BEGINNER’S MIND
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Beginner’s Mind
PROJECT / MFA PORTFOLIO
BEGINNER’S MIND
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PROJECT / MFA PORTFOLIO
Beginner’s Mind
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JING ELISE FANG
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written consent of Jing Elise Fang. All representative work shown has been appropriately identified and credited. Any omissions found will be noted and corrected in subsequent editions.
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As a graphic designer, I always maintain a beginner’s mind. When we start to learn anything for the first time, we are fresh, curious, and open to all possibilities. The key to a beginner’s mind is to simply be aware of how we are experiencing the world. Imagine what it would be like to look at a sunset, to hear a stream or enjoy a work of art without the internal chatter of our brains trying to label our experience and compare it to previous ones. It embraces simplicity and pureness.
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A Place Called Home
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A Promising Future
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Transforming Experiences
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Finding the Perfect Mess
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Chasing Shadow
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People & Planet Positive
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Between Two Worlds
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Beyond the Surface
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a fashion label elusively for them. By showing being aging is classic, elegant and confident.
2016 Summer
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David Hake
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Visual System / Branding
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Silversages Fashion
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“Old� is often associated with negative impressions, such as bad health, unattractive appearance, dependency, disability, etc. Elderly are often treated as degraded and isolated. In this project, I intend to promote positive image of elderly through creating
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Identify a problem and follow specific steps in the design process to create engaging and relevant solutions. Conduct audience research, identify design strategy, and integrate a variety of media that work together as a cohesive system to create awareness about the problem and help solve it.
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a fashion label elusively for them. By showing being aging is classic, elegant and confident.
Silversages Fashion
David Hake
2016 Summer
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“Old� is often associated with negative impressions, such as bad health, unattractive appearance, dependency, disability, etc. Elderly are often treated as degraded and isolated. In this project, I intend to promote positive image of elderly through creating
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Identify a problem and follow specific steps in the design process to create engaging and relevant solutions. Conduct audience research, identify design strategy, and integrate a variety of media that work together as a cohesive system to create awareness about the problem and help solve it.
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or failures in the real world. I decided to use colors and imagery that symbolize reality and dreams.
Integrated Communications
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Hunter Wimmer
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I chose to center the film festival around the director David Lynch, who is known for his dark, and weird movies. A common theme throughout his movies was the unsettled characters are trapped in their nightmares because they are unable to deal with their fears
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Produce all the deliverables of a film festival for a director of my choice. Discover a common thread that appears in each of the chosen director’s films and conceptualize a design aesthetic that brings it to life. Develop a system of deliverables which all capture the essence of the fictitious film festival.
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Warm / Clean / Curated
Typography / Editorial Design
John Nettlon
2016 Fall
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together. Simple yet elegant infographics were designed to add a touch of sophistication.
IKEA Sustainability Report
Type Systems
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used different materials. I intend to use light in different environments to evoke different emotions.
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The relationship between light and architecture is about energy and matter and also implies an emotional effect on people. My three concepts are lighting in three settings—city nightlife, a scary night, and an emergency moment. To showcase the characteristics of lighting, I
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steps of finding messiness. Each step shows how expressive type relates to the concept.
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Quirky / Whimsical / Dynamic / Experimental
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I designed a website around the idea that messiness brings creativity. I am a neat freak in life, and being messy is the opposite side of me. In order to see how being messy can help improve creativity, I created my own experiments. This website shows the three
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Create a website about an opinion with a strong personal and conceptual context. Conduct extensive research, write, and create imagery that tells a compelling story.
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the development of technology. Graphic elements and type are designed to promote this exciting moment.
Typography / Event Design {KEYWORDS}
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I chose to promote a design conference by Awwwards, which is a website that recognizes the talent of the best web designers, developers and agencies. In order to highlight the digital experience of the conference, I chose the key word “transform,” which emphasizes
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Design a holistic visual system for a chosen design conference. Show the ability to create a rich and sophisticated visual concept that matches the aim of the conference. The goal is to show a designer’s ability to both visualize and conceptualize design, with an emphasis on typography.
