Conceptual Design, Print Design, Fashion Design, Typography, Environmental/Exhibition Design
Illustrator, Vinyl Cutter, Cricut
In my senior year of art school, the chair and assistant chair of
the design program asked me to design the yearly Level Three
Exhibition for graphic design students. We were on a very tight
schedule, so they entrusted me with complete creative control.
The only requirement was to create a poster to post on
the design Instagram, but the project eventually became a series
of three posters and the design of the whole exhibition. I
designed an L3R lettermark, 17 icons, and many vinyl decals for
the exhibition, as well as writing copy for the exhibit's
description.
My design system revolved around 17 icons: My concept was to
create a single, bespoke mark that represented each designer in
the exhibition. I was drawn to this concept because we could use
each symbol printed on vinyl as makeshift artist labels.
I wanted the icons and wordmark to speak to my design
language, feel both playful, but also look contemporary and
apposite for a design school exhibit. The bright dual color
palette was intended to be fun, modern, and attention-grabbing.