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Key Words it is quite natural for me to be focused 08 , energetic 03

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I have become independent 06 , organized 02 in executing can be manifested in many ways. I am moving forward

my own work and have seen how diverse 07 thoughts as a designer who is trustworthy 10 and passionate 09 about creating exquisite design that reflects my taste that will surprise everyone who looks at it.

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fu n an d cr eat e a h an dma de b o o k. o rg an i ze d in yo u r pac kag in g cho i ce . e ne r g eti c i n s u p p o rti n g c hil dr en ’s e du c atio n . mys ter i ou s ab o u t t el li n g a s to r y. jo y fu l o ve r Be n e tto n ’s i n -s to r e p ac kag in g . in de p e n de n t an d l ear n abo u t y o u rs e l f. di ve rs e by e m br aci n g di ff e re n t cu l tu re s . fo cu s ed o n ab s o rb in g w o rl d n ew s. pas si o n ate ab o u t dis co ve ri n g a n e w c ity . tr u st w o rt hy b y p r ov idi n g t ran s p ar en cy.







MFA portfolio Key Words

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Key Words it is quite natural for me to be focused 08 , energetic 03

I have so much fun 01 diving into graphic design, and

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and joyful 05 in every project. During the MFA program,

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I have become independent 06 , organized 02 in executing can be manifested in many ways. I am moving forward

my own work and have seen how diverse 07 thoughts as a designer who is trustworthy 10 and passionate 09 about creating exquisite design that reflects my taste that will surprise everyone who looks at it.

in applying classic principles and mysterious 04 touches

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fu n an d cr eat e a h an dma de b o o k. o rg an i ze d in yo u r pac kag in g cho i ce . e ne r g eti c i n s u p p o rti n g c hil dr en ’s e du c atio n . mys ter i ou s ab o u t t el li n g a s to r y. jo y fu l o ve r Be n e tto n ’s i n -s to r e p ac kag in g . in de p e n de n t an d l ear n abo u t y o u rs e l f. di ve rs e by e m br aci n g di ff e re n t cu l tu re s . fo cu s ed o n ab s o rb in g w o rl d n ew s. pas si o n ate ab o u t dis co ve ri n g a n e w c ity . tr u st w o rt hy b y p r ov idi n g t ran s p ar en cy.


MFA portfolio Key Words

An idea is formed in our head and comes from the heart and is crafted through our hand. —AIGA

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

graphic designer Jolin Yiling Tsai contact +1 415.867.9389 yiling.tsai@gmail.com jolinyilingtsai.com school Academy of Art University School of Graphic Design title Key Words course MFA Portfolio instructor Mary Scott

bindery The Key Binding printing Giant Horse paper Finch Fine 100 lb typeface Graphik, Proforma Software Adobe Creative CC 2015 photography Jolin Yiling Tsai

Š 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without express permission from Jolin Yiling Tsai

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Concept There are totally ten selected projects. Each project has one main concept, manifested by one main color. I came up with a key word that describes the project itself, and also describes who I am as a graphic designer.

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To touch somebody’s heart with design. —Stefan Sagmeister

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It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. —Walt Disney

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Be fun

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binding Japanese Sewing

color CMYK 0/0/100/0

typeface Univers

paper Moab Double Sided

size 12 x 7.378 inches

category Print

format Book

instructor Andrew Loesel

course Type Composition

year Spring 2013

project Book Redesign

title Folded Handmade Book

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We picked an existing book to redesign the

layout for a different target audience. We could

use the existing content and images to work

on the layout and format. approach

I chose Alisa Golden’s Making Handmade Books.

I set my new target audience as college

students who are interested in making books

for themselves. Therefore, I came up with

the idea to make a connection between the

content (folded books) and the experience

of the book (a book that folds in many different

configurations). The book also works unfolded

so that it can be opened up to read as a spread.

The reader can not only learn how to create

a handmade book, but also experience the

actual folded book. There are eleven chapters

that teach people how to make a handmade

book. I designed the pagination in the middle,

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which was a way to guide readers to open up

the page to reveal more content.

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MFA portfolio Key Words

A book is a collection of text, organized in one of a variety of ways. —James Gleick

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

selected work

Be organized

binding –

color CMYK 22/37/62/10

typeface Helvetica Neue

paper Wood Paper

size –

category Logo Packaging

format Product

instructor Michael Osborne

course Packaging 2

year Fall 2014

project Redesign Spectrum Pencils

title 36 Piece Color Set

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We needed to redesign a package of 36

colored pencils for the specific target audience

we chose. The challenge of the project was

to make a realistic and high quality package for

Spectrum brand. approach

I targeted tourists and outdoor painters, so I

came up with an idea to design a portable case

organized for three sets of colored pencils.

The three sets of pencils were based on three

different categories: Colored Pencils, Graphic

and Woodless Pencils, and Watercolor Pencils.

The goal was to create an easy way to carry

and arrange colored pencils. For the logo,

I used a circle, triangle and square to express

the idea behind the three specific function

pencils. Each pattern represents one category,

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therefore I overlaid the three patterns to form

a symbol for my Spectrum logo.

