MFA Portfolio by serena zhang

small words >> a mfa portfolio

serena zhang designer

academy of art university

small words >> a mfa portfolio

serena zhang designer

academy of art university

small words

selected

works

colophon :

email design@serena-zhang.com

phone

d e pa r t m e n t c h a i r m a r y s c o t t

academy of art university

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t y p e fa c e k u lt u r i s t a , n u d i s t a

binder the key binding

photography serena zhang

b o o k f o r m at

510-606-3549

website serena-zhang.com

: 3511

h i l lv i e w d r . r i c h m o n d , c a 94806

year spring

2013

new montgomery, ca

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94806

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of serena zhang

small words >> love

where there is love there is life.

>> free

to be free

is to have achieved your

life.

>> live

those who live are those who fight.

my voice: small words make things clear, simple, yet deep. design can also be like this.

small words

selected

works

: s e c t i o n 0.0 >>

c h a p t e r 00

4 years

8 semesters

21 classes

10 selected projects

contents >> p r i n t

002

web

package

a n i m at i o n

016

l o v e r e v o lt

gone by

>> i do bridal fashion magazine

>> f i l m f e s t i va l o f g i u s e p p e t o r n at o r e

076

086

who am i

work it out

>> i n t e r n at i o n a l a d o p t i o n i s s u e

>> m o t i o n g r a p h i c s o f m y d ay

of serena zhang

038

press forward >>

futuristic reading book

092

048

time unfolding >>

east

& west 2012 calendar

108

m e at a n d g r e e t

life in light

>> indian deli rebranding

>> d ay a n d n i g h t d i - s i - d o b o o k

062

hold the world >> compaq rebranding

120

“hello!””nihao!” >> master’s thesis

small words

c h a p t e r 01

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

002 _ 003

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e i d o fa s h i o n m a g a z i n e

l o v e r e v o lt >> i d o b r i d a l f a s h i o n m a g a z i n e

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

spring 2011

e x p e r i m e n ta l t y p e

7 weeks

cheri gray

typography

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153; Fa s h i o n s h o u l d b e a f o r m o f e s c a p i s m , a n d n o t a form of imprisonment.â&#x20AC;? >>

Alexander McQueen

small words

c h a p t e r 01

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 designer

1 season

4 chapters

35 pages

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

A n ex p e r i me nt al, p roj ect- b as ed , t yp og rap hy ma ga zine

The goa l of this project is to experiment with d i f f e re n t t y p e

o n b r i d a l f a s hion. The t yp og r ap hy need s t o en ga ge

composition a nd photogra phy to represent the f a sh i o n a b l e b u t

wi t h t h e p h ot og r ap hy t o s how t he alt ernat ive brida l

a lterna tive brida l wea r. The ma ga zine introduce s t h e l a t e st

fa sh i o n st y l e.

brida l gowns a nd other wedding a ccessories of Ve ra Wa n g a n d Alexa nder McQueen.

typography

binding

gill sans, univers, garamond

serena zhang

photography

serena zhang

I chose this a s my subject beca use I entered in a f a sh i o n competition a nd I won for my brida l designs. I n ow w a n t t o m e rg e typogra phy a nd photogra phy to show a visua l f e a st of b ri d a l wea r. W ha t I wa s trying to express is tha t typo g ra p hy a n d i m a g e s ca n ta lk directly to people without the need fo r wo rd s.

deliverable

pa l e t t e

004 _ 005

magazine

: WOO

E NLI V EN

UND O

small words

006 _ 007

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

t i t l e i d o fa s h i o n m a g a z i n e

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 01

: s e c t i o n 1.3 >>

008 _ 009

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

t i t l e i d o fa s h i o n m a g a z i n e

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 01

: s e c t i o n 1.4 >>

010 _ 011

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

t i t l e i d o fa s h i o n m a g a z i n e

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 01

: s e c t i o n 1.5 >>

012 _ 013

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

t i t l e i d o fa s h i o n m a g a z i n e

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 01

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.6 >>

BRIDAL SHOES

Alexander McQueen’s shoe collection was a statement about the future of our world.

