Creeping in Closer

Angela McChesney

CREEPING IN

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An inside look into my senior year as an ASU VCD student.

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Creeping in Closer Angela McChesney GRA 462 Vis Com VI Visual Communication Design Herberger School of Design Arizona State University

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E OF ENTS Scam Call Fraud Why? Research The Clock The Presentation

#04 #08 #20 #34

Connected Poster Show Poster Ideation The Events Poster Donations

#50 #56 #70

2021 Senior Exhibition Poster Ideation Digital Committee The Structure

#84 #92 #96

The End of an Era VCD Class of 2021 A Final Word Colophon

#104 #112 #114

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WHY? I get scam calls every single day. I’m so tired of it, and I’m sure you are too.

Photography by Pavan Trikutam

Scam Call Fraud ~ Why?

I’m sure we can all agree, receiving a call from a scammer is a very personal matter. We carry around our cellphones because they’re a source of comfort, trust, and security, often reserving phone calls only for people we know. So when a scammer calls and invades that trust, often calling with bad intentions and personal information about you, that can be a significant invasion of privacy. This has changed the way we react to phone calls. According to RoboShield, 3 in 4 people said they answer the phone less often than they did five years ago.

Data from RoboShield 2019

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People like you and me.

People can become easily pressured and react without careful consideration when they’re in intimidating situations, making rash decisions they otherwise wouldn’t.

While grandparents might be the traditional prey for fraud, the target audiences for scamming are becoming more diverse as the techniques become more invasive. Scammers are finding ways to target just about every age, education level and income bracket.

Photography by Robin Noguir

Scam Call Fraud ~ Why?

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RESEA Scammers are calling potential victims with one thing in mind, stealing their money, identity, or time. They call you, on an unsuspecting weekday, telling you about a prize you won, taxes you owe, or a loved one in trouble.

The scammer’s main goal is to induce a state of fear, and make you panic.

While the Imposter scam is the most popular, other types of scams include Banking, Romance, Lottery or Sweepstakes, One Ring Call, Tech Support, False Government Grants, Fake Tickets, Kidnapping, and even Coronavirus scams, scammers never fail to take advantage of every situation possible to create a scam that’s a perfect fit, just for you.

Scam Call Fraud ~ Research

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IMPOS The most popular scheme is the imposter scam, where the caller intimidates you by impersonating a law enforcement officer, a well known business, or a romantic interest.

Scam Call Fraud ~ Research

STOR! The Social Security Scam is the most widespread imposter scam. In 2019 there were 166,000 reports, with an average individual loss of $1,500.

Although the real SSA will never call to threaten your benefits, thousands of people still fall victim to this scam every year.

These fraudulent organizations make use of data breaches to access billions of personal records and appear credible, creating false trust between the scam caller and victim. Alarmingly, 17% of victims said scammers could identify all or part of their social security number.

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Photography by Michael Effendy

Scam Call Fraud ~ Research

Scam call fraud is growing exponentially every year.

In 2017, 2.7% of all U.S. calls were spam. By 2018, this figure jumped to over 26%, and by 2019, 40% of all U.S. calls were spam.

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Scam Call Fraud ~ Research

Losses are also becoming greater every year. In 2019 fraud losses were more than $1.9 billion, a 28 percent increase from 2018.

Unfortunately, once people realize they’re being scammed, it’s often too late and the damage is already done.

Scam calls are hard to trace and it’s almost impossible to get your money back once it’s been transferred.

Photography by Lyffe Williams

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HOOK LINE, SINKE Aside from threats & high pressure tactics, scammers are continually developing more effective luring techniques to scheme and con us.

Neighborhood and enterprise spoofing is becoming more prevalent, when scammers use a local area code to convince the victim to pick up the phone.

In 2017, almost 0 calls used spoofing.

By 2018, 70% of calls were spoofed.

According to First Orion, 1 in 3 people who lost $1000 or more thought they were answering a call from a business they knew.

Scam Call Fraud ~ Research

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Photography by Alexander Andrews

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Scam Call Fraud ~ Research

U FEEL WE’RE NOT ALONE Scam calls are pervasive in many other countries as well as the United States, running rampant in places like India, Mexico, Indonesia and Peru.