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MFA portfolio Key Words

Days of energetic effort will wonderfully tone up the mind and body. —Grenville Kleiser

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Be energetic

binding Stitching

color CMYK 0/84/87/0

typeface Univers

paper Moab Double Sided

size 11 x 17 inches

category Branding Logo Print Packaging

format Gazette App Website Signage Tickets

instructor Kathrin Blatter

course Type Systems

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project Rebranding a Brand

title Room to Read

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approach I rebranded the non-profit organization Room to Read. Their goal is to make it possible for all children to pursue a quality education, reach their full potential, and contribute to their community and the world. My redesign objective was to encourage students to support the charity and help developing countries. Generally, I used the color orange to manifest the whole project because I wanted to attract more people’s attention to the issue of supporting education. Orange can also represent a positive and powerful feeling. For the logo, I created a book feeling by using three letters. For the book, I designed a gazette with an envelope packaging. For the website, I applied the same elements of columns and lines in order to be consistent with my gazette design. For the app, I came up with the idea of shopping for a donation, which meant people could decide where their money would go in order to support the organization. For the signage, I chose a stadium because my event for the project was a concert. For the ticket, I made a vertical folded ticket with a small window to reveal the date of the event.

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Laos

Cambodia

The landlocked country in Southeast Asia,

Nestled between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos,

Laos sits between the Thailand on the west

Cambodia is a country that has seen many

and Vietnam on the east. In 1975, the Pathet

dark days. When the Khmer Rouge seized

Lao (Lao Nation) ended six centuries of monarchical rule when they triumphed in the revolution that established the Lao People’s

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. —Nelson Mandela

power in 1975, currency and private property -

were immediately abolished, and Cambodian city-dwellers were sent into the countryside

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Democratic Republic. Since the revolution,

to work in the fields. Under its leader Pol Pot,

isolation and economic deprivation have

the regime attempted to violently restructure

plagued the country, which is now one of the

the country as an agrarian, communal

poorest and least developed in the world.

society. During his nearly four-year reign,

Despite its dramatic mountain ranges and

over 1.8 million Cambodians died of torture,

unspoiled tropical forests, little of the land in

execution, disease, exhaustion and

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ROOM T O READ

Be energetic

ROOM TO READ WHERE WE WORK COUNTRIES OVERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE BEYOUND THE CLASSROOM INTERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENTS IN LITERACY CASE STUDY SRI LANKA DONATE YOUR TALENTS GENDER EQUALITY BUIDLING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FINANCIALS ROCK FOR READING

South Africa

India

Tanzania

Zambia

Over 60 million primary school-aged children

India is a diverse and complex country with a

Situated in East Africa, the United Republic of

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has a

around the world do not have access to

rich history that is home to over one billion

Tanzania boasts a long coastline on the

history that dates back two million years.

education and most likely will never learn to

people. India became an independent nation

Indian Ocean and borders eight other African

Today, Zambia is most renowned for being

read or write. Room to Read believes that all

in 1947, after a nation-wide struggle was

nations: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,

home to one of the seven natural wonders of

children, regardless of gender or background, - initiated to overthrow the British rule that had

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia,

the world—the mighty Victoria Falls (known

have a right to education. By empowering

lasted for hundreds of years. The agriculture,

Malawi and Mozambique. The country

to Zambians as Musi-o-Tunyi). In addition to

children through this lifelong gift, we see a

textile, tourism and technology industries

achieved its official independence from

its natural beauty, Zambia is also a rich

world in which people are able to realize their

play a major role in contributing to India’s

colonial rule in 1961, and now includes the

source of precious metals and other

full potential. Room to Read had its humble

GDP, but natural disasters such as flooding,

islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Its vast

resources—45% of all fresh water in Southern

origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began

droughts and earthquakes have long plagued

natural resources include minerals, wildlife,

Africa is on Zambian soil. Despite its wealth

bringing donated books to rural communi-

the country and been a hindrance to

many lakes, arable land and forests. Unlike

of resources, Zambia has faced many

ties. Today, we are a global organization

infrastructure development. The demographic

many of its neighbors, Tanzania has enjoyed a

development challenges over the years,

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Nepal

Bangladesh

Vietnam

A large tropical island just twenty miles off

Between the giants of India and China, the

Located between India and Myanmar,

Vietnam is home to nearly 90 million

the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to

small country of Nepal is home to eight of

Bangladesh became a nation in 1971 after a

inhabitants, and boasts a long, pristine

20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches

the ten highest mountains in the world,

bloody war of independence that separated it

coastline. The country’s lush, tropical setting

including the greatest of them all—Mount

from Pakistan. The fledgling country has seen

belies a turbulent history of colonization and

its share of natural disasters and famines, as

warfare that ended with the establishment of

and breath-taking beauty belie the challeng-

ing history of Sri Lanka. Numerous attempts

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- Everest. Most Nepalese live in the rocky

at colonization culminated in the establish-

plains and valleys that sit in the shadows of

well as political turmoil and military coups,

the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in

ment of a British colony known as Ceylon

the towering Himalayas or the remote

but since 1991, when a system of parliamen-

1975. In the years after unification, the

until the mid-twentieth century. In 1972,

southern flatlands of the Tarai, where

tary democracy was established, it has

country was plagued by poverty, repression

decades after the country had achieved

transportation infrastructure is scarce and the

experienced relative stability and economic

and international isolation that hindered

independence, the name Sri Lanka, meaning

terrain is challenging, even by foot. A

progress. Home to 140 million residents,

widespread economic prosperity. Today,

Resplendent Island, was adopted. In the

land-locked country, Nepal is almost

Bangladesh is the most densely-populated

Vietnam is one of the world’s most populous

1980’s, all-out civil war erupted between the

completely dependent on agrarian

country in the world and also one of its

countries and a large segment of its

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Laos

Cambodia

The landlocked country in Southeast Asia,

Nestled between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos,

Laos sits between the Thailand on the west

Cambodia is a country that has seen many

and Vietnam on the east. In 1975, the Pathet

dark days. When the Khmer Rouge seized

Lao (Lao Nation) ended six centuries of monarchical rule when they triumphed in the revolution that established the Lao People’s