A P R I L 2 0 1 1 | 21

BRIDAL FALL 2011 COLLECTION – Alexander McQueen

A P R I L 2 0 1 1 | 26

ALICE GIBB 2 0 1 1 A D C A M PA I G N

A P R I L 2 0 1 1 | 29

014 _ 015

c at e g o ry p r i n t

t i t l e i d o fa s h i o n m a g a z i n e

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 02

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

016 _ 017

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

gone by > > f i l m f e s t i va l o f g i u s e p p e t o r n at o r e

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

spring 2011

i n t e g r at e d c o m m u n i c at i o n

14 weeks

hunter wimmer

m u lt i m e d i a

new branding

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153; As me mo r y m ay b e a p a r a d i s e f r o m wh i ch we c a n not b e d r i ve n , i t m ay a l s o b e a b e l l f r o m wh i ch we cannot escape.â&#x20AC;? >>

John Lancaster Spalding

small words

c h a p t e r 02

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 director

1 thread

5 movies

deliverables

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

To p l a n a n d d es ig n for a mult i- fac et ed film festiva l

The “ Addio, yesterday” film festiva l is focusin g o n t h e wo rks of

b a se d o n t h e wor ks of a film d irect or.

the I ta lia n director G iuseppe Torna tore. His film s a re ch a ra ct e rized by high production va lues, a visua l style th a t co m b i n e s t h e experimenta l with the a esthetica lly polished, a n d by h i s f i l m s’ intima tely subjective, lyrica l, a nd often emotio n a l l y co m p e l l i n g

typography

binding

avenir, janson text

serena zhang

photography

serena zhang

na rra tives. I chose five movies to illustra te his film style. Th e p ro je ct required not only design but a lso project ma na g e m e n t, st ra t e g y, resea rch a nd production a cross a va riety of me d i a by cre a t i n g a comprehensive visua l system tha t included a f i l m ca t a l o g , a DVD

deliverable

c ata l o g , p o s t e r , dv d pa c k a g e ,

pa ck a ge, a record pa ck a ge, a poster, a schedu l e , p ri n t e d p ro m o-

ticket, postcards, soundtrack

tiona l ma teria ls a nd tick ets.

journal, website.

pa l e t t e

018 _ 019

: LO SE

FAD E

CATCH

small words

020 _ 021

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

project

new branding

small words

c h a p t e r 02

selected

: s e c t i o n 1.3 >>

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works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

project

new branding

small words

024 _ 025

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

project

new branding

small words

c h a p t e r 02

: s e c t i o n 1.5 >>

026 _ 027

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

project

new branding

small words

028 _ 029

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

new branding

c h a p t e r 02

project

: s e c t i o n 1.6 >>

small words

030 _ 031

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

project

new branding

small words

032 _ 033

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

new branding

c h a p t e r 02

project

: s e c t i o n 1.8 >>

small words

034 _ 035

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

new branding

c h a p t e r 02

project

: s e c t i o n 1.9 >>

small words

c h a p t e r 02

: s e c t i o n 2.0 >>

036 _ 037

selected

works

of serena zhang

title addio, yesterday

c at e g o r y m u lt i m e d i a

project

new branding

small words

c h a p t e r 03

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

038 _ 039

selected

works

of serena zhang

title futuristic reading

press forward >> futuristic reading book

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

fa l l 2 0 1 0

type system

7 weeks

david hake

typography

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.â&#x20AC;? >>

Stephan Mallarme

small words

c h a p t e r 03

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 concept

4 infographics

5 chapters

11 quotes

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

To d eve l o p a t yp e syst em by making a b ook t ha t

The goa l of this project is to build a type syste m by g ri d w i t h

sh ows t h e develop ment of t he p rint ed wor d from

the concept of a book from the future. I did th e re se a rch of t h e

G u t e n b e r g t o t od ay, and t o g ive a p ict ur e of h ow

history of book s a nd ima gine the possibility of h ow a f u t u re

p e o p l e r e a d in t he fut ure.

book might look . I n my mind, this book is not o n l y a co n t a i n e r f o r k nowledge, but a lso a pla tform for intera ction; i t n ot o n l y of f e rs

typography

binding

adobe jenson, adobe garamond

by serena zhang

photography

serena zhang

sta tic words a nd ima ges, but a lso provides mu si c a n d m ov i e s. . . In genera l, the future book will be a comprehensi ve m e d i a p l a t f o rm . I crea ted different infogra phics to show the sta t i st i cs of b o o k consuming a nd used three dimensiona l ima gery t o ex p re ss t h e feeling of future book s.

