Metamorphosis: A Philosophy of Design

METAMORPHOSIS: A PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN

ABIGAIL GARRISON

Book written and designed by Abigail Garrison in 2022 as part of a design philosophy project for Advanced Design Studio 2 at Anderson University in Anderson, SC

METAMORPHOSIS: A PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN

ABIGAIL GARRISON

Community. Ancestry. Traditions. Reading. Writing. Learning. Play.

All of these things had a strong influence on my life and personality growing up and helped shape my current self and views of the world.

As I look back on my past experiences and family history, I make increasingly more connections and realizations about how I’ve been shaped to become who I am today. Within this book is an exploration of self, history, and design.

I invite you to take a look through the next few pages to learn more about a semester-long design process that allowed me to realize how my family history and connection to the cities of Cayce and West Columbia shaped me, and in turn, shaped my design philosophy. Read about my philosophy alongside family stories and personal process experiences that further illustrate my thoughts on design.

Abigail Garrison

PLAYFUL + CHILDLIKE

Design is full of exploration and trying new things to see what does and doesn’t work. It reminds me of being little and exploring the world for the first time, learning new things by doing and creating new experiences. I have the freedom to lean into the childlike aspects of my personality and continually stretch my creativity and imagination through the process of design.

That was some of my best times–after I retired and actually your birthday was the first day. 2006 is when I retired and we spent that day at the park and we did something every afternoon. You were kind of along for the ride, whether we went to the museum, whether we went to the zoo, whether we went to the park, mostly with Zach’s friends. We played in the playhouse a lot, we did walks, we swang, we sang “take me away on the swing,” riding the wagon, riding the bikes, definitely playing in the playhouse, playing school, playing Beyblade, doing all that. I’ve got pictures of you when you would stay over here and we would have the things that you played with over here, the little stove and things, the dress up was a big deal over here.

It’s hard to describe, those were some of my best times–I didn’t have the total responsibility like I had with my kids, so I could enjoy my grandkids. The best retirement ever. We played school more than we did anything I think. Read lots of books, colored lots. I know we had fun!

After Mimi retired, she would pick my brother and I up from school and watch us every afternoon until our parents got home from work

Left: My brother Zach and I at the park on Mimi’s first day of retirement

Right: Photos of me playing outside and playing dress up as a child, with Mimi in the top right photo

Debbie Areheart

When they were in high school, I’m pretty sure, she may correct me on this, they lived over not far, like on 378, not far from where Granny and them lived and so you know Granddaddy had a horse and so they always talked about how Granddaddy would ride his horse to Mimi’s house and pick her up and they would hang out or whatever, and Aunt Joan would always follow. Aunt Joan always told me that Granddaddy would put her on top of the horse and she couldn’t get down on her own, so they could be by themselves.

Angela Garrison

He would cross over 378, and the horse was Kokomo. He would go through the field and he would come over there and he would give Joan especially quarters to leave us alone. Sometimes he would put her up on the horse and leave her there so she couldn’t get down. She said one day if she had all the quarters that Granddaddy had given her, she would be rich by now. That was his transportation and of course we stayed there and then once he could drive and stuff, he would use Grandma’s car, and it was a white Station wagon. I mean, we were in style.

My Mimi and Granddaddy dated when they were in high school at BC. They lived close to each other and Granddaddy didn’t have a car, so he rode his horse over to Mimi’s house.

Debbie Areheart

Top: Wayne Areheart (Granddaddy) on Kokomo

Bottom: Kokomo and another horse in the front yard at Granddaddy’s house

A VARIABLE PROCESS

Each design project will be different than the next, so it allows the freedom to change the process each time. Some of my work may be more focused on the history from research, while others may be centered more around the purpose of the work going forward. The loose guidelines and variation helps me feel refreshed by each new project since I am not bored of repeating the exact same process each time.

Photos from my sketchbook with research on food halls, including Gather, Spitalfields, and Cartwright Food Hall

I initially started this project thinking that I wanted to look into another format of branding that I haven’t explored before, based on the idea of an outdoor food court, similar to Gather GVL in Greenville, South Carolina. I focused on the Cayce-West Columbia area of SC because there are so many local businesses there that I’ve grown up visiting and new ones that I’ve come to love in the past few years.