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. —Nelson Mandela

power in 1975, currency and private property -

were immediately abolished, and Cambodian city-dwellers were sent into the countryside

Democratic Republic. Since the revolution,

to work in the fields. Under its leader Pol Pot,

isolation and economic deprivation have

the regime attempted to violently restructure

plagued the country, which is now one of the

the country as an agrarian, communal

poorest and least developed in the world.

society. During his nearly four-year reign,

Despite its dramatic mountain ranges and

over 1.8 million Cambodians died of torture,

unspoiled tropical forests, little of the land in

execution, disease, exhaustion and

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India

Tanzania

Zambia

Over 60 million primary school-aged children

India India is is a a diverse diverse and and complex complex country country with with a a rich rich history history that that is is home home to to over over one one billion billion

Situated in East Africa, the United Republic of

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has a

Tanzania boasts a long coastline on the

history that dates back two million years.

people. people. India India became became an an independent independent nation nation in in 1947, 1947, after after a a nation-wide nation-wide struggle struggle was was

Indian Ocean and borders eight other African

Today, Zambia is most renowned for being

nations: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,

home to one of the seven natural wonders of

around the world do not have access to education and most likely will never learn to read or write. Room to Read believes that all

Education is the most powerful weapon which


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MFA portfolio Key Words designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be energetic

ROOM TO READ WHERE WE WORK COUNTRIES OVERVIEW GIRLS EDUCTION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM INTERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENTS IN LITERACY CASE STUDY SRI LANKA DONATE YOUR TALENTS GENDER EQUALITY BUILDING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FINANCIALS ROCK FOR READING

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ROOM T O READ

ROOM T O READ

WHEN YO EDUCATE EVERYTH CHANGES Over 60 million primary school-aged children

dedicated to promoting and enabling

around the world do not have access to

education through programs focused on

education and most likely will never learn to

literacy and gender equality in education.

read or write. Room to Read believes that all

ROOM TO READ WHERE WE WORK ROOMOVERVIEW TO READ COUNTRIES WE WORK GIRLS WHERE EDUCATION COUNTRIES OVERVIEW PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS GIRLS EDUCTION EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS BEYOUND THE CLASSROOM EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE INTERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION BEYOND THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN CLASSROOM LITERACY INTERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION CASE STUDY SRI LANKA ACHIEVEMENTS IN LITERACY DONATE YOUR TALENTS CASE STUDY SRI LANKA GENDER EQUALITY DONATE YOUR TALENTS BUIDLING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT GENDER EQUALITY FINANCIALS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT ROCK BUILDING FOR READING FINANCIALS ROCK FOR READING Sign Up Events Sign Up Faqs Events Contacts Faqs Contacts

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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. —Frederick Douglass

WHEN YOU EDUCATE A GIRL, EVERYTHING CHANGES. Over 60 million primary school-aged children

dedicated to promoting and enabling

educational opportunities and resources to children throughout the developing world.

We achieve this goal by establishing school

Room to Read’s programs have benefitted

children, regardless of gender or background,

libraries, building schools, publishing

more than 7.8 million children so far and we

have a right to education. By empowering

local-language children’s books, training

are on track to reach 10 million children by

children through this lifelong gift, we see a

teachers on literacy education and supporting

2015. Imagine a world in which every child

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ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION IN A BRIGHT, SAFE SPACE.

world in which people are able to realize their

girls to complete secondary school with the

has access to an education. Room to Read is

full potential. Room to Read had its humble

life skills neccessary to succeed in school and

doing our best to make this dream a reality,

origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began

beyond. We currently work in Bangladesh,

one child at a time.

bringing donated books to rural communi-

Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa,

ties. Today, we are a global organization

Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia –

We achieve this goal by establishing school

ACCESS TO QUALITY ED IN A BRIGH SAFE SPAC libraries, building schools, publishing

local-language children’s books, training

children through this lifelong gift, we see a

teachers on literacy education and supporting

world in which people are able to realize their

girls to complete secondary school with the

full potential. Room to Read had its humble

life skills neccessary to succeed in school and

origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began

beyond. We currently work in Bangladesh,

bringing donated books to rural communi-

Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa,

ties. Today, we are a global organization

Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia –

South Africa

India

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with plans to expand so we can bring

education through programs focused on literacy and gender equality in education.

read or write. Room to Read believes that all

around the world do not have access to education and most likely will never learn to

ROOM TO READ WHERE WE WORK COUNTRIES OVERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE BEYOUND THE CLASSROOM INTERVIEW GIRLS EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENTS IN LITERACY CASE STUDY SRI LANKA DONATE YOUR TALENTS GENDER EQUALITY BUIDLING A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FINANCIALS ROCK FOR READING

children, regardless of gender or background, have a right to education. By empowering