deliverable

pa l e t t e

040 _ 041

book

: FO RE SE E

UNI TE

CR EAT E

small words

c h a p t e r 03

: s e c t i o n 1.2 >>

042 _ 043

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

title futuristic reading

project

typography

small words

044 _ 045

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

title futuristic reading

project

typography

small words

046 _ 047

selected

works

of serena zhang

c at e g o ry p r i n t

title futuristic reading

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 04

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

048 _ 049

selected

works

of serena zhang

title east & west calendar

time unfolding >> e a s t & w e s t 2012 c a l e n d a r

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

spring 2011

e x p e r i m e n ta l t y p e

7 weeks

cheri gray

typography

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time changes everything except something w i t h i n us wh i ch i s a l ways su r p r i s e d by ch a n g e. â&#x20AC;? >>

Thomas Hardy

small words

c h a p t e r 04

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

12 months

24 English letterforms

4 seasons

4 subjects

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

To ex p e r i me nt w it h t yp e t o t ell a st ory by c rea ting a

The goa l of this project is to experiment with d i f f e re n t cu l t u ra l

n ew st y l e of c alend ar for 2012 .

elements to tell a story by crea ting a new styl e of ca l e n d a r. Al so , my incentive is to introduce the tra ditiona l Ch i n e se p a i n t i n g t o the western world by combining Chinese techn i q u e s w i t h E n g l i sh letterforms to cha ra cterize the four sea sons. E a ch se a so n i s

typography

binding

adobe jenson, adobe garamond

W inter ( December – Februa ry) is symbolized by b a m b o o , b e ca u se

serena zhang

c h i n e s e t r a d i t i o na l pa i n t i n g

cha ra cterized by a subject from Chinese pa inti n g .

ba mboo represents strength a nd vita lity. Sprin g ( M a rch – M ay ) serena zhang

is pictured a s a mounta in a nd river, beca use th i s p e ri o d i s t h e best time to go see scenery. Summer ( June – A u g u st ) i s sh ow n

deliverable

calendar

through flowers, beca use they bloom everywhe re d u ri n g t h i s t i m e . Autumn ( September – November) is portrayed by f i sh , b e ca u se fa ll is ha rvest time, a nd fish is a sign of a bund a n ce .

pa l e t t e

050 _ 051

: mix

inspire

gentle

small words

052 _ 053

selected

works

of serena zhang

title east & west calendar

c at e g o ry p r i n t

project

typography

small words

054 _ 055

selected

works

of serena zhang

title east & west calendar

c at e g o ry p r i n t

project

typography

small words

056 _ 057

selected

works

of serena zhang

title east & west calendar

c at e g o ry p r i n t

typography

c h a p t e r 04

project

: s e c t i o n 1.4 >>

small words

058 _ 059

selected works of serena zhang

title east & west calendar

c at e g o ry p r i n t

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 04

: s e c t i o n 1.6 >>

060 _ 061

selected

works

of serena zhang

title east & west calendar

c at e g o ry p r i n t

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 05

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

062 _ 063

selected works of serena zhang

t i t l e c o m pa q

rebranding

hold the world >> compaq rebranding

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

fa l l 2 0 1 1

nat u r e o f i d e n t i t y

14 weeks

hunter wimmer

identity

gaston yagmourian

m u lt i m e d i a

rebranding

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153;But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in s o m e s e n s e w e h a v e a c>h>i e v e d a n i n c r e a s e o v e r natural intelligence.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;?

Ve r no r V i n g e

small words

c h a p t e r 05

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 defunct brand

1 new concept

3 extensions

6 colors

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

T h e g o a l of t his p roj ect w as t o t ake t he d efun ct

To give a new look a nd spirit to Compa q, I reim a g i n e d i t a s a

b r a n d , C o mp aq , and r einvent it t hr oug h t he g rowth of

bra nd tha t sta nds for a n ea sier a nd ca refree li f e st y l e by si m p l i-

a n ew i d e n t it y, vis ual st and ard s and t he int roduction

fying technology a nd ma k ing it more convenien t f o r ci t i ze n s of

of a b r a n d ext ens ion.

the digita l a ge. The visua l identity crea tion I structured for th e n ew C o m p a q

typography

binding

serena zhang

photography

deliverable

pa l e t t e

avenir, code pro

064 _ 065

serena zhang b o o k , w e b s i t e , s tat i o n e ry

includes a new logo a nd color pa lette. To envisi o n t h e f u t u re of Compa q, I developed three extensions to show t h e co n ce pt â&#x20AC;&#x153; M o re life, less stress.â&#x20AC;? The overa ll compa ny ima ge wo rks t o re p re se n t the soul a nd culture of the new Compa q.

