Designer Portfolio by Tramika LaBranche

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ARTIST STATEMENT/RESUME

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a artist, printmaker, I explain my vision of what my aim as an artist is. My reume designed by me, fitted around my personal logo.

TOWARDS EDUCATION 03 06

PACKAGE DESIGN HERBAN, social gardening, was mainly a package design project that grew into a social website for individual in inner city areas...

BRANDING NOX relaxation spa, is a Japanese culture inspired spa. The spa is based off the white and black color choice of my logo; signifying a light and darkness, yin and yang, frustration and relaxation...

INFOGRAPHIC With The Vermillion Race, infographic the idea was to confront the issues with diversity within Vermillion, and within the University of South Dakota(USD). The infographic focused with the student body and the faculty of USD...

PUBLICATION/SOCIAL CAMPAIGN

The Green Curtain was a series of magazines, working in team of threes. The team I worked with wish to confront Politics, Religion, and what I chose Sexuality and Gender revolving around “White Feminism”. The magazine was inspired from the Ad Blocker and Juxtaposed magazines... The team I was a part of, made interactive posters, rack cards for the audience to take along with. I coded the website, and we created a simple but powerful mobile app to push the point that STEREOTYPES STICK.

FORWARD EXPERIENCE

WEB DESIGN

Endingthestigma.org was coded and design by Tramika LaBranche, an idea that individuals with HIV/AIDS, their partners, and supporters could use this site as a space to connect. The site was made with the informational contents such as WebMD and a forum such as those found on many question post sites. As well as the site for The American Foundation for AIDS Research.

COVER LETTER Who I am as a designer and graphic designer.

The act of understanding anti-normativity, with the norm being a social construct that has unknown consequences. The unknown consequences, perchance may be isolation, alienation, possibly deathly. The act of identity is what I am confronting, that act of identifying what it is the viewer is looking at. We have an innate need of identifying what we see and experience. The curiosity to identify a person’s race, gender, sexuality, and what their socio-economic status is. Then once that other is identified it becomes a part of what we consider as a norm. This process makes us feel comfort in knowing what it is we are either looking at, speaking to, or experiencing. But what does this process entail when we cannot identify the other that we see, or interact with. We soon think how this is not a norm, and proceed to alienate the person we encounter, due to the fact that this person does not fit within a category we can attach a stereotype to or label into a box. How does this someone correct this process, or incorporate themselves with the norm? Policing and self-policing, comes into the answer field. The act of policing to pass, instead of being alienated or suffer those unknown consequence, then you must pass. Emulate the norm, dress as a woman, identify as one, and become a woman. This is the process in which my work confronts. I am still very much working through these thoughts. I strive to encourage viewers to question themselves as they look at my works. In addition, I also explore the existences of individuals who are non-gender conforming, especially those from the LGBTQIA+ community who have been brutally murdered or driven to suicide due to rejection by those closest to them. This is a discussion that desperately needs to be undertaken, concerning how our society treats the other—those who are racially different from the majority, those who do not conform to the heteronormative. The other, is often seen as animal, as a shameful threat to the normative if those who maintain tradition do not self-police and tame their wild fantasies outside of societal norms. My work captures the innate need, felt by shamed individuals, to cling to societal norms and stereotypical behavior.

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TRAMIKA

LABRANCHE

347.941.8057

Graphic Designer Printmaker

about me

LABRANCHEmika@GMAIL.COM

Tramika LaBranche, graphic design and printmaking alumn from USD. With a mind towards gaining knowledge in the graphic

AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

LANGUAGES

Featured Artist Interview I AM - Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover Exhibition, Altered Esthetics Minneapolis, MN · March 2016

PERSONAL SKILLS

A.S., Anatomy TCI College New York, New York 4.0 GPA, Dean's List, President's List, Award of Excellence

DSP SESDAC, Inc. Vermillion, SD -We, SESDAC, work with individuals with mental and physical disabilities, supporting them to become independent and a part of their communities. Curatoral Assistant/Attendant Oscar Howe Gallery Vermillion, SD 2017

Present

Graphic Designer Freelance Various Locale/Remote

2016

2016 Gifted Camp Teacher University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD - Teaching middle and high school

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2015

T-shirt silkscreen methods. Graphic Designer Intern University Art Galleries Vermillion, SD - Working with artists, such as Michael Two-Bulls, creating poster and postcard, catalog. As well as preparing poster and postcard for exhibitions held by the University Art Galleries.

2015

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TeamWork

Communication

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WordPress Web Developer/Printmaking Internship Design for Good People/Miko Graphics Brooklyn, NY - Web Design and Development, dealing with Wordpress. Inventing websites from scratch, and molding premade templates via Wordpress. Building easy-to-use websites that grow client’s web presence using customized platforms and integrated social media.

