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This book can be regarded as a diar y which is a conversation to myself, as well as an observation of our world. Af ter going through a series of critic thinking and analy ze, I come up with dif ferent design methods to solve the problems as a graphic designer. It indicates the details of life, feelings of people through the record, and ever y projec t shows dif ferent insights. It also tells my past, present, and future.
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OBJ E C T I V E // It is an ex per iment al t ype book design projec t refer r ing to China Tow n in San Fr ancisco.
C ONCEP T // Through a series of photos and monologue, the book shows the status of nowadays San Francisco Chinatown, also reflects how it is related to China and how different they are from my own perspective. It is not only an observation of local people’s lives but also a recall of my hometown.
A PPROACH // In the project, sans-serif Chinese Characters is used and matched with Gotham, which is also a sans-serif typeface to create comparison and contrast. Besides, there are some handwriting and geometric shapes brought into this project to indicate the concept of letter.
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OBJ E C T I V E // It is a book redesign projec t referring to contemporar y ar tis t s and their work s.
C ONCEP T // The original design of the book uses a huge slab - serif t ypef ace for their titles and chapter opener s, which lack of legibilit y. besides, it s grid sys tem is not func tioning.
A PPROACH // Thus, I clean up all the information and organize in a tidy and readable way to make the neces sar y informa tion be easily found for user s. For color, I use a light gradient pink to give the spreads some elegance. A s for t ypef ace, I use Avenir combined with Serif a, which bring some unique nes s to the book.
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OBJ E C T I V E // It is an music poster design about the song Space Oddity by David Bowie.
C ONCEP T // The song Space Oddity by David Bowie, in my interpretation, is a story about an astronaut who has lost contact with ground control and will be floating in the universe forever alone. I use gray and light blue to show the isolation and solitude. Besides, I repeated the lyrics over and over again to represent the endless shout in silence deep inside the astronaut’s space capsule.
A PPROACH // I use a projector as a light source, combing with the features of the plastic film and water, and other materials to create a poster. In the experiment, I mix a variety of materials and put them in a serval angle and position to create light ef fects.
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OBJ E C T I V E // Trough three visual deliverables, my brand is going to be very helpful to the people who in a long distance relationship in several ways.
C ONCEP T // My main goal is to help people are in a long-distance relationship maintain it and make it a long-lasting thing. Meanwhile, this project also helps people keep relationships healthy and fresh so they would not be trapped by the daily boring online chat routine.
A PPROACH // Firstly, it helps couples communicate with each other more by using this App, also it provides opportunities to find dif ferent sides of others by conveying and analyzing feeling through the App. Besides, they can also keep the messages history on the App and there is a reminder system to help them to remember the important dates. Secondly, this App has virtual reality feature to provide couples opportunities to spend time together even if they are physically apart. As for the last deliverable, it creates a good chance for them to improve their relationship by sending each other surprises and special gif ts, especially the message can be customized on the delivery box.
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OBJ E C T I V E // It is a type specimen booklet talks about the history of Gills Sans and how it can be applied in a certain situation.
C ONCEP T // Gill Sans has been used as the main typeface for the London Underground for a long history. It is a great typeface for transportation with a bold body and clear stroke, and it helps people easily recognize the written contents of the location and traf fic signs.
A PPROACH // For the color options, I use a contrast color blue and orange to give my audience a strong visual ef fect. Besides, I use graphic elements to create a sense of speed.
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OBJ E C T I V E // The book is trying to tell the audience the way to make dif ferent kind of sauces and the flavor that suitable for dif ferent people.
C ONCEP T // The sauce is more than food that people eat, it is an interesting behavior when people are actually dipping the sauce with their hands. The design will be fun and exciting. Play ful is the main concept of these sets of designs, warm colors, and some brushes can support the meaning of it. Sauces are creative. You can mix a dif ferent kind to make a new sauce by yourself, which makes them fun to eat and play with it.
A PPROACH // This project mainly uses the illustrations and vivid color combining with modern t y p ef ace s. I al s o bring t he conce pt of pop art into my design by repeating element s and add comic book element s to the chapter dividers and the recipes.
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OBJ E C T I V E // It is a National Geographic magazine spreads redesign project aiming at appeal people to reduce to usage of plastic product.
C ONCEP T // The purpose of this project is to clearly indicate the topic of the magazine article by using the visual language, and the theme is about a large quantity of plastic is occupying the land. Based on the purposes, I decided to use type and imagery to show the topic.
A PPROACH // I use repeated pictures and typefaces to create a crowded visual with pink which is a ver y ar tificial color. Also, I use ver y large bot tle shape as the frame for the image to emphasize the theme.
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I would like to thank all my instructors and classmates at the Academy of Art University. And a special big thank you to my husband Lang who is always standing by my side and helping me through this very challenging journey in my life.
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Dewen Wang, Xiaowei Zhang, Lang Xu
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