: race

reduce

enable

small words

066 _ 067

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e c o m pa q

c at e g o ry i d e n t i t y

rebranding

project

m u lt i m e d i a

rebranding

small words

c h a p t e r 05

selected

: s e c t i o n 1.3 >>

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works

of serena zhang

t i t l e c o m pa q

c at e g o ry i d e n t i t y

rebranding

project

m u lt i m e d i a

rebranding

small words

c h a p t e r 05

: s e c t i o n 1.4 >>

070 _ 071

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e c o m pa q

c at e g o ry i d e n t i t y

rebranding

project

m u lt i m e d i a

rebranding

small words

072 _ 073

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e c o m pa q

c at e g o ry i d e n t i t y

rebranding

project

m u lt i m e d i a

rebranding

small words

c h a p t e r 05

: s e c t i o n 1.6 >>

074 _ 075

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e c o m pa q

c at e g o ry i d e n t i t y

rebranding

project

m u lt i m e d i a

rebranding

small words

c h a p t e r 06

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

076 _ 077

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e i n t e r nat i o na l a d o p t i o n

who am i >> i n t e r n at i o n a l a d o p t i o n i s s u e

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

fa l l 2 0 1 0

v i s u a l c o m m u n i c at i o n l a b

14 weeks

phil hamlett

identity

hunter wimmer

m u lt i m e d i a

>> > >

rebranding

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upon arrival in the foreign country among a New a n d f o r e i g n f a m i l y, i h a v e t o f a c e a n d a d a p t t o p r e j u d i c e , d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , >t>e a s i n g , b u l l y i n g , I s o l a t i o n and alienation.â&#x20AC;? >>

Alexis Bartlett, an Indian adoptee

small words

c h a p t e r 06

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 topic

6 chapters

5 infographics

5 solutions

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

To v i su a l i z e t he is s ue, t he r es ear c h p r oc es s and the

Na tura l disa sters have increa sed in recent years, l e av i n g m a ny

so l u t i o n fo r Int ernat ional ad opt ion.

children without pa rents or homes. I nterna tion a l a d o pt i o n i s one way to help these children but it ha s creat e d co n t rove rsy a round the world. This project presented sever a l p o ssi b l e solutions to improve a doption pra ctices.

typography

binding

serena zhang

photography

deliverable

pa l e t t e

univers, adobe garamond

078 _ 079

serena zhang

book

I interviewed interna tiona l a doptees a nd the pe o p l e w h o m ay have perspectives on this topic a nd ga thered st a t i st i cs f ro m t h e I nternet, book s a nd other resources. I chose th i s t o p i c b e ca u se I believed tha t every child deserves to be loved a n d ca re d f o r.

: find

mark

s o lv e

small words

080 _ 081

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e i n t e r nat i o na l

c at e g o ry p r i n t

adoption

project

typography

small words

082 _ 083

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e i n t e r nat i o na l

c at e g o ry p r i n t

adoption

project

typography

small words

c h a p t e r 06

: s e c t i o n 1.4 >>

084 _ 085

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e i n t e r nat i o na l

c at e g o ry p r i n t

adoption

typography

http://www.cultural connection.com

cultural connection

project

small words

c h a p t e r 07

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

086 _ 087

selected

works

of serena zhang

title time to workout

work it out >> m o t i o n g r a p h i c s o f m y d ay

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

fa l l 2 0 1 2

motion graphics 2

7 weeks

colin sebestyen

motion graphics

project

: â&#x20AC;&#x153; My l i f e i s a l ways f i l l e d u p w i t h my s cho o l wo r k s,but my b o d y wa r ns me t h at I ne e d to ch a n g e. â&#x20AC;?

Serena Zhang

small words

c h a p t e r 07

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 d ay

1:30 seconds

2 exercises

8 hours

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

The goal of this project is to create an animation about

As an Academy student, my day is usually filled up with school

a typical day in my life.

work, which makes my body so weak at end of the day. So in my story, I talked about school work all day and the realization that I need exercise to refresh my body and mind. I illustrated all the visual elements and animated them in After

typography

program

aftereffect cs6

i l l u s t r at i o n

deliverable

pa l e t t e

friday night lights, rockwell

088 _ 089

serena zhang

a n i m at i o n

Effects. To achieve a vivid visual style, I chose bright colors and joyful music in the background.