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experience and products offered.
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Bonne Bell Rebranding
Nature of Identity
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I chose to re-brand Bonne Bell because it has been a favorite memory for teenage girls for generations and generations. I decided to focus on empowering young girls. I did this by developing the new brand’s visual system and expanded into the various services,
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Corporate Signage {CATEGORY}
Environmental Graphics
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I intended to use simple layouts to present information in an organized way so that people can quickly locate the most useful part. Colors and graphics are utilized to create meaningful communication.
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Touch the Shadows A Place Called Home
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Touch the Shadows
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2016 Spring–2018 Spring
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Innovative / Forward / Seamless / Tangible / Sophisticated
{KEYWORDS}
Visual System / Branding / UI / UX
a lack of knowledge. I intend to create informative and engaging materials to help grow this nascent field.
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Phil Hamlet / Wioleta Kaminska / John Nettleton / Carolina de Bartolo
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Influx MFA Thesis
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Fashion technology has been a growing passion for young consumers. Studies show an increased demand for smart technology, yet widespread and long-term consumer adoption is still low. Many barriers associated with widespread fashion tech adoption stemming from
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Develop an MFA thesis by defining a problem, distilling information, and creating a solution through a graphic design approach. The design solution will successfully reach its intended Audience on multiple levels and across multiple design platform.
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a fashion label elusively for them. By showing being aging is classic, elegant and confident.
David Hake
2016 Summer
{SEMESTER}
Visual Thinking
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{INSTRUCTOR}
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“Old� is often associated with negative impressions, such as bad health, unattractive appearance, dependency, disability, etc. Elderly are often treated as degraded and isolated. In this project, I intend to promote positive image of elderly through creating
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Identify a problem and follow specific steps in the design process to create engaging and relevant solutions. Conduct audience research, identify design strategy, and integrate a variety of media that work together as a cohesive system to create awareness about the problem and help solve it.
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{CATEGORY}
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a fashion label elusively for them. By showing being aging is classic, elegant and confident.
Silversages Fashion
David Hake
2016 Summer
{PROJECT}
{INSTRUCTOR}
{APPROACH}
“Old� is often associated with negative impressions, such as bad health, unattractive appearance, dependency, disability, etc. Elderly are often treated as degraded and isolated. In this project, I intend to promote positive image of elderly through creating
{OBJECTIVE}
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Identify a problem and follow specific steps in the design process to create engaging and relevant solutions. Conduct audience research, identify design strategy, and integrate a variety of media that work together as a cohesive system to create awareness about the problem and help solve it.
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Touch the Shadows
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{TO MY FAMILY}
For being supportive whenever I need. For being patient and empathetic even when I am emotional and stressed.
{TO MY FRIENDS}
For always believing in me and supporting me no matter what along the way. For always be my love and inspirations.
{TO MY INSTRUCTORS AT ACADEMY
Phil Hamlet, Mary Scott, Hunter Wimmer, Carolina de Bartolo, John Nettleton, Kathrin Blatter, Wioleta Kaminska, David Hake, Alexandra Rollo for inspiring me, guiding me, and encouraging me to become a better designer.
OF ART UNIVERSITY}
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Thank You
PROJECT / MFA PORTFOLIO
Jing (Elise) Fang Unsplash.com
{PHOTOGRAPHY}
Lyon Display Neuzeit
{TYPOGRAPHY}
School of Graphic Design and Digital Media Academy of Art University 79 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105
{SCHOOL}
Mary Scott
{INSTRUCTOR}
Senior Portfolio
{COURSE}
Jing (Elise) Fang
Adobe CC 2018
{SOFTWARE}
Mohawk Everyday Digital 100# Uncoated Text
{TEXT STOCK}
Arrestock Gunny Sak Sterling Linen
{COVER STOCK}
The Key Printing & Binding 1934 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606
{BINDING}
Graphic Imagery 396 Forbes Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080
{DESIGNER}
{PRINTING}
{TITLE}
Beginner’s Mind
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Colophon
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