Over 60 million primary school-aged children

India is a diverse and complex country with a

around the world do not have access to

rich history that is home to over one billion

education and most likely will never learn to

people. India became an independent nation

read or write. Room to Read believes that all

in 1947, after a nation-wide struggle was

children, regardless of gender or background, - initiated to overthrow the British rule that had have a right to education. By empowering

The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those who stand for a world where our daughters can live their dreams just like our sons.

lasted for hundreds of years. The agriculture,

children through this lifelong gift, we see a

textile, tourism and technology industries

world in which people are able to realize their

play a major role in contributing to India’s

full potential. Room to Read had its humble

GDP, but natural disasters such as flooding,

origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began

droughts and earthquakes have long plagued

bringing donated books to rural communi-

the country and been a hindrance to

ties. Today, we are a global organization

infrastructure development. The demographic

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Nepal

A large tropical island just twenty miles off

the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to 20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches

and breath-taking beauty belie the challeng-

ing history of Sri Lanka. Numerous attempts

Between the giants of India and China, the small country of Nepal is home to eight of the ten highest mountains in the world,

including the greatest of them all—Mount

- Everest. Most Nepalese live in the rocky

at colonization culminated in the establish-

plains and valleys that sit in the shadows of

ment of a British colony known as Ceylon

the towering Himalayas or the remote

until the mid-twentieth century. In 1972,

southern flatlands of the Tarai, where

decades after the country had achieved

transportation infrastructure is scarce and the

independence, the name Sri Lanka, meaning

terrain is challenging, even by foot. A

Resplendent Island, was adopted. In the

land-locked country, Nepal is almost

1980’s, all-out civil war erupted between the

completely dependent on agrarian

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the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to 20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches

and breath-taking beauty belie the challeng-

ing history of Sri Lanka. Numerous attempts

small country of Nepal is home to eight of

Bangladesh became a nation in 1971 after a

inhabitants, and boasts a long, pristine

the ten highest mountains in the world,

bloody war of independence that separated it

coastline. The country’s lush, tropical setting

including the greatest of them all—Mount

from Pakistan. The fledgling country has seen

belies a turbulent history of colonization and

- Everest. Most Nepalese live in the rocky

warfare that ended with the establishment of

plains and valleys that sit in the shadows of

well as political turmoil and military coups,

the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in

ment of a British colony known as Ceylon

the towering Himalayas or the remote

but since 1991, when a system of parliamen-

1975. In the years after unification, the

until the mid-twentieth century. In 1972,

southern flatlands of the Tarai, where

tary democracy was established, it has

country was plagued by poverty, repression

decades after the country had achieved

transportation infrastructure is scarce and the

experienced relative stability and economic

and international isolation that hindered

independence, the name Sri Lanka, meaning

terrain is challenging, even by foot. A

progress. Home to 140 million residents,

widespread economic prosperity. Today,

Resplendent Island, was adopted. In the

land-locked country, Nepal is almost

Bangladesh is the most densely-populated

Vietnam is one of the world’s most populous

1980’s, all-out civil war erupted between the

completely dependent on agrarian

country in the world and also one of its

countries and a large segment of its

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Laos

Cambodia

The landlocked country in Southeast Asia,

Nestled between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos,

Laos sits between the Thailand on the west

Cambodia is a country that has seen many

and Vietnam on the east. In 1975, the Pathet

revolution that established the Lao People’s

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dark days. When the Khmer Rouge seized

Lao (Lao Nation) ended six centuries of monarchical rule when they triumphed in the

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were immediately abolished, and Cambodian city-dwellers were sent into the countryside

Democratic Republic. Since the revolution,

to work in the fields. Under its leader Pol Pot,

isolation and economic deprivation have

the regime attempted to violently restructure

plagued the country, which is now one of the

the country as an agrarian, communal

poorest and least developed in the world.

society. During his nearly four-year reign,

Despite its dramatic mountain ranges and

over 1.8 million Cambodians died of torture,

unspoiled tropical forests, little of the land in

execution, disease, exhaustion and

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India

Tanzania

Zambia

Over 60 million primary school-aged children

India is a diverse and complex country with a

Situated in East Africa, the United Republic of

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has a

around the world do not have access to

rich history that is home to over one billion

Tanzania boasts a long coastline on the

history that dates back two million years.

education and most likely will never learn to

people. India became an independent nation

Indian Ocean and borders eight other African

Today, Zambia is most renowned for being

read or write. Room to Read believes that all

in 1947, after a nation-wide struggle was

nations: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,

home to one of the seven natural wonders of

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia,

the world—the mighty Victoria Falls (known

children, regardless of gender or background, - initiated to overthrow the British rule that had have a right to education. By empowering

lasted for hundreds of years. The agriculture,

Malawi and Mozambique. The country

to Zambians as Musi-o-Tunyi). In addition to

children through this lifelong gift, we see a

textile, tourism and technology industries

achieved its official independence from

its natural beauty, Zambia is also a rich

world in which people are able to realize their

play a major role in contributing to India’s

colonial rule in 1961, and now includes the

source of precious metals and other

full potential. Room to Read had its humble

GDP, but natural disasters such as flooding,

islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Its vast

resources—45% of all fresh water in Southern

origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began

droughts and earthquakes have long plagued

natural resources include minerals, wildlife,

Africa is on Zambian soil. Despite its wealth

bringing donated books to rural communi-

the country and been a hindrance to

many lakes, arable land and forests. Unlike

of resources, Zambia has faced many

ties. Today, we are a global organization

infrastructure development. The demographic

many of its neighbors, Tanzania has enjoyed a

development challenges over the years,

Sri Lanka

more...

more...

more...