Front-End Web Developer/Web Designer Internship Underground Chic New York, NY - A paid internship that consisted of building a unique site for vegan fashionable accessories. This internship was short, but included working with Wordpress Business. Including many aspects of communication, and creating new ideas via the web.

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Featured Artist 2nd International Exhibition on Conceptual Art, CICA Museum Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 415-843 · 2016

READING

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SPEAKING

WRITING

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READING

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SPEAKING

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WRITING

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READING

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SPEAKING

PRESENTATIONS

Artist Candid Perspectives on Race Exhibition, Icon Event Hall Sioux Falls, SD · August 7, 2015

Women’s Conference The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE · 2013

Artist Bryant Park Presents Modern Dance New York, NY · 2015

WORKSHOPS

Artist Bryant Park Presents Modern Dance New York, NY · 2014

Serigraph Workshop Participant/Assistant Teacher University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD · 2016

Poster Design SkyS HOUSE New York, NY · 2014

Jack Halberstam Participant University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD · 2016

Artist Art in General’s Brooklyn, NY · 2012

from USD to NYC Participant Various Artist Studios New York, NY · 2015

PHP

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French

Featured Artist I AM - Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover Exhibition, Altered Esthetics Minneapolis, MN · March 4 - April 5, 2016

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WRITING

English

EXHIBITIONS

Poster Design Cake Shop NYC [Considered] New York, NY · January 4 2016

2012 2017

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Featured Artist Award Candid Perspectives on Race Exhibition, Icon Event Hall Sioux Falls, SD · August 2015

Organization

Creativity

B.F.A. Graphic Design, Printmaking Minor: Art History University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD, Fall 2016

Creole

Media Arts Workshops Participant Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY · 2015

Art Adventure K-12 Art Adventure Time Minneapolis Art Institute Minneapolis, MN · 2014

1955 to the Present Participant Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY · 2015 People of Color Artist Workshop Participant Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY · 2014 The Grand Guignol: An Illustrated Lecture Participant Morbid Anatomy Museum Brooklyn, NY · 2014 Spring Break in NYC Participant Various NYC Museums Brooklyn, NY · 2013 Rick Valicenti Workshop Participant University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD · 2013

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TRAMIKA LaBranche / HERBAN social gardening/ADOBE Illustrator, wood, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, herb seeds, water absorbant faux dirt, tin gardening bucket, acrylic glass, varnish. 2013.

Tramika LABRANCHE / HERBAN social gardening/ADOBE Illustrator, wood, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, herb seeds, water absorbant faux dirt, tin gardening bucket, acrylic glass, varnish. 2013.

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HERBAN, social gardening, was mainly a package design project that grew into a social website for individual in inner city areas. There is a large amount of community gardens, mainly for those who would like to grow their own food sources as a better way of saving those extra coins for other expenses, especially if the individual has a large family. The design of the package and logo study will be shown in this section.

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HERBAN, social gardening: This package is a beginners herb garden set. The buyer would purchse the kit via, herban.com, and once you recieve the package of a tin gardening bucket, seeds, sticks and pencil to mark your seed positions, a small journal to write your watering times, name of herbs, and community gardening areas around you. The site was also a great social ground, were the individual would be able to interact with herb growers near them and talk about what has worked and what has not in their own personal herb gardens and the community gardens that they have transferred their herbs to.

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NOX relaxation spa, is a Japanese culture inspired spa. The spa is based off the white and black color choice of my logo; signifying a light and darkness, yin and yang, frustration and relaxation. They are all intertwined with the feel of the logo and the Goddess of Night, Nox.

Tramika LABRANCHE / NOX /ADOBE Illustrator, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, PVA Glue, candles, . 2013.

BRANDING.06 / Tramika LaBranche

NOX relaxation spa, promotes health, relaxation, and ideation through our vitalizing water. The NOX Relaxation Spa logo manual has been created to assist anyone in using the logo to its full potential.

Tramika LABRANCHE / NOX /ADOBE Illustrator, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, PVA Glue, candles, . 2013.

NOX Relaxation Spa represents the relaxed nature of the Goddess Nox, and also represent the spark of inspiration through the relaxed nature the spa brings. When anyone feels relaxed their inspiration begins to run rabid, and that is the mission of NOX Relaxation Spa.

Tramika LABRANCHE / NOX /ADOBE Illustrator, NEENAH Smooth Crest Bright White, PVA Glue, candles, . 2013.

BRANDING.08 / Tramika LaBranche

The Logo Manual for NOX Relaxation Spa was a “How to” guide of using the logo and what the brand represented.

Tramika LABRANCHE/ The Vermillion Race /ADOBE Illustrator, Digital Print. 2015.

With The Vermillion Race, infographic the idea was to confront the issues with diversity within Vermillion, and within the University of South Dakota(USD). The infographic focused with the student body and the faculty of USD.