Brazil leads the world in the most scam calls received per month, per person, nearly 50. Brazillians have a hard time keeping their data personal in a society where cyber-criminals’s behavior goes unregulated.

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75% of victims were called by scammers who already had their personal information.

My original clock focuses on the statistic that 4 in 10 victims said scammers knew their home address before calling them. I used a dark image of a house with a single lit window to convey isolation and invasion.

Loss is written on a third longest hand, which moves at 6x the speed of the minute hand.

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

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This clock is the first iteration using the red location icon, as both a marker for a rotating hour hand, and a space for the minute hand to live (inside the inner circle). At the 11am position, when most people are called by scammers, the word Target lines up with the ‘ed’ on the icon - the target becomes targeted.

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

I was imagining this version of the clock to live in 3D, as opposed to the final digital direction taken.

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Experimentation shown with the red and blue transparent panels as both hands and percentage data.

Layering the type and creating visual illusions respresents the emotions of the victim while being scammed. Confusion, gaslighting, and blurred realities are all common with scam victims.

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The Process Clock

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

This clock stops time and shows the stages of process my clock went through before my final animation. I explored different ways of visualizing statistics, a variety of key phrases, and distorted type.

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This is the final clock before I added animation and sound. Each section of type represents a statistic about scam call fraud, and the red location markers on each you represent the amount of victims scammed with their home addresses known prior to being called.

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

Initially testing warped type, I started to animate the clock to mimic the text you would see on a computer.

Using the red icon as both a hand and a visual marker was effective, but the story was unclear.

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*Final Animation Includes Sound

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

This clock tells a clear story through the animation of revealing text and eye-catching icons, without unecessary type distortion. Instead of confusion and chaos, the clock demonstrates organized manipulation.

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Clock

My goal with this clock was to show that scam call attacks are getting more and more personal. The animation follows a sequence of events that tells the story of scam call fraud, starting with the scammer and ending with the victim.

The Social Security #’s come in first, each one representing a victim being identified. These numbers morph into type that reads ‘I know who you are,’ and ‘I know where you live. Rows of type are highlighted to represent the statistics.

75% of all scam victims were called by scammers who already had their personal information 4 in 10 victims said scammers knew their home address 17% of victims said scammers could identify all or part of their social security number Victims are 6x more likely to experience loss when scammers have their personal information Most scam calls happen around 10-11am on weekdays Once these victims have been identified with personal information by the scammer, their location is found and the red icons come in one by one. My clock shows exponential personal vulnerability as a direct result of fraudulent scam call attacks, and just how urgent the situation has become.

When each icon comes in, a different voice is heard saying ‘hello?’ as if they are answering the phone. The voices begin to layer and muddle together into one vulnerable mass.

As the story unfolds, the clock tells real time. At 11am, the time when most people are called by scammers, Target and ‘ed’ line up to form the word Targeted.

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THE PRESENT

Uhhh... this is Chief Invesitgat Similar to a scam call, hooking in the audience at the very start is the key to a successful presentation. Before even introducing myself, I chose to begin my presentation with an intimidating audio clip and sound wave.

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

Final Review Fall 2019

The final project in Vis Com V was a five minute zoom presentation about my social issue, scam call fraud.

Presenting to our professors, alumni, and guest designers posed a difficult challenge of relaying my issue to an audience that knew nothing about it.

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Again, my name is Investigator Sharon Wright. I am investigating a criminal complaint that has been forwarded here in the office against you by Cash Express. We are in the process of proceeding against you legally. Now, prior to forwarding this to your local authorities, and, in return, them issuing a warrant for your arrest...

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The presentation begins with a black screen. The audience hears a dial tone and a voice wave comes in. A 34 second recording plays of a woman imitating a law enforcement officer, threatening a victim to pay up or face an arrest.

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

Imagine you receive a call just like this, how would you respond? … Do you think your instinct would tell you that you’re being scammed?

Good afternoon, my name is Angela McChesney, and today I will be presenting my senior topic on scam call fraud.