Starting out, I began to explore other food markets both locally and internationally. During my research, I looked at Gather GVL, Spitalfields Markets, Optimist Hall, and The Commons in Greenville. While there is a little bit of variation in the physical locations for each of these places and the history surrounding them, they are all similar in the sense that they fit into this category of food markets or outdoor food courts. All of them are focused around the elements of community and gathering, as they seek to be a common space for members of the community to connect with one another.

DISCOVERING UNCHARTED TERRITORY

One of my favorite parts of the design process is the research stage. Getting to dig deeper into subjects I don’t know much about and uncover information to add more depth to my work is so much fun and gives me a stronger baseline when beginning a new project. This allows me to learn about so many different topics that I may not have ever learned about, especially if I was in a different field of work.

Left: Vendors at the Soda City Market, in order: Paella South, Indah Coffee Co., Embellished Dough, The Donut Guy

Right: People shopping at Soda City in downtown Columbia, South Carolina

Another thing I looked into was the Soda City Saturday market in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The main aspect I was exploring was the variety of vendors at the market, particularly food and drink vendors. I went in person to the market one weekend and photographed a variety of the relevant vendors to explore further digitally. This served as a way of remembering what their set-up looked like at the market, separated into 3 categories: food trucks, tables with fresh cooking capabilities, and tables with premade food. It also served as a way of finding and narrowing down which vendors to research further since they vary from week to week at the market and it is difficult to find a complete list of vendors online.

Mr. Hall introduced the first motion pictures in Lexington County. His first movies were shown in the Shull’s Assembly Hall, 406-408 Meeting Street. These movies included Jesse James, Dalton Brothers, Helen Holmes, Pearl White, and others. Mr. Hall established his first separate theater in an old tin building at the corner of Meeting and State Streets. A more permanent and better equipped theater was constructed later on the 100 block of State Street which operated for many years as the Dixie Theater. This building was burned several years ago, but the walls are still intact.

Clayton B Kleckley, May 5, 1980

You know where Van Crest is, the animal hospital? Clarence Pope had some trailers right up from it, and somewhere back in that trailer park area was the Hall’s Drive In. That was one of the first drive ins around in the area. My daddy ran that. He had a brother, so he and his brother both ran it, then Uncle Harold opened one in Lexington so they had two drive ins in Lexington. Your Pop and I would double date with my friend Kay–Kay Gardner and Tommy–when they were dating. Kay went to Mars Hill for one year, that’s where she met Tommy. And so we’d double date and we’d go to the drive in in two separate cars. We’d both park beside each other. And that was family-owned.

Marlene Garrison

Left: A metal sign from the Dixie Theater with admission prices for children and adults

Right: A handbill from Hall’s Drive-In Theatre listing the movies showing one weekend

Ma’s grandfather owned one of the first movie theaters in the Cayce-West Columbia area, known as the Dixie Theater.

Ma’s dad owned a drive in movie theater in Cayce years after the Dixie Theater had changed ownership and later burned down.

Had you happened to ride down State Street in West Columbia on a Saturday afternoon in the 1940s and 1950s, you would have noticed a herd of bicycles parked in front of the Dixie Theater.

That’s where the kids on that side of the river spent a couple of hours of each weekend, watching cowboys and cartoon characters in action on the silver screen. The Dixie experienced a lot of ups and downs, but it remained a part of the West Columbia scene for a half-century.

The late Lemuel Hall first started showing movies in an upstairs room of an old building back in 1907. Figuring it was a pretty good sideline, he finally erected the permanent Dixie Theater in 1918.

“Things got tough in the early 1930s when the talkies came in,” remembers Harold Hall, the son of Lemuel. “The sound equipment was expensive and we had to close down for awhile. Later we operated only on Fridays and Saturdays, but by 1940 we were operating again for a full week.”

When Lemuel died in 1950, Harold took over as manager of the theater for his mother, Mrs. Arsie Hall. Many West Columbians will remember her as the lady who always sold the tickets at the box-office. They’ll also be happy to know that she’s still with us at age 94.

Doug Nye, date unknown

Newspaper writing by Doug Nye about the Dixie Theater in Cayce owned by Lemuel Hall, article pictured at right

CONTINUAL GROWTH

Through the process of design, I am continually growing in several different ways. One of these ways is by learning. Since the focus of my education has been on design, I haven’t taken the time to learn much about other things. Researching for design projects allows me to learn about a variety of subjects and continue to grow my knowledge of the world. I also grow as a designer and communicator through each project I complete.