Nepal

Bangladesh

Vietnam

A large tropical island just twenty miles off

Between the giants of India and China, the

Located between India and Myanmar,

Vietnam is home to nearly 90 million

the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to

small country of Nepal is home to eight of

Bangladesh became a nation in 1971 after a

inhabitants, and boasts a long, pristine

20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches

the ten highest mountains in the world,

bloody war of independence that separated it

coastline. The country’s lush, tropical setting

and breath-taking beauty belie the challeng-

ing history of Sri Lanka. Numerous attempts

including the greatest of them all—Mount

- Everest. Most Nepalese live in the rocky

from Pakistan. The fledgling country has seen

belies a turbulent history of colonization and

its share of natural disasters and famines, as

warfare that ended with the establishment of

at colonization culminated in the establish-

plains and valleys that sit in the shadows of

well as political turmoil and military coups,

the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in

ment of a British colony known as Ceylon

the towering Himalayas or the remote

but since 1991, when a system of parliamen-

1975. In the years after unification, the

until the mid-twentieth century. In 1972,

southern flatlands of the Tarai, where

tary democracy was established, it has

country was plagued by poverty, repression

decades after the country had achieved

transportation infrastructure is scarce and the

experienced relative stability and economic

and international isolation that hindered

independence, the name Sri Lanka, meaning

terrain is challenging, even by foot. A

progress. Home to 140 million residents,

widespread economic prosperity. Today,

Resplendent Island, was adopted. In the

land-locked country, Nepal is almost

Bangladesh is the most densely-populated

Vietnam is one of the world’s most populous

1980’s, all-out civil war erupted between the

completely dependent on agrarian

country in the world and also one of its

countries and a large segment of its

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Cambodia

The landlocked country in Southeast Asia,

Nestled between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos,

Laos sits between the Thailand on the west

Cambodia is a country that has seen many

and Vietnam on the east. In 1975, the Pathet

dark days. When the Khmer Rouge seized

monarchical rule when they triumphed in the revolution that established the Lao People’s

were immediately abolished, and Cambodian city-dwellers were sent into the countryside

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to work in the fields. Under its leader Pol Pot,

poorest and least developed in the world.

society. During his nearly four-year reign,

Despite its dramatic mountain ranges and

over 1.8 million Cambodians died of torture,

unspoiled tropical forests, little of the land in

execution, disease, exhaustion and

more...

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the regime attempted to violently restructure the country as an agrarian, communal

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isolation and economic deprivation have plagued the country, which is now one of the

more...

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South Africa

India

Tanzania

Zambia

Over 60 million primary school-aged children

India India is is a a diverse diverse and and complex complex country country with with a a rich history history that that is is home home to to over over one one billion billion rich

Situated in East Africa, the United Republic of

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has a

Tanzania boasts a long coastline on the

history that dates back two million years.

people. people. India India became became an an independent independent nation nation in 1947, 1947, after after a a nation-wide nation-wide struggle struggle was was in

Indian Ocean and borders eight other African

Today, Zambia is most renowned for being

nations: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,

home to one of the seven natural wonders of

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia,

the world—the mighty Victoria Falls (known

with plans to expand so we can bring

around the world do not have access to

educational opportunities and resources to

education and most likely will never learn to

ROOM T O READ

children throughout the developing world.

read or write. Room to Read believes that all

more than 7.8 million children so far and we

initiated to children, regardless of gender or background, - initiated to overthrow overthrow the the British British rule rule that that had had lasted have a right to education. By empowering lasted for for hundreds hundreds of of years. years. The The agriculture, agriculture,

are on track to reach 10 million children by

children through this lifelong gift, we see a

Room to Read’s programs have benefitted

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power in 1975, currency and private property -

Democratic Republic. Since the revolution,

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Lao (Lao Nation) ended six centuries of

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world in which people are able to realize their

2015. Imagine a world in which every child

has access to an education. Room to Read is doing our best to make this dream a reality, one child at a time.

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full potential. Room to Read had its humble

Malawi and Mozambique. The country

to Zambians as Musi-o-Tunyi). In addition to

textile, textile, tourism tourism and and technology technology industries industries play a a major major role role in in contributing contributing to to India’s India’s play

achieved its official independence from

its natural beauty, Zambia is also a rich

colonial rule in 1961, and now includes the

source of precious metals and other

GDP GDP,, but but natural natural disasters disasters such such as as flooding, flooding, droughts and and earthquakes earthquakes have have long long plagued plagued droughts

islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Its vast

resources—45% of all fresh water in Southern

natural resources include minerals, wildlife,

Africa is on Zambian soil. Despite its wealth

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origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began

the the country country and and been been a a hindrance hindrance to to infrastructure development. infrastructure development. The The demographic demographic more... more...

bringing donated books to rural communities. Today, we are a global organization

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many lakes, arable land and forests. Unlike

of resources, Zambia has faced many

many of its neighbors, Tanzania has enjoyed a

development challenges over the years,

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and most likely will never learn to read or write. Room to Read believes that all children, regardless of gender or background, have a right to education. By empowering children

through this lifelong gift, we see a world in which people are able to realize their full potential. Room to Read had its humble origins in Nepal in 2000, where we began bringing donated books to rural communities. Today, we are a global organization