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This recording was all part of a debt collection scheme led

by John Todd Williams, that went on for five years before his arrest. Williams and his team of employees would go to any lengths to collect money, even threatening to send the victims to jail and revoke their drivers licences.

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

In just five years, this debt collection scheme exploited 6,000 people and stole over 4 million dollars. Williams is now serving time in prison, but what about the thousands of victims that go unnoticed every day?

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Most importantly, let’s talk about the money that could be stolen from you.

Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

People become easily pressured and react without careful consideration when they’re in intimidating, high-stakes situations. In order for everyone to become more aware and less easily victimized, we need to hear what these scammers say outside of the real situation.

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

Brazil leads the world in the most scam calls received per month, per person, nearly 50.

Data from TrueCaller 2019

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

Only by paying attention can you prevent yourself from falling victim to the scammer’s trap. Thank you.

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Scam Call Fraud ~ The Presentation

Visual communication can help by bringing attention to the issue in a normal setting. A series of campaign videos could give the audience the tools they need to educate themselves.

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POSTE

IDEAT Before we could begin planning the poster auction, our class needed to design a theme for the branding of the event. Each of us designed a poster with a phrase that commemorates our class’s experience in the VCD program.

Many students related their poster’s theme to their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, with themes like ‘stuck inside’ and ‘immersed’.

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Ideation

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TION Posters Designed by Emily Romero, Ciara Cisneros, and Hope Kiesling

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A DROP OF INK IN A DIGITAL WORLD A SILENT POSTER AUCTION ASUVCDPOSTERSHOW.COM FEB 15–19TH 2021 7–10PM

RAISING FUNDS FOR THE ASU VCD SENIOR SHOW AND COVID RELIEF

Poster designs for the poster show. With an undecided theme, options are limitless. Wanting to convey the physical, printed nature of the posters being auctioned off digitally, I used the phrases A Drop of Ink in a Digital World, and A Spash of Ink in a Virtual World.

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Ideation

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In this version, the type flows more organically to match the freeform shape of the ink spill. As your eye travels through the poster, you take in the information about the poster show piece by piece in layers, like a ripple in a puddle of liquid. The copy reads, We know you need something else to look at. Bring a dash of color to your space after spending too many hours staring at a screen.

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Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Ideation

In order to decide the final theme for our senior poster show, our class voted anonymously on everyone’s submissions.

The winning poster design was called Connected, by Mackenzie Humphrey.

The curvy, playful character illustrations and layered type were key design elements to be further expanded on for the poster show’s look and feel.

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THE E To fundraise for our senior exhibition and raise money to donate to local COVID-19 charity relief, the VCD senior class designed and organized a poster auction. Collecting donations from across the country and even overseas, our class coded a website, printed posters, led a live auction, organized Q&A panels, and hosted both a live illustration event and multiple guest speakers on Discord.

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

EVENTS An event was planned for every day of the week-long poster show.

Mon: Guest Speaker Tanner Woodford Tues: Guest Speaker Jim Atkinson Wed: Live Stream Illustration on Discord Thurs: Live Poster Auction on Discord Fri: VCD Professor Q&A Panel

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The Connected Poster Show website was created by our talented student web committee. The website was made in Wordpress, and featured a seamless auction system with a cart, notification, and purchasing mechanism. The audience was encouraged to explore the Discord server to watch the week’s events and participate in the live auction.

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

The poster show went off with a bang! During the week long poster show, visitors were able to bid on posters and see the bids live as they were being placed. Many posters had fierce competition and last minute bidders.

All proceeds were donated to The Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund, or went to funding our senior exhibition.

Illustrations Designed

by Mackenzie Humphrey

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Choosing Discord as a hub to house all the video calls, audio, and chatting for the Poster Show events was challenging yet rewarding. As a member of the Digital Event Committee, I was in change of arranging the spaces for calling and chatting in Discord for each event, as well as creating separate ‘roles’ for students, professors, guest speakers, illustrators and bidders. This allowed us to have specific, back access into our Discord server to control and manage the events.

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

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To run the live auction smoothly, we also downloaded a Discord ‘bot’ - an integrated robot plugin that can create automated actions within a server. The auction bot was able to let us easily enter posters for auction during the live auction, and have people bid on them in the chat by using the item’s unique code. Anna Nygren and Mackenzie Humphrey faciitated the auction by voice chatting over the Discord channel.

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Instagram posts to promote the poster show, designed to match the look and feel of Mackenzie’s Connected Poster

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

Posted on Mon, Fri, & Sat

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THE L AUCTI Nine of the most coveted posters and five original illustrations from the Live Illustration event were auctioned off during the Live Discord Auction. Our highest bid on a poster was over $200.

Posters Left to Right: Pecha Kucha, Mahatma Gandhi, Houston Holocaust Museum, and the David Matthews Band

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

LIVE ION A live auction was hosted on Discord - Thursday, 2/18/21

Posters Designed by Pentagram, Mookesh Patel, Milton Glaser, and Graham Erwin

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Merging by Josh Hernandez - madcharcoal.com

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

Stay Connected by Namaha Shetty

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Pictured Left to Right: Tayler, Angela, Alyssa, and Hope

Connected Poster Show ~ The Events

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After the week long poster auction ended, our class came into studio for the first time since mid March 2020.

We organized the printed posters, printed and cut the digital posters, packaged, and labeled them. Poster bidders came to pick up posters or paid to have them shipped. It was so nice to be in the studio and see everyone’s smiling faces for a change.

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DONAT

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

ATIONS Designers and studios from around the world were kind enough to donate posters to our show. These posters were auctioned off on the website, and during the live auction on Discord.

Donations Recieved:

300+

Poster Designed by Andrey Smirnov

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Each student reached out to multiple design studios from across the world to collect poster donations for the show. Only two of the studios I contacted emailed me back, Carlos Segura from Segura Inc. being one of them.

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

Seguara Inc. donated posters from a social campaign they designed, “I am Like You.”

Posters Designed by Carlos Seguara Inc.

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Design Will Save the World designed by Erik Speikerman

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

Disco Every Night designed by Zetong Liu

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Boss of my Body designed by Studio Number One

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

I SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE GUN CONTROL BECAUSE KIDS SHOULDN'T LEARN GRAMMAR FROM RAMBO.

The New English Teacher designed by Studio Number One

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My best friend and studio wife, Hope Kiesling, donated these beautiful posters she made for our sushi exhibition from last semester’s Exhibit Design course. The exhibition is titled ’Itadakimasu: The Art of Sushi Making’.

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

These posters were some of the most coveted in the poster show auction.

Needless to say they all sold!

Posters Designed by Your Design Hope

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We Are Stuck in a Sick System designed by Caroline Kjellberg

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

Creature from the Black Lagoon designed by Wesley Griffith (ASU VCD Alumni and incredible cartoonist).

These are hanging on my wall!

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Eclipse designed by Elixir Design

Connected Poster Show ~ Poster Donations

Black Utopia designed by Weiden + Kennedy Studio

I reached out to W+ K for this gem!

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POSTE 5.8 5.17

YOU CAN SE CLEARL NOW.

10 am - 5 pm

2021 Visual Communic Design Graduation Exh Juana Olmedo Zaragoza Alyssa Hamilton Samantha Ray

Nikka Bacalzo

Katie Hawkins

Joshua Hernandez

Talina Felix

Sydney Roach

Ashley Cameron

Lindsey Miles Tristan Hanks Emily Romero

Ciara Cisneros

Anisa Munoz Byraissia Jones Saavani Thigale

Scott Murray Kate Joslin

Alexis Cortez

Alexandra Czaja

Scott Murray Hope Kiesling

Paola Vega-Soto

Hanna Nelson

Paloma Delgado Nicole Nelson

Changwha Kyung

Chenran Wang

Cameron Wick

Mackenzie Humphrey

Anna Nygren

Laurie Macqueen Yatong Xie

Hanyan Lyu

Calvin Marin

Tayler Young

Mia Ledesma-Galindo Ashley Padilla

Angela McChesney Tianran Yu

Dominique Gibbs

Makayla Pelayo Halima Meharam

Nhi Phan Jiahe Qu

Clara Wallengren

