M I C H A E L S T . M A R I E Fall 2016 (Enter University name) M.Arch (enter program name)
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Michael St. Marie/ Resume Education B.A. Integrated Studies Visual Communication/Organizational Leadership Brevard College Brevard NC, December, 2014 GPA 3.7 Professional Landscape Design Certificate Program Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC, May, 2011 GPA 3.8 Work Experience Ausco Services, Pharmaceutical Machinist Brevard, NC & Nationwide - 2011 - Present Maintain composure and professionalism in high stress working conditions Manage equipment in hospitals and long term care facilities in southeast region by keeping up with client relationships and regular communication with select client base Service and maintain complex pharmaceutical equipment, quickly diagnose machines and locate problematic areas Sole Hope, Stateside Graphic Designer Salisbury, NC & Jinja, Uganda - 2012 - 2014 In charge of creating web redesign, annual report design and numerous other design related tasks Work as a photographer in Uganda to capture the seriousness and intensity of delicate cultural topics Handle multinational communications and maintain brand consistency across different countries and multiple organizations and foundations Brevard College Newspaper Editor Brevard, NC - 2013 - 2014 Collaborate with a team of editors in choosing content to print Design overall aesthetics, functionality of newspaper layout using InDesign Manage a team of 13 writers and photographers to assure quality of content and timeliness of weekly publication United Way Brevard, NC - 2014 Coordinated with staff to create visualizations of complex organizational functions for ad use Communicated complex organizational data within branding guidelines and stringent design specifications Thread Of Life Kampala, Uganda - 2013 Created ad campaign for new line of products; organized and executed photo shoot in Uganda Designed ad campaign that was utilized across multiple platforms Embracing Hope Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 2013 Digitally told the stories of families working their way out of extreme poverty Living Waters Balsam Grove - NC 2004 - 2013 Camp counselor; managed large groups of young people and developed adept interpersonal skills Mogra/Tushinde Trust Nairobi, Kenya - 2011 Helped to design and build a permaculture garden on the edge of one of the largest slums in Africa Skills Windows and Macintosh platform, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, After Effects) Microsoft Office Suite, Social Media Management (Hoot Suite), Digital & Film (35mm, medium format & Large format) photography as well as darkroom processing, studio methods and non-silver photographic processes. Presentation, Exhibitions, Awards Senior Project presentation ‘Students for the Community’ Brevard College 2014 (presentation) Brevard College, Juried Student Show, 3 photos (exhibition) College Photographer of the Year, National, 2013-2014 (exhibition) Presidents Choice Award, Brevard College 2013 (award) Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design, Brevard College, 2014 (award) Humanities Award, Design of Chiaroscuro student creative journal, Brevard College 2014 (award)
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Photography & Digital Storytelling People + Place This is a look into my travels and experiences. The world has stuck with me, but not as much as the people I have seen and met. Each photo represents a moment in a time in place that I had the priviledge to see. My abilities in Photography are only aided by fluency in digital design products and the principles used in graphic design. To me, essentially all design can be distilled down into communication. In photography and graphic design alike each take a nuenced approach to communicating a messege. I believe that Architecture follows this same principle by communicating ideas through spatial design, cultural awareness, and the preservation of historical precedence as well as countless other factors all aiding in the design process.
Landscape Design There are two landscape plans on pages 10 -13. These were done as a part of a class on landscape design through the horticulture department of a local community college. These plans represent my first academic persuit of design
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The contrast between the textures of the stone and the sky were the draw in this image. The lone person brings the image to scale.
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Location/ Nova Scotia, Canada Medium/ Digital Image Process/ Photoshop Reason/ Personal Date/ Spring 2013
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Location/ Rift Valley, Ethiopia Medium/ Digital Image Reason/ Documentary Process/ Photoshop Postprocessing Date/ Summer 2013
This image was taken at a health clinic outside Minare, Ethiopia in the Rift Valley. The clinic treats basic health needs and addresses issues of sanitation and dehydration.
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Location/ Kampala, Uganda Medium/ Digital Image Reason/ Digital Storytelling Process/ Photoshop/InDesign Date/ Summer 2014
This image is of a former child soldier in Uganda. At the age of 14 he was taken from his home in Gulu and forced to fight in Northern Uganda. The interview and portrait were part of an assignment for a human rights organization in Uganda. This profile and several more like it were submitted as part of an application to the Fulbright - National Geographic Digital Storytelling fellowship.
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Location/ Rift Valley, Ethiopia Medium/ Digital Image Reason/ Documentary Process/ Photoshop Post-processing Date/ Summer 2013 *This image won an award in a juried art show
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Location/ Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Medium/ Digital Image Reason/ Personal Process/ Photoshop Postprocessing Date/ Spring 2014
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Landscape Site Plan
Habitat for Hummanity Landscape Design Competition
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Location/ North Carolina Medium/ Landscape Design Reason/ Design Competition Date/ Summer 2010
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Planting Diagram
Elizabeth House/ Four Seasons Pallitive Care
Location/ North Carolina Medium/ Landscape Design Reason/ Academic Date/ Spring 2011
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Non-silver Photographic Processes I set out to create a set of images that highlights the beauty of natural botanic forms through alternative photographic processes. I wanted to capture the raw, natural, organic form of each specimen and then use various photographic processes to accentuate the natural movement. I utilized my knowledge of both botany and studio photography to capture raw but controlled images and then used the digital negatives in multiple nonsilver photographic processes. Each process brought with it a unique set of challenges as well it’s own nuanced approach. No two images Ever emerged the same. This project taught patience in process and I learned the importance of iteration in design.
Right: These images were used as the base for the following processes. Taken in the studio and often processed through Photoshop to adjust temperature or add contrast filters before being printed onto lithographic film.
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Location/ North Carolina Medium/ 35mm black and white film Reason/ Academic Process/ Darkroom Processing, Cyanotype, Gum Bichromate Date/ fall 2013
Top: This cyanotype triptych was the product of multiple exposures. The goal with this piece was to get greater image density and contrast. The three different sheets made it easier to align under the lithofilm. Above: A successful Cyanotype print.
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Top: This is the same image, one was a negative and one was a positive printed onto lithographic film. After completing the Cyanotype process, both were then toned in black tea, resulting in a gray-black color. Right: This is a cyanotype exposure sheet. It was used to test the exposure time of a batch of paper. Before making an exposure the exposure Potassium ferricyanide and Ferric ammonium citrate (green) are mixed with water separately. The two solutions are then blended together in equal parts and applied to the chosen paper. Left: an experimental layering of processes. The base is a cyanotype and atop that using the same negative a gum bichromate exposure. The layering was repeated three times to yield a densely contrasted image
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Location/ North Carolina Digital photo printed on lithographic film Reason/ Academic Process/ Darkroom processing/VanDyke Brown Date/ fall 2013 The following set of images were made through a process called VanDyke Brown. This process involves painting a solution of Ferric Ammonium Citrate, Tartaric Acid, Silver Nitrate & Distilled water on bristol board. And an exposure time of around 3-5 minutes. Above: These were the clearest images showing the greatest light-to-dark contrast. Making them the best examples of Van Dyke Brown prints. Top Right: This was the base image used for all of the shown prints. Bottom Right: These images show the variation in contrast that is frequently found in this process. Also, it shows the various ways in which the solution can be applied in a painterly, artistic fashion.
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Mixed-Media Design Projects
The following projects were created using a variety of medias and dimensions. The graphic design and editorial design were group projects which I lead and managed. The image on the following page was a project in a photography class; I was assigned to create a scene from a point in history and photograph it to look like real life considering factors such as context, setting, environment and mood. The most time consuming part was the bench made from balsa wood. Each of these represents my ability to think in dimensionally and lead in a creative setting.
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Sole Hope Re-Brand & Visual Identity
Location/ Uganda & North Carolina Medium/ Print/Web Reason/ Professional Position/ Co-Designer Date/ Winter 2013
This was a proposed rebrand of an NGO in Asheville operating in Uganda. Sole Hope deals mainly with public health and patients affected by a parisite called “jiggers” (Tungus penetrans) The idea behind this concept was to incorporate a combination of traditional african patterns, colors, and watercolor texture to give a hopeful, colorful, expressive, empowering and African feel. The logo was changed from a bi-color, grungy feel to a clean black logo maintaining the brandmark and desired emphasis on the word “hope.” This project was rejected at the time by the board of the organization
Branding Palette
Old Brandmark
New Brandmark (proposed)
New Letterhead (proposed)
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Location/ Brevard College Medium/ Studio Image Reason/ Academic Process/ This was the response to an assignment to create a lifelike scene entirely from scratch and fabricate any necessary props or objects used. Date/ Fall 2013 The introspection of a worker in the postwar economic boom peering into abstract expressionism. *I fabricated every piece of this scene specially for this photograph.
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Pine Platform Bed (design/build) Location/ North Carolina Reason/ Personal Process/ drawing/woodworking Date/ Fall 2015
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Chiaroscuro: Brevard College Creative Journal 2014 Location/ North Carolina Reason/ Academic Process/ Publication Design Date/ Summer 2014 Right: cover Bottom Right: an example of the interior pages Bottom Left: The introduction to the Visual Arts section
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The following images have been taken over the past several years in different countries around the world and represent the way I view architecture; partially from a photographers perspective and partially from a great appreciation of architecture. The images are in black and white to increase contrast while minimizing distraction
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