India is a diverse and complex country with a

English, the language of business and

rich history that is home to over one billion

government. Such linguistic diversity can

people. India became an independent nation

make developing statewide education

in 1947, after a nation-wide struggle was

standards extremely difficult. India is also

initiated to overthrow the British rule that had

home to a number of religious groups, and

lasted for hundreds of years. The agriculture,

a complex social system of caste structure

textile, tourism and technology industries

that have historically presented a challenge

play a major role in contributing to India’s

to development. Many Indians’ futures,

GDP, but natural disasters such as flooding,

access to education and other opportuni-

droughts and earthquakes have long plagued

ties are still predetermined by their social

the country and been a hindrance to

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30% OF THE WORLD’S ILLITERATE POPULATION LIVE IN INDIA

Zambia

Situated in East Africa, the United Republic of

Located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has a

Tanzania boasts a long coastline on the

history that dates back two million years.

Indian Ocean and borders eight other African

Today, Zambia is most renowned for being

nations: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,

home to one of the seven natural wonders of

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia,

the world—the mighty Victoria Falls (known

Malawi and Mozambique. The country

to Zambians as Musi-o-Tunyi). In addition to

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its natural beauty, Zambia is also a rich

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Bangladesh

Vietnam

source of precious metals and other

A large tropical island just twenty miles off

Between the giants of India and China, the

Located between India and Myanmar,

Vietnam is home to nearly 90 million

islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Its vast

resources—45% of all fresh water in Southern

the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is home to

small country of Nepal is home to eight of

Bangladesh became a nation in 1971 after a

inhabitants, and boasts a long, pristine

natural resources include minerals, wildlife,

Africa is on Zambian soil. Despite its wealth

20 million people. Its palm-fringed beaches

the ten highest mountains in the world,

bloody war of independence that separated it

coastline. The country’s lush, tropical setting

many lakes, arable land and forests. Unlike

of resources, Zambia has faced many

and breath-taking beauty belie the challeng-

including the greatest of them all—Mount

from Pakistan. The fledgling country has seen

belies a turbulent history of colonization and

many of its neighbors, Tanzania has enjoyed a

development challenges over the years,

ing history of Sri Lanka. Numerous attempts

its share of natural disasters and famines, as

warfare that ended with the establishment of

more...

more...

- Everest. Most Nepalese live in the rocky

at colonization culminated in the establish-

plains and valleys that sit in the shadows of

well as political turmoil and military coups,

the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in

ment of a British colony known as Ceylon

the towering Himalayas or the remote

but since 1991, when a system of parliamen-

1975. In the years after unification, the

until the mid-twentieth century. In 1972,

southern flatlands of the Tarai, where

tary democracy was established, it has

country was plagued by poverty, repression

decades after the country had achieved

transportation infrastructure is scarce and the

experienced relative stability and economic

and international isolation that hindered

independence, the name Sri Lanka, meaning

terrain is challenging, even by foot. A

progress. Home to 140 million residents,

widespread economic prosperity. Today,

Resplendent Island, was adopted. In the

land-locked country, Nepal is almost

Bangladesh is the most densely-populated

Vietnam is one of the world’s most populous

1980’s, all-out civil war erupted between the

completely dependent on agrarian

country in the world and also one of its

countries and a large segment of its

more...

Bangladesh

Vietnam

Located between India and Myanmar,

Vietnam is home to nearly 90 million

Bangladesh became a nation in 1971 after a

inhabitants, and boasts a long, pristine

bloody war of independence that separated it

coastline. The country’s lush, tropical setting

from Pakistan. The fledgling country has seen

belies a turbulent history of colonization and

more...

its share of natural disasters and famines, as

warfare that ended with the establishment of

well as political turmoil and military coups,

the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in

but since 1991, when a system of parliamen-

1975. In the years after unification, the

Laos

Cambodia

tary democracy was established, it has

country was plagued by poverty, repression

The landlocked country in Southeast Asia,

Nestled between Thailand, Vietnam and Laos,

experienced relative stability and economic

and international isolation that hindered

Laos sits between the Thailand on the west

Cambodia is a country that has seen many

progress. Home to 140 million residents,

widespread economic prosperity. Today,

and Vietnam on the east. In 1975, the Pathet

Bangladesh is the most densely-populated

Vietnam is one of the world’s most populous

Lao (Lao Nation) ended six centuries of

country in the world and also one of its

countries and a large segment of its

monarchical rule when they triumphed in the

more...

more...

revolution that established the Lao People’s

dark days. When the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975, currency and private property -

were immediately abolished, and Cambodian city-dwellers were sent into the countryside

Democratic Republic. Since the revolution,

to work in the fields. Under its leader Pol Pot,

isolation and economic deprivation have

the regime attempted to violently restructure

plagued the country, which is now one of the

the country as an agrarian, communal

poorest and least developed in the world.

society. During his nearly four-year reign,

Despite its dramatic mountain ranges and

over 1.8 million Cambodians died of torture,

unspoiled tropical forests, little of the land in

execution, disease, exhaustion and

more...

more...

