Josh Munsch Portfolio 2014 — Visual Communication University of Kansas
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Project Brief
— VISC 404 Typography III
Project Information In an ever increasing digital age, the ability to take a step back, reflect and work with one’s hands every once in a while is a huge relief from the constant stream of electronic intake. I had the opportunity to create a book which highlights a few traditional tradesmen who work with their hands every day. Take a look at the lives of a leather worker, blacksmith, and a craftsmen and see the wonderful typographic elements which exist throughout their workspaces. Bruce Barlow, Walt Hull, and Austin Swick are all traditional tradesmen who are a few of the individuals left still making through traditional trade. Each of the men are located in the Lawrence area and were kind enough to let me hang out with them and document their space.
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Public Type Book
Work Spaces: Public Typography
Book Details
Book Design / Layout
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Book Details
Public Type Book
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Book Details
Book Design / Layout
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Book Details
Public Type Book
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Book Details
Book Design / Layout
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Project Photos
Public Type Book
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Project Brief
— ADS 560 Hand Lettering
Project Information The following pages are from a compilation of projects completed in a hand lettering course. The class offered a brief overview of the wide variety of mediums within the hand lettering realm. From traditional pen and ink to brush and cut paper, the different topics covered highlighted the endless possibilities of creating beautiful, hand-done type. The book is composed of 10 small hand lettering projects completed over the semester. The projects were then set in the book with a unified color scheme in no particular order.
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Hand Lettering Book
Hand Lettering: Compilation Book
Book Details
Hand Lettering
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Book Details
Hand Lettering Book
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Book Details
Hand Lettering
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Book Details
Hand Lettering Book
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Book Details
Hand Lettering
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Book Details
Hand Lettering Book
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Project Brief
— VISC 204 Visual Comm. II
Project Information As a track & field athlete, keeping a close eye on fitness, nutrition, and overall health is a necessary task in order to reach ones full athletic potential. Though counting calories, logging exercise data, and tracking sleep information can appear a bit obsessive, the ability to easily input, view, and analyze this information is an asset any athlete can use in order to better understand their body. With tons of fitness apps hitting app stores as of recently, the majority of those lack the focus and details true athletes need. The project was essentially designed for myself, the app uses beautiful type in order to communication data in an unobtrusive, elegant way.
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Loggd Application
Loggd Fitness Application
Dashboard Screen
Loggd Application
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Nutrition & Exercise Screen
UI Design / Typography
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Nutrition & Exercise Screen
Loggd Application
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Nutrition & Exercise Screen
UI Design / Typography
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Project Brief
— VISC 520 Visual Comm. IV
Project Information As an individual who sometimes struggles with productivity, the objects I surround myself with as well as the space I inhabit often play a significant role in my inspiration and creative flow. Realizing I am not the only individual who struggles with this, I wanted to create an office and home furniture compnay which uses beautiful design to inspire it users. The creative process is beautiful, therefore the products we use should be too. The company not only focuses on great design but also collaboration and the power of creative minds working together. Mission Statement: Conquer works to enhance the lives and working processes of creative minds alike through design and functionality of our products offered.
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Conquer Studios
Conquer Studios: Identity Development
Word Mark
Conquer Studios
Branding / Graphic Design
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Logo Mark
Conquer Studios
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Book Details
Conquer Studios
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01. A Look at Today
As a society everchanging, we are a part of a cultural movement focused on self expression, collaboration, and the creative mind. -
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Brand Book 2015
Conquer Studios
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
task/office products lack character and soul
people are unware of the culture that exists all around
WHY?
WHY?
cost and function drive design, seen only as utility
people are busy, distracted, and often close-minded
WHY?
WHY?
relationships
stress
money
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Branding / Graphic Design
01. A Look at Today
work vs. life
“work sucks”
cost
short life span
“no one cares”
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Book Details
Conquer Studios
Conquer Studios
We live in a society where self expression exists at our every waking moment. Style, music, culture, etc. has increasingly become an important part of who we are, as well as the people we hang out with. People are becoming more and more aware better made, better designed goods and are demanding it. Thus the objects we purchase and surround ourselves with speak volumes about who we are as creative individuals.
01. A Look at Today
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Book Details
Conquer Studios
Brand Book 2015
Conquer Studios 03. Introducing Conquer Studios
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Branding / Graphic Design
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Book Details
Conquer Studios
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Conquer Studios is a design company who produces well designed home and office products. Collaboration is a part of what we do.
01. A Look at Today
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Conquer Studios
Brand Book 2015
Wynder Munsch Creative director + (264) m: 691 5522 + (264) w: 621 8592 wm@conquer.co Business Cards
Conquer Studios 85181 Bergnen St. Brooklyn, NY 11032 -
01. A Look at Today
Thank You. Conquer Studios l: + 1 (675) 563 8911 f: + 1 (675) 563 1231 e: info@conquer.co
conquer.co
Justin Felides Conquer Studios Collaboration Series 26 – 31 December Product Exhibition
Open Studio
1 – 8 pm Mon - Wed
Brooklyn, New York
info@ Conquer.co
Conquer Studios
Conquer.co
Thank You Mailer Event Poster
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Various Applications
Conquer Studios
Branding / Graphic Design
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Project Brief
— VISC 520 Visual Comm. IV
Project Information Throughout my time in school, hours of homework, long critiques, and sleepless nights have become standard practice in the completion of a project. And for what? As my growth as a designer will be ever growing, the following poster takes a retrospective look over the passed three years at 10 different projects completed in school. I used both Bloom’s Taxonomy and the AIGA/NASAD competences to chart and organize each project. As a former track & field athlete at the University of Kansas, the poster was inspired by the hill of Lawrence where all my running took place. The background is an abstracted topographic map of Douglas County and the rises within the graph indicate a competency being met.
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Loggd Blooms Application Taxonomy
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Development Poster
Poster
Infographic / Poster Design
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Poster Detail
Blooms Taxonomy
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Project Brief
— VISC 404 Visual Comm. III
Project Information “But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.”
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Loggd Application
Advocacy Poster: Farm-to-Cafeteria
Image Based Poster
Poster Design / Illustration
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Type Based Poster