move

liven

a n i m at e

small words

090 _ 091

selected works of serena zhang

c at e g o ry m o t i o n g r a p h i c s

title time to workout

c h a p t e r 07

: s e c t i o n 1.2 >>

C h e c k o u t t h e f u l l v e r s i o n o f m o v i e â&#x20AC;&#x201C; w w w. s e r e n a - z h a n g . c o m

project

small words

c h a p t e r 08

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

092 _ 093

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

m e at a n d g r e e t >> indian deli rebranding

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

spring 2012

pa c k a g e 2

7 weeks

christine george

pa c k a g e

project

â&#x20AC;&#x153; T h e r e i s s o m e r e a s o n , o b v i o u s l y, t h a t y o u a r e d r aw n to you r m ate r i a l , but t he way i n wh i ch you explore it might come to be quite different from what you would expect.â&#x20AC;? >>

Ann Beattie

small words

c h a p t e r 08

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 culture

1 new brand

2 patterns

8 deliverables

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

To create a new branding for a deli and its line of

I crea ted a n identity for a conceptua l I ndia n D e l i i n S a n F ra n ci sco

products. Be highly creative with this idea and create

tha t serves tra ditiona l I ndia n foods a nd bevera g e s. I ch o se

packaging with sustainable materials, honoring the

I ndia n Deli beca use I love I ndia n pa tterns a nd re a l l y w a n t e d t o

environment whenever possible.

put it in my design. I did a lot resea rches a bout I ndia n culture in o rd e r t o re sp e ct i t s

typography

crafting

franklin gothic, caecilia

serena zhang

i l l u s t r at i o n

serena zhang

tra dition. I a lso went to I ndia n Deli shops a nd re st a u ra n t s a round the city. I crea ted the logo ba sed on th e t y p i ca l In d i a n type a nd redrew it by ha nd. I a da pted my design f ro m t ra d i t i o n a l I ndia n dress pa tterns a nd ta ttoos. The product l i n e i n cl u d e s I ndia n sa uce, beer, fish, la mb a nd utensils.

deliverable

pa l e t t e

094 _ 095

food, beer, sauce, fish, utensils

ta s t e e x p l o r e r e g a r d

small words

c h a p t e r 08

: s e c t i o n 1.2 >>

PURE VEGETERIAN CUISINE

096 _ 097

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

c at e g o ry pa c k a g e

project

small words

c h a p t e r 08

selected

: s e c t i o n 1.3 >>

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works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

c at e g o ry pa c k a g e

project

small words

100 _ 101

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

c at e g o ry pa c k a g e

c h a p t e r 08

project

: s e c t i o n 1.4 >>

small words

102 _ 103

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

c at e g o ry pa c k a g e

project

small words

c h a p t e r 08

: s e c t i o n 1.6 >>

104 _ 105

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

c at e g o ry pa c k a g e

project

small words

106 _ 107

selected

works

of serena zhang

t i t l e ta n d o r i i n d i a n d e l i

c at e g o ry pa c k a g e

project

small words

c h a p t e r 09

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

108 _ 109

selected

works

of serena zhang

title day and night

life in light >> d ay a n d n i g h t d o s i d o b o o k

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

fa l l 2 0 1 1

book arts

7 weeks

macy chadwick

book arts

project

“ N i g h t a n d d a y, w h i t e a n d b l a c k , w h a t w e h a v e i s a perfect match �cause opposites attract.” >>

R Kelly

small words

c h a p t e r 09

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 d ay

1 night

2 sides

6 emotions

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

The goal of this project is to create a book with

I chose “Day a nd Night” a s my topic beca use d ay a n d n i g h t a re

Do-Si-Do structure to show a specific theme that

opposite, which helps revea l the ma in fea ture of t h i s b o o k

shows the uniqueness of the structure.

structure. Day a nd night a lso serve a s a meta p h o r f o r p e o p l e ’s emotions. Day represents optimism, strength a n d h o p e , w h i l e night represents nega tivity, loneliness a nd des i re .

typography

binding

do-si-do binding

photography

deliverable

pa l e t t e

adobe garamond pro

110 _ 111

by serena zhang

serena zhang do-si-do book

I wa nt to explore the deeper feeling in people t h ro u g h t h e t wo extremes we see everyday. I used different imag e st y l e s w i t h illustra tions to show this concept a nd I select e d b l a ck a n d w h i t e a s my prima ry colors to crea te the contra st.

feel

change

turn

small words

c h a p t e r 09

: s e c t i o n 1.2 >>

112 _ 113

selected

works

of serena zhang

title day and night

c at e g o ry b o o k a rt s

project

small words

c h a p t e r 09

: s e c t i o n 1.3 >>

114 _ 115

selected

works

of serena zhang

title day and night

c at e g o ry b o o k a rt s

project

small words

c h a p t e r 09

: s e c t i o n 1.4 >>

116 _ 117

selected

works

of serena zhang

title day and night

c at e g o ry b o o k a rt s

project

small words

c h a p t e r 09

: s e c t i o n 1.5 >>

118 _ 119

selected

works

of serena zhang

title day and night

c at e g o ry b o o k a rt s

project

small words

selected

works

of serena zhang

“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.” – Rita Mae Brown (An American writer)

120 _ 121

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program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 1.0 >>

122 _ 123

selected works of serena zhang

title dialog journaling program

“h e l l o !” “n i h a o !” >> master’s thesis

semester

course

d u r at i o n

instructor

c at e g o ry

fa l l 2 0 1 1

–

on going

m fa t h e s i s

3 semesters

phil hamlett

branding

david

m u lt i m e d i a

hake

pa c k a g e

project

“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning a n o t h e r w a y t o t h i n k a>b>o u t t h i n g s . ” >>

Flora Lewis

small words

c h a p t e r 10

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.1 >>

1 concept

1 solution

2 languages

2 cultures

:OBJECTIVE

:APPROACH

T h e M FA T h e s is is an ext ens ive p r oj ect j oining crit-

Dialo g Jo u rn alin g P ro gram

i c a l t h i n ki n g , p rob lem s olving and innovat ion to the v i su a l c o mm unic at ion of t he invent ion of id eas, I t is a p r o c e ss of res earc h, exp er iment at ion and d esign.

The Dia log Journa ling P rogra m is a new model of l a n g u a g e lea rning tha t a ims to provide a n intera ctive co m m u n i ca t i o n p l a tform for a n America n student a nd a Chinese st u d e n t t o co n n e ct individua lly with ea ch other. By providing them w i t h t h i s

typography

binding

scala, scala sans

pla tform, the progra m will help the students le a rn e a ch ot h e r

the key binding, serena zhang

students’ la ngua ge a nd culture. I crea ted different forms of journa ls for both co u n t ry ’s st u d e n t s

photography

deliverable

serena zhang journal, book, website,

to express themselves. These include pa per jou rn a l s a n d poster,

f l a s h c a r d s , a n i m at i o n , a p p

pa l e t t e

124 _ 125

online journa ls. The progra m a lso provides a va ri et y of l e a rn i n g ma teria l for students to play with while ma k in g p e rso n a l a n d cultura l connection.

: IN TE RAC T

D ELI G HT

JOIN

small words

c h a p t e r 10

selected

works

of serena zhang

: s e c t i o n 1.2 >>

: To achieve better cultural communication between China and America through language instruction, I intend to create an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interactive Journaling Programâ&#x20AC;? to enrich English and Chinese curriculum at the primary school level in both countries.

126 _ 127

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

128 _ 129

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

dialog

130 _ 131

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 1.5 >>

132 _ 133

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 1.6 >>

134 _ 135

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

136 _ 137

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 1.8 >>

138 _ 139

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 1.9 >>

140 _ 141

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 2.0 >>

142 _ 143

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

144 _ 145

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

146 _ 147

selected works of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 2.2 >>

D i a l o g a n i m a t i o n â&#x20AC;&#x201C; w w w. d i a l o g j o u r n a l i n g . c o m

project

small words

148 _ 149

selected works of serena zhang

title dialog journaling program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

150 _ 151

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

c h a p t e r 10

: s e c t i o n 2.4 >>

Dialog Application

project

small words

152 _ 153

selected

works

of serena zhang

title dialog journaling

program

c at e g o ry e d u c at i o n

project

small words

selected

works

of serena zhang

thank you! >> :

my instructors

mary scott, phil hamlett, hunter wimmer, michael kilgore, david hake, gaston yagmourian, chary gray, macy chadwick, christine george, scott crisp, colin sebestyen a n d m i c h a e l s a i nat o f o r n e s s a n d c o n s ta n t

t h e i r pat i e n c e , k i n d -

supervision.

>> to my families :

mom, dad, august, uncle zhang, aunty xu, aunty kit, sophia lee, and jenson lee for their care and love.

>> to my families :

eva chen, eric lo, laura neubert, alison kim, karin liu, jassica wang, sara du and all my aau friends for their moral support.

a l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e r d . n o pa rt s

t h i s p u b l i c at i o n c a n b e r e p r o d u c e d w i t h o u t express

permission from serena zhang.