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typeface Helvetica Neue

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format Poster

instructor Irina Blok

course Type Experiments

year Spring 2014

project Experimental Alphabet

title Survival

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intro

We chose a subject of interest and expressed

it using typography, creating a unique

alphabet that would represent the subject

area. The subject could range from expressing

the emotive qualities of music to making

a social statement. approach

I started experimenting with typography

by cutting each letter out and used a burning

pen to burn the letter’s edges in order to

create the feeling of imperfection. I then tried

another approach by using a lighter to really

burn each letter from A to Z. I took pictures

of the letters during the burning to capture

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year Fall 2014

project In-store Package

title Benetton

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We created a campaign for a brand based

on our interest. The design should be

related to in-store packaging. The purpose

was to get more customers by designing

an appealing packaging. approach

I chose United Colors of Benetton and reduced

the name to Benetton. After researching

their in-store packaging, I wanted to redesign

the shopping bag and shoe case. I adapted

their colorful visual elements into my design.

I used solid colors on each shopping bag

and shoe case. The idea was to create a joyful

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MFA portfolio Key Words

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be joyful

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title Benetton

course Packaging 2

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MFA portfolio Key Words

The world is independent of my will. —Ludwig Wittgenstein

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

selected work

Be independent

binding –

CMYK 57/66/0/0

color

typeface Officina Serif, Bell Gothic

paper Red River Double Sided

size –

category Branding Logo Print Packaging

format Catalogue Poster Advertisement Trailer Website App Uniform Product Ticket Soundtrack Signage

instructor Christopher Morlan

course Integrated Communications

year Spring 2014

project Film Festival

title Torn Apart

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intro

We chose one director’s films and developed

a visual language to express the theme of

the films. The big challenge was to make a

complex set of film festival materials function

together and expand our design solutions to

encompass a wide range of formats. approach

I chose five films from Gus Van Sant and came

up with a thread running through the films: “The

struggle of American teenagers to overcome

conformity, loneliness and despair often

can be overwhelming and end in death.” My

festival title was Torn Apart, which could be

understood easily through my subtitle, Growing

Up Alone & Desperate in Gus Van Sant’s

America. I began by designing a logo that could

convey a feeling of ‘imperfection’, and then

I applied shades of purple throughout the whole

project. Additionally, I wanted to create a

lonely feeling, so my photo imagery focused

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on a lonely figure in black and white.

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Be independent and learn about yourself.

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart course Integrated Communications instructor Christopher Morlan 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10

The area of teenage life is not necessarily rarefied; we’ve all gone through that period. It’s not as rarefied as a western or a space adventure or a gangster film, but it has its own dynamic. page _

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—Gus Van Sant


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title Torn Apart

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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title Torn Apart

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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title Torn Apart

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be independent

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title Torn Apart

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

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title Torn Apart

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MFA portfolio Key Words

Diversity means understanding. —Stuart Scott

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

selected work

Be diverse

binding Coptic Stitch

color Various

typeface Graphik, Sentinel

paper Moab Double Sided

size 9 x 12.5 inches

category Branding Logo Print

format Book

instructor Hunter Wimmer

course Nature of Identity

year Fall 2014

project Rebranding United Colors of Benetton

title Be Culturally Savvy

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intro

We chose one brand that was dead, dying

or defunct and explored various methods of

research to discover the audience, and ‘brand

soul’ and then bring the brand to life through

the creation of a collection of integrated

collateral. By understanding the core of the

brand, we redesigned/repackaged the brand

in order to create another opportunity in a

different marketplace. approach

I brought Benetton from the global to the

multicultural. Their previous brand offered

apparel for men, women and children. Now,

I wanted to expand to let people see into

cultures, feel the experience, listen to the

world, taste and smell the authenticity around

the world. By experiencing different cultures,

people develop a greater understanding of

each other and know how to respect each

other more. Thus, their interaction, as well as

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respect and equality, will increase.

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title Be Culturally Savvy

course Nature of Identity

Be diverse

instructor Hunter Wimmer

by embracing different cultures.

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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MFA portfolio Key Words designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be diverse

B

B

BENETTON BENET TON

BENETT ON

BENET TON

BENET TON

BENET TON

BENETTON

BENETT ON

BENET TON

BENET TON

BENET TON

BENET TON

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BENET TON

BENETTON

BENETTON


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title Be Culturally Savvy

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

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title Be Culturally Savvy

course Nature of Identity

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Be diverse

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title Be Culturally Savvy

course Nature of Identity

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title Be Culturally Savvy

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MFA portfolio Key Words

There’s no day that is the same as the day before. So you have to be focused. —Hillary Clinton

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

selected work

Be focused

binding –

color CMYK 0/84/87/0

typeface Purista, Meta

paper Red River Matte

size 17 x 22 inches

category Logo Print Packaging

format Magazine

instructor Irina Blok

course Type Experiments

year Spring 2014

project Design Magazine

title Magazine to Go

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intro

The project was to leverage experimental

typography to recreate an issue of a design

magazine of our choice. It allowed us

to emphasize creativity and freedom in

manipulating type as a means of expression. approach

The concept for designing the magazine

was “to go”. I organized different subjects and

designed each subject on a big folded sheet

of paper. Readers could decide which subject

they wanted to read about each day without

carrying the whole magazine with them.

It would be convenient and also allow readers

to choose their material based on their daily

mood. For example, Monday for economic

topics, Tuesday for architectural subjects,

Wednesday for poetry, etc. I tried to create a

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title Magazine to Go

course Type Experiments

Be focused on absorbing world news.