Tramika LABRANCHE/ The Vermillion Race /ADOBE Illustrator, Digital Print. 2015.

INFOGRAPHIC.09 / Tramika LaBranche

With less than a desired diversity with the student body, the Faculty do not fare any better with over than 80% being White persons. Races in Faculty: Black or African American: 1%, Asian American: 8%, Hispanic: 3%, International: 1%, Native American: 2%, White: 85%

Tramika LABRANCHE/ The Vermillion Race /ADOBE Illustrator, Digital Print. 2015.

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TABLE OF [DIS]CONTENT

Tramika LABRANCHE / Green Curtain/ADOBE Illustrator, PVA Glue, 70 lb Magazine Paper. 2016.

The cover although at first glance is a simple pattern but upon closer inspection it is a bit of a dizzying effect.

Tramika LABRANCHE / Green Curtain/ADOBE Illustrator, PVA Glue, 70 lb Magazine Paper. 2016.

FEATURE PAGE

PUBLICATION.15 / Tramika LaBranche

Mind-Altering Substance

F is for WHITE FEMINISM

SITDOWN WITH JULIANA HUXTABLE

Your RACE is not my RACE!

RACE MARCH/PHOTOGRAPH

This is one example of the title pages. Our color theme was more personal as we chose colors to put a pop to the subject matter we were dealing with. The feature pages, were very fun to do and choosing the artist to look to interview was more so.

Tramika LABRANCHE / Green Curtain/ADOBE Illustrator, PVA Glue, 70 lb Magazine Paper. 2016.

There Are Certain Facts that Cannot Be Disputed Hatred of TERFs by White Feminism

SOCIAL CAMPAIGN.17 / Tramika LaBranche

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Tramika LABRANCHE / Stereotypes Stick/ADOBE Illustrator, PVA Glue, 70 lb Magazine Paper, 100 lb. large poster paper, foam board, chalk, pen, photography, in-location installation, audience participation. 2016.

Stereotypes Stick was an in-location installation to confront the stereotypes associated with a person’s appearance, job, or hobby. Just a person who looks young is judged when they are in a teaching position, or a person of color would be overlooked as a caucasian or white person would be much more likely to receive a job after an interview.

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The team I was a part of, made interactive posters, rack cards for the audience to take along with. I coded the website, and we created a simple but powerful mobile app to push the point that STEREOTYPES STICK.

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Endingthestigma.org was coded and design by Tramika LaBranche, an idea that individuals with HIV/AIDS, their partners, and supporters could use this site as a space to connect.

Tramika LABRANCHE / endingthestigma.org /ADOBE Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Muse. 2013.

WEB DESIGN.19 / Tramika LaBranche

The site was made with the informational contents such as WebMD and a forum such as those found on many question post sites. As well as the site for The American Foundation for AIDS Research.

WEB DESIGN.21 / Tramika LaBranche

Tramika LABRANCHE / endingthestigma.org /ADOBE Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Muse. 2013.

The infographic has an easy flow of information, but with a lot of information that is at times misconstrued, and mythical.

There is also a map involved, so you can look up certain help centers for blood test, in-person support groups, and clinic locations.

Tramika LaBranche here, as an aspiring graphic designer and printmaker. With a mind towards gaining knowledge in the graphbranding, infographics, and social awareness. Both graphic practices. They are all valuable skills to obtain, and continue to learn in our contemporary modern times.

TRAMIKA LABRANCHE Graphic Designer

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CONTACT Tramika LaBranche (347) 941.8057 labranchemika@gmail.com www.TLABRANCHE.me 64 Union Ave, #507 Irvington, New Jersey 07111

As a highly motivated individual with proven ability to work alone or as a team member when need be, as seen through past solo and group design work. Having experienced worked on large scale, complex websites comprised of both static and dynamic content in multiple languages. Creative self-starter who provides strong attention to detail and design quality, as displayed in my included portfolio. While keeping clients in mind with my passion for responsive web design, branding, and digital designs, when going forward in future works. With proven experience collaborating with visual designers and artist to create production quality HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code for use in my user aware contents. In my extensive set of skills, gained through past works within internship opportunities. Creation of appropriate design solutions into a tangible form by analyzing the problem, communicating intentions verbally and visually. Fresh eyes to provide future employers with explorations tangible mediums that have substance, depth and colorful energy and crafted by both hand and digital. As my proven ability to determine and correct overall website cohesiveness, functionality, and appearance of elements such as navigation tools, page layouts, images, Flash, and form elements as shown within the enclosed resume and portfolio. Feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience, at (347)941-8057 or via sheet on my website TLaBranche.me to schedule any discussions, coffee or lunch break, or any other meeting. Thank you in advance for your consideration and I look forward to our conversation.

Sincerely, Tramika LaBranche

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