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We were asked to redesign a website. I chose to redesign tsunamicycles.com which is a local bike shop. The link above goes to my redesign! 

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“Show Me the Chicken” is an illustrated field guide that locations, categorizes and describes the best fried chicken in Austin. The physical book is perfect bound with a soft cover. Click on the title to read!

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These are images of the physical perfect final “Show Me the Chicken”. The book includes 15 illustrations of Austin’s finest fried birds. 

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This is a map that details and connects the goals, projects, and tools associated with S.E.T.I. (the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence). It includes two info graphics!

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This is a timeline created for my graphic design history final. This timeline chronicles all of the information that was taught in the class by breaking up graphic design history into movements.

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We were asked to design a symbol for a cause and I chose Feminism. Feminism is often paired with extremism and rejection of what is feminine. I created a symbol of a feminine figure to attempt to suggest that feminism is more approachable and does not fit into the stereotype that society has placed upon it. 

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We had to redesign a website based on illuminated manuscripts that we viewed at the Blanton. We redesigned the website www.booooooom.com which is a popular website to explore art on. The top webpage is our redesign and the bottom is the original. 

Partner: Marco Marroquin 

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This was an exploration on the gestalt principles in which we paired different shapes with consistent type to see how the meaning was altered. 

Partner: Marco Marroquin  

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These are images from a prototype of the "Eastside Homes Stories & Poems" book. This will be its final form when all of the illustrations have been submitted. 

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This is a link to some example spreads from my book "Eastside Homes Stories and Poems". This book was created by taking images in a neighborhood in East Austin. I sent these images to volunteers (who were unfamiliar with the area) and had them write down what they thought about the home. I prompted them to explore what kind of lives the homes contained and what emotions they felt when looking at the houses. They sent back their responses and I am in the process of illustrating the homes. The homes will be illustrated by 3 other artists and myself. When the illustrations are done the book will be completed. The book is perfect bound with a soft cover. 

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This is a time lapse I made of a bike trip in East Austin. It was made to show the neighborhoods many different facets through an interesting perspective. It is also a commentary on what it is like to commute by bicycle in Austin. There was a glitch and the title and ending text are not visible. (Note: This video has sound!)

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This is a small book that was inserted into the main TASA booklet. I designed the TASA activity guide with these sub books to allow easy access to each day's events. 

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This is a small book that was inserted into the main TASA booklet. I designed the TASA activity guide with these sub books to allow easy access to each day's events. 

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This is a link to the main component of my TASA booklet. There are two booklets that nest inside of this booklet through saddle stitch stapling. I will post those next. 

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This piece was created in After Effects. It is a motion piece designed to show a futuristic weather program that would be controlled by a user. In order to create this I broke up the piece based on elements of the LATCH system (location, alphabetical, time, category, hierarchy). The elements used are Location, Alphabet, and Time. (This video has sound!)

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We had to create a poster and series of buttons for a fictional commission at the Blanton. I created buttons based on the International Style movement. 

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These are images from the instructional flossing book. It is a hard cover, perfect bound book. It has a built in floss pocket and mirror.