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title Magazine to Go

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title Magazine to Go

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title Magazine to Go

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title Magazine to Go

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title Magazine to Go

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title Magazine to Go

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title Magazine to Go

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designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

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title Magazine to Go

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MFA portfolio Key Words

Follow your passion; it will lead you to your purpose. —Oprah Winfrey

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

selected work

Be passionate

binding –

color CMYK 0/100/100/0

typeface Univers

paper Moab Double Sided

size 9 x 28 inches

category Print

format Map Booklet

instructor Hunter Wimmer

course Visual Literacy

year Spring 2013

project The Reinvention of Time

title San Francisco Map 2013

09

intro

We selected an event that could otherwise be

described in typical time-based measurements

(hours, minutes, seconds). It needed to have

a beginning and an end in order to create

an infography that shows the reinvention of

time design. approach

I made the first day of traveling around San

Francisco into infography. My visual inspiration

came from the Caltrain timeline. My roommate

and I discovered Bay Area attractions by

walking and taking public transportation.

During the one-day trip, we swiped our Clipper

Card to pay for transportation, took pictures

as mementos, and walked the streets one

by one. Therefore, I came up with the idea of

making each street into a line, and the things

we did into check points. Finally, I designed

a kit that includes a folded map and a guide

book for tourists. For the folded map, there

is information on both sides. The front is the

route from Civic Center to the Bay Bridge.

On the back is a big San Francisco map

which indicates ten notable attractions we

visited in one day. The booklet has more

detailed information for tourists, such as a

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San Francisco Muni map and an introduction

to twelve scenic spots.

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title San Francisco Map 2013

course Visual Literacy

Be passionate

instructor Hunter Wimmer

about discovering a new city.

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title San Francisco Map 2013

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title San Francisco Map 2013

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title San Francisco Map 2013

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title San Francisco Map 2013

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title San Francisco Map 2013

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Be trustworthy page _

If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.

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—Carl Karcher


title ClearGiving

course MFA Thesis

MFA Thesis

instructor Various

Topic Statement Increase donations to charities by creating trust through organizational and financial transparency. Outcome Creating more charitable donations. Audience Age demographic: 25 & up with disposable income to donate to a charity.

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MFA portfolio Key Words

Earning trust and being trustworthy constantly is critical to the survival of your brand. —Bernard Kelvin Clive

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

MFA Thesis

Be trustworthy

binding –

color CMYK 100/0/0/0

typeface Sentinel, Century Gothic

paper Red River Matte

size –

category Branding Logo Print

Video Flying Logo Poster

format App Booklet Website

instructor Phil Hamlett, Jeremy Stout & Dave Gottwald

course MFA Thesis

year Spring 2014 – 2015

project MFA Thesis

title ClearGiving

10

intro

My thesis project is aimed at increasing

donations to Human Resource Charities by

creating trust through organizational and

financial transparency. approach

Design an app that lets donors keep track of

how their money is utilized and see where

it goes within the charity; a video to give

people an overall understanding of charities’

transparency; a website for downloading the

app, promoting the video and providing some

updated news. For the logo, I combined the

two words ‘Clear’ and ‘Giving’ into ClearGiving.

The G was created to be like a magnifying

glass, which is related to my goal of providing

transparent information. For the overall visual

design, I applied blue because it implies trust.

Through transparency, donors can gain more

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understanding and also have increased trust in charities.

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title ClearGiving

course MFA Thesis

Be trustworthy

instructor Various

by providing transparent information.

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title ClearGiving

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title ClearGiving

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title ClearGiving

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title ClearGiving

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MFA portfolio Key Words

Register

Sign in via Facebook

or

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

Tour after registering

Be trustworthy

Main Menu

Dropdown Menu

Children & Family

About

Food Banks & Food Distribution

My Account

Homeless Services

Favorites

Multipurpose Human Services

Subscription

Social Services

Settings

Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis

Sign Out

Donation History

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title ClearGiving

Multipurpose Human Services

course MFA Thesis

Contacts & Reviews

ClearGiving

ClearGiving

instructor Various

Starting here

Starting here

Send

Send

1 2 3 4 5

Paypal

8

Credit Card

7

I want to donate.

6

Where the money goes.

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Notification

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Donated Successfully

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title ClearGiving

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title ClearGiving course MFA Thesis instructor Various 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Press the black bar to see more information of how charities are utilizing your money.

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$75

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title ClearGiving course MFA Thesis instructor Various 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Users can go through the images to get a quick overview of the charity.

email

call

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A easy way to contact the charity directly by visiting their website or making a phone call.

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title ClearGiving course MFA Thesis instructor Various 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Donors can decide “how much” and “how often” they would like to donate.

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It is easy to add or delete charities on the “favorites” page.


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Be trustworthy

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title ClearGiving

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title ClearGiving

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title ClearGiving

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MFA portfolio Key Words

designer Jolin Yiling Tsai

It is very important to embrace failure and to do a lot of stuff — as much stuff as possible — with as little fear as possible. It’s much, much better to wind up with a lot of crap having tried it than to overthink in the beginning and not do it. —Stefan Sagmeister

thanks to my family

Dad, mom, brothers,

sisters-in-law, and Happy

thanks to my instructors

I appreciate all my instructors who have

pushed me and made me improve during my

course of study.

thanks to my friends

I appreciate all my friends who have helped

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me and accompanied me throughout these

fantastic years.

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