model. I am looking closely at other artists who have gone on to successfully support themselves outside of the gallery model through places such as Patreon and Twitch.

Kaitlin Dowis Sweet Nothing 2019

GRA PHIC DES IGN

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Sharmaine Bowen ICOSA Invitation 2020

JUROR’S PICK Best Composition

Kaylyn Koutz American Sign Language Kit 2019

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JUROR’S PICK Best Use of Type

Kelly Hodgman Reed Diffuser Sustainable Package Redesign 2019 Isaak Bland Animal Emissions Poster Series 2019

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

JUROR’S PICK Best Use of Materials

Izalia Guareno Willow LP Vinyl 2020

Alexis Rocha A Twisted Tale Book Jacket Series 2020

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Alexis Rocha Walt Disney World Desk Calendar 2020

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Leah Roobin Finger Print Stationery 2019 Letterpress Daniela Cardenas Eye Clinic Brochure and Logo 2020

Hawitt & Paris EYE CLINIC CARE

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JUROR’S PICK Honorable Mention Best Logo

Caroline Portella Ferreira Duarte Wahine Woman Clothing Co. 2020

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GRAPHIC DESIGN JUROR’S PICK Honorable Mention Clever Package

Isaak Bland Fizzie Sparkling Juice 2019

JUROR’S PICK Most Innovative

Daniela Cardena Makna Packaging 2019

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Gisela Duran Caliber Beer 2019 Robert Connor Fischer Concert/Club Promotional Item 2019

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Sharmaine Bowen Loc Box Brand and Packaging 2019 Gisela Duran Gamewrecker Magazine 2019

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Isaak Bland Periodical: Scientific Magazine 2019 Leah Roobin Realm Magazine 2019

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Daniela Cardenas Ignored Everyday Poster Series 2020

Leah Roobin Social Awareness Poster Series 2019

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Dickson Luna Title Sequence 2020 Adobe Premiere Pro Video Link vimeo.com/422026057

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ILLUSTRATION Daniela Cardenas Libertador 2019 Adobe Photoshop and Screen Print

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Sharmaine Bowen The Hypothesis of a Neophyte 2018 Woodcut

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ILLUSTRATION

Ilan Tesone Japanese Beetles Wrestling 2018 Woodblock Print

Alexandria Anderson The Hyena’s Innocence 2019

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Danisha Cothiere Rihanna 2019 Collage

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HANDMADE BOOKS

Danielle Wall Coral & Anemones Handmade Book 2019

Leah Roobin Nose Picker 2019

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Gisela Duran Legends of Mexico Handmade Book 2019

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HANDMADE BOOKS

Kaitlin Dowis Exotic & Endangered 2019

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Christine Khouri Sader Illuminate 2020

PHO TOGR APHY

PHOTOGRAPHY

Leah Roobin Summer 2019 Film Photography

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Lennish Shah Street Photography 2020

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Jasmine André Everyday Whimsy: Blue Rose 2018

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Daniela Diaz Lights 2020

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Christine Khouri Sader Distortion 2020 iPhone Photography

Kristin Evely Contrasting Linearity 2020

Christopher Ramos On Shadows and Texture 2019

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Daniela Diaz Oh Honey 2020

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Collin Pierce Micro-Tower Living In-Between 2020 Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Rhinoceros

AR CHI TEC TURE

ARCHITECTURE

Christine Khouri Sader Depository of Knowledge 2019

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Christine Khouri Sader Bridging: The Lighthouse Community 2019

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ARCHITECTURE

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Jessica Urchoili Boat House Proposal for Fort Lauderdale: Elevations 2019

Yagmur Akyuz Boat House at New River 2019

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ARCHITECTURE

Tyler St. John Constructed Interaction 2020

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Reeba Mansukhani Allocentric and Egocentric Way-Finding 2020 Wire Mesh, Wire, Fabric

Christopher Ramos Modular Hotel 2019 Adobe Photoshop, Rhino 6, Vray

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ARCHITECTURE

Collin Pierce Micro-Tower Interior Core Realm 2020 Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Rhinoceros Micro-Tower Singapore 2020 Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Rhinoceros

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Christopher Ramos Exploration into Z: Conceptual Isometric 2020 Adobe Illustrator, Rhino 6

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ARCHITECTURE

Tiffany Taylor Wynwood Miami Analysis 2019 Adobe Illustrator, Rhino 6

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Richie Christian Disposable 2020

FILM, VIDEO & NEW MEDIA

FILM, VIDEO & NEW MEDIA

Video Link vimeo.com/422016814

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Richie Christian Disposables 2020 Adobe AfterEffects

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Richie Christian Samaya 2020 Adobe Photoshop Adobe AfterEffects

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Video Link vimeo.com/422028211

Ledis Molina Sally’s Memories 2020 Autodesk Maya Adobe Premiere Pro Unreal Engine 4

Video Link vimeo.com/422020876

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FILM, VIDEO & NEW MEDIA

Laura Milene Reyes Merino Sky Blue 2020 Adobe Premiere Pro

Laura Milene Reyes Merino A Letter to Grandma 2020 Adobe Premiere Pro

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