One of my favorite parts about design is the process, and I feel the most accomplished when I can look back on the process after completing a project and see all the changes it went through along the way to reach the final end result. It reminds me of how much I’ve grown as a designer since I started and shows me the thought and intention behind my work as new information changes the way I approach the project.

Left: Front cover of the 1966 Brookland-Cayce High School yearbook

Top Right: Photos from the 1966 B.C. yearbook (from left to right: Martin Boone, Horace Bouknight, Melanie Bouknight)

Bottom Right: Photos from the 1952 B.C. yearbook of Dot Bouknight and Lois Bouknight

During my writing process, I realized that the binding factor between everything I had been doing was community and my personal family connections. This led me to begin doing more historical research into the area to gain a better understanding of Cayce through the years.

During my research of old and historic photos of Cayce, I came across a 1966 yearbook from Brookland-Cayce High School. I looked through every page, noting the similarities and differences I noticed in the buildings and in the programs offered at BC, both academically and athletically. While scanning the names to see if I recognized any of them, I found my grandmother’s uncle, who was a junior at the time. Exploring old documents and seeing family connections throughout the history of the area, particularly through my high school, is just so interesting to me. It’s helped me realize even more just how important this city is to my family heritage since most of my family for generations has lived in and grown up in this area. I also looked at the 1952 edition and found my great-grandmother’s junior yearbook photo. Being able to have access to old documents like this is so special in this digital age and reminds me how important it is to have physical documentation to leave for future generations in such a digital world that we have today where social media and websites can be deleted or taken down at any time.

In 1909, Mr. Lemuel Hall constructed his family residence on a lot purchased from Mr. M. H. Witt, the prime developer of the town of New Brookland. This residence has not been altered since its original construction, except for minor additions on the rear of the house. It is a vernacular Victorian type of construction, often referred to as a early 20th century carpenter’s house.

Mr. Lemuel Hall is remembered for his outstanding leadership in the community. He served as mayor of New Brookland (West Columbia) for 24 consecutive years until 1935. In 1927, while water and sewage lines were being installed in the town of New Brookland, funds were not available immediately to cover construction expenses. Mr. Hall volunteered to mortgage his residence at 1015 Shuler Street in order that construction work could continue.

Mr. Lemuel Hall, in addition to being the official mayor of New Brookland, would frequently serve as a law enforcement officer. His brother-inlaw, Sam Taylor, was a night policeman in the town of Lexington during the late 1920s and early 1930s. When Mr. Taylor suspected a motorist passing through Lexington was transporting liquor, he would call immediately to his brother-in-law, Mr. Lemuel Hall. Mr. Hall often assisted in stopping cars carrying bootlegged liquor at the west end of the Congaree River Bridge. The New Brookland jail was a place of considerable activity during the “Depression Years.” The construction of a town hall was necessary during Mr. Hall’s administration to handle the increased number of municipal court cases.

Clayton B Kleckley, May 5,

1980

Lemuel Hall, my great-great grandfather, was the longest running mayor of New Brookland, which is now known as West Columbia. He was the mayor during Prohibition and used alcohol fines as a way to raise funds for the city during the Great Depression

Left: Front cover of the 1966 Brookland-Cayce High School yearbook

Top: Mayor Lemuel Hall and his wife Arsie Hall in front of their house in Cayce at 101 Shuler Street

Bottom: Current photo of 101 Shuler Street

Delingo School had its beginning on September 19, 1900 when Thomas J. Buff deeded to the trustees of School District 68 a lot containing 1/6 acre of land on the south side of the public road leading to Columbia. A nominal fee of five dollars was paid for the lot with the provision that should the district cease to operate a school on the premises the land would revert back to the family of T. J. Buff.

On November 6, 1900, W. B. Shull was paid $141.00 for building the school. The structure was located against the hill which caused it to be locally known as “the bird trap.” Classes were begun immediately under the tutelage of W. E. Titley who received a salary of $25.00 for two months work. He taught 36 pupils: 13 boys and 23 girls all grades. Over the years of its existence the records show the Delingo teachers included besides Mr. Titley, Miss Ethel A. Dreher, Miss Lucia Dent, Miss Beula George, Miss Rena Smith, Miss Mae Amick, Miss Hattie Cromer, Miss Ollie Bates, and Mr. Frank Kyzer. The number of students reported quarterly varied from 16 to 40.

The curriculum of Delingo School included studies in the alphabet, spelling, reading, writing, mental and written arithmetic, geography, English grammar, South Carolina history, U.S. history, physical education, hygiene and higher fractions.

School District 68 was merged with Halfway District in 1916 with construction of Pineview school near Mt. Hebron Church on Leaphart Road. The Delingo property reverted back to the Buff family. During its sixteen years existence the school had provided a fundamental education for the children of farming families along the Saluda River. But one of many old field schools operated by Lexington County it was an important link in the growth of public education in the area.

Unknown author

The Delingo School was a school that used to operate before Pineview Elementary was built on Leaphart Road. Several years ago Pineview’s population outgrew its building and a larger school was built on 378 named Riverbank Elementary.

Pineview School has always been there as far as I know. There was a school over where the site of the water tower is now. That was Delingo School.

They wanted to build a school there because the schoolhouse had burned–the Hebron schoolhouse had burned–and after they got the new one built at Mount Hebron, they did away with the school over there. It just went back to nothing I reckon. That’s where my Grandma Shull went to school was the Hebron schoolhouse, she and her four sisters. It seemed like it was about the 1957 time frame that the name changed.

David Areheart

Grandy, my great-grandfather, grew up in West Columbia and has lived on the same street for his whole life. He has always been interested in history, especially in this area, and had a lot of information to share when I spoke with him.

Right: Marker at the site of the Delingo School

MORE THAN DIGITAL CREATION

I’ve learned that design is much broader than what I used to think. Design isn’t just sitting at a computer and creating a polished outcome, but it encompasses so much more. Design is the planning, the collecting information, the physical, and the digital all wrapped up in one. It encompasses a variety of processes that work together to strengthen my work and give it further intention and depth.

What historical narratives are you part of?

How does this show up in your practice?

It was at this point in the semester that I began reframing the way I think about design. Previously, I had a standard definition in my mind that graphic design was fully and completely tied to digitally creating polished pieces of work. Learning about the perspectives of other designers in the field began to challenge my perspective as I wrote about my thoughts and discussed them with my classmates.

One day in class, we worked in small groups to discuss a set of questions designed to make us think deeper and define “why design?”

It was during this discussion that I began to see the connections through my life and my family history that inadvertently led me to the field of design.

So many of my family members have been involved in creative fields of work, some that wouldn’t appear creative at first glance. I have relatives who worked in newspaper printing, photography, education, and government, just to name a few. Considering the way these choices affected me as a child and influenced my ways of thinking and acting allowed me to see minor shifts in my life that encouraged my creativity and imagination. I truly believe these seemingly small details were key moments in my life that helped to shape my future career even at a young age.

This is a coloring book that my cousin Teddi made for me when I was three years old. She lives in Oklahoma, and I’ve always had a really close connection with her since I was little. Only being able to see her a few days out of each year allowed us to make the time we spend together more meaningful.

I always looked up to Teddi because of our relationship, but especially because of her interest in art. Growing up, she would always show me things she had been working on, such as different drawings and paintings she did for school. She also taught me how to make friendship bracelets and gave me a kit of thread to start me out. Teddi was one of the people who encouraged me the most in my art and other creative outlets, which I think may have had a strong influence on the path that led me to design. Even now, I hold these things and memories very close to my heart as they made such an impact on me.

Left: Coloring book Teddi illustrated and bound for me

Above: Page from the coloring book with my coloring and Teddi’s writing

Grandpop worked for–at first it was called The Columbia Record and then changed to The State, and he was there when it changed names. I know he was not a writer. Although, I mean, he told some pretty good stories. But I think he did the physical printing of the paper, I think he fed it through the machines or whatever they do to print a paper. I feel like he always had ink-stained hands growing up because he used to work–you know, when you print the paper, you print it overnight, so he worked the night shift and he would always be there if I was sick.

My great grandfather worked at The Columbia Record from 1953 until 1988. The Columbia Record was the local daily afternoon newspaper, which was bought by The State newspaper. The final edition of The Columbia Record (pictured below) was published on April 1, 1988 before all employees were transferred to The State.

Right: The final edition of The Columbia Record before it became The State newspaper

Angela Garrison

Left: William Watson (Grandpop) working at The State

UNCOVERING HISTORY

One of the most interesting aspects of design research is historical research. Looking at old documents and photos and learning about the history of what I’m working on can uncover so much information that I wouldn’t have previously known. History can often be glossed over as people look to the new things coming, but I find it important to look back at how something has changed to get to where it currently is, whether it’s a business, city, or industry as a whole.

I spoke with my parents and grandparents to ask if anyone in the family had any additional resources that would be useful to me for my project. I met with several family members to collect family stories relating to the area and recorded the conversations to provide me with direct quotes of these personal stories that have been placed throughout the book.

After collecting the stories from my family members, I had the opportunity to look through a variety of photos and documents collected by my family through time. It was able to provide me with much more understanding of the stories, people, and places I was learning more about and helped me feel more connected to family members that I never got the chance to meet and those who passed when I was young.

Growing up, I always heard so many stories about the past as my family spoke and reminisced on old times. At the time, I never paid much attention as I didn’t realize how important it was to know my family history, both personally and in the context of this project. Speaking with my family allowed me to clarify details that I didn’t remember from when I was younger as well as learn new things that I’d never been told about before.

Dear friends, classmates and all: Life is full of changes, of comings and goings, of greetings and farewells. While the greetings bring us much of happiness and joy, the partings bring to us more or less of sorrow and sadness. And so there’s a twinge of sadness in our hearts tonight as we the class of 1948, bid you all good-by.

Though many of us may meet again at High School, there to form new ties and new associations, we shall miss some of the old familiar faces–some of our companions, will have dropped out of school life. We are sorry to leave this old school where we have spent so many happy days together in study and in play; we are sorry to leave our teachers, who have helped us over so many rough places and whose influence will remain with us through all the years to come. But we cannot stay–we must push ever onward and upward, and work to win. As we continue along life’s journey we shall meet and cope with new conditions; we shall meet new faces and form new friendships; we shall have days of happiness and days of sorrow, and though success or failure await us, our memories will turn back with greatest pleasure to these happy days in Pine View School.

Again we bid you all good-bye.

Lois Bouknight

Left: The original handwritten copy of Grandma Watson’s valedictorian speech

Right: Graduation handout from the ceremony

My great-grandmother, Lois Bouknight Watson, was the valedictorian of her 7th grade class at Pineview. This is a speech that she wrote and performed for the middle school graduation ceremony.

CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING

Design is a winding thread that brings everything together. There is design everywhere, regardless of industry. It can connect anything together to communicate effectively with purpose and intention.

He had to be around people, so that’s why he started driving the taxi cab because he could talk and meet new people. One time Grandpop was at the airport because he usually would like to pick up from planes coming in, and he would just wait out there for a cab fare. So this man got in his cab and his name was Phillip Van Hooser, and Grandpop with his natural wit and charm, just started talking to him and they just started talking about all types of things. Phillip asked for Grandpop to pick him up and take him back to the airport after his presentation. Phillip Van Hooser was a professional speaker–he was like a business executive so he did professional speaking on that, teaching people different business techniques and all that. So Grandpop was at the airport and he immediately spoke to Mr. Van Hooser and offered him a ride. He got Mr. Van Hooser talking and they just became fast friends. Grandpop would, you know, “what do you need,” “do you need anything while you’re here”, “when are you coming back to the airport”, “I can pick you up”, “I can go ahead and put it on my calendar”, that kind of thing. And so every time Mr. Van Hooser would come in to town he would request your grandfather.

Eventually he wrote this book called Willie’s Way: The 6 Secrets for Wooing, Wowing, and Winning Customers and Their Loyalty. So he just looked at the way Grandpop did business and came up with the 6 business principles that he thought Grandpop embodied and how that could be translated into the business world. So one of the things on the inside of the flap of the book talks about that he had been in many cabs in his career, but only one cabbie ever taught him about customer service and how you don’t have to have an MBA or anything to know how to treat people and treat them well so that they keep coming back and are return customers. Mr. Van Hooser, once he wrote the book, he sent Grandpop a whole box of them, some were in English, some were in Spanish, just wanted him to share with whoever. I even have a little postcard Grandpop gave me in my copy of the book and it’s got a picture of him sitting in his cab. He was very proud of that and he loved Mr. Van Hooser.

My great-grandfather, William Watson, was a taxi driver after he retired from the newspaper. One of his customers, Phillip Van Hooser, went on to write a book about his business principles.

Angela Garrison

Right: Outside cover of the book titled Willie’s Way

After he retired from The State newspaper, then he started driving the taxi cab, and that’s when he met Phillip Van Hooser when he picked him up from the airport. He picked him up from the airport cause he was up there waiting on someone else to take him and he didn’t get there, so daddy took him to this conference and he asked him if he had somebody to take him back afterwards so he got him. And during the talk–it was on customer service–during the talk Phillip said “I can bet you that my taxi driver is waiting on me outside” and while he was talking, two guys got up and walked outside and they came back and someone said “can I help you?” and they said “oh, Willie’s here.” Of course you know he wrote that book and it had been years–daddy didn’t know anything about it until after the book was written and then Phillip got in touch with him and they met and of course he started sending him birthday gifts and stuff and then he wrote that thing for his funeral.

Debbie Areheart

Left: Grandpop sitting in his Checker Yellow taxi

Right: Phillip Van Hooser’s inscription to Grandpop and Grandma in the front cover of his book

I say “goodbye” to a friend today. Though I’m not present with you at this service, my thoughts, prayers, and fond memories of this fine man certainly join with those shared by all of you.

I met William “Willie” Watson in February 1998. He told me then that his friends called him “Willie.” He allowed me that privilege.

Initially, ours was a simple business transaction. I climbed into his cab needing a ride to my destination. Little did I know that the cornerstone of a friendship that would last 20 years was to be laid that day. And I give all credit to Willie Watson.

Willie Watson was one of those unique human beings who truly cared about others and was diligent in seeking the best in each one. Such was obvious to me almost immediately. His personal approach to customer service was so refreshing it served as a personal inspiration that eventually became a book entitled, “Willie’s Way: 6 Secrets for Wooing, Wowing, and Winning Customers and Their Loyalty.” I was convinced Willie personified the remarkable traits that mark a true “service professional.” I still feel that way.

But even more important, Willie and I became friends due to our initial encounter. All told, I was with Willie physically only 5 times and then for less than 8-hours total over our 20-year friendship. But we talked countless times and Willie occupied my thoughts on more occasions than I could ever hope to number. And each and every conversation served to provide some sort of personal encouragement.

And now, with all of you, I say goodbye to the physical remains of my friend, Willie Watson. But I know that though his body has died, his spirit lives on. Those of us who knew and loved Willie know that his eternal spirit now resides in the heavenly realm with his Savior, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ.

But his spirit of caring, compassion and service to his fellow man also lives on in those who were observers and recipients of those wonderful traits. I am blessed to have been one.

My prayers for comfort and peace are with Miss Lois, Debbie, Katie, Joan, and Gloria, as well as all the extended family members. Willie loved all of you dearly. He told me so regularly. May God bless you all.

Phillip Van Hooser

Phillip Van Hooser could not attend Grandpop’s funeral, but still wrote this message to be read for the family and other attendants.

Top: Grandpop and Phillip Van Hooser posing at the book signing for Willie’s Way

Bottom: Grandpop and Phillip Van Hooser signing copies of Willie’s Way

AUTHOR’S NOTE

I want to offer a special thank you to all involved in the process of creating this work. Thank you to everyone in my Adv 2 squad at Anderson University for pushing me to create my best work and offering feedback every time I asked. Thank you to everyone who has showed an interest in my work by reading this book and interacting with it. More than anything else, thank you to my family, who contributed to this book in numerous ways through sharing stories and photos, and for all the moments along the way that led to me choosing design and creating this book.

This semester and this project challenged me to think in new ways and consider new perspectives regarding design. It allowed me the opportunity to learn more about myself as a designer and realize where I find value in my work as well as what methods and processes allow me to produce my best work. Design is a multifaceted process that allows immense amounts of creativity and variation dependent on the designer and the project. It encompasses a wide variety of processes and products, allowing for designers to choose what best fits the content. Design is metamorphosis.

Abigail Garrison

COLOPHON

AUTHOR + DESIGNER

This book was written and designed by Abigail Garrison in Anderson, South Carolina as part of an exploration of design philosophy as a senior undergraduate student pursuing a BFA in Graphic Design at Anderson University in 2022.

TYPOGRAPHY

The typeface used throughout the book is Nunito Sans in the Regular, Semibold, and Bold weights. It was designed by Jacques le Bailly as an expansion of Vernon Adams’ typeface, Nunito.

PRINTER

All paperback versions of Metamorphosis were printed by Clemson University Printing in Clemson, South Carolina. Hardback versions were printed through Barnes & Noble Press™ in New York.`

Community. Ancestry. Traditions. Reading. Writing. Learning. Play.

Explore a design philosophy shaped by personal and family stories in connection with Cayce-West Columbia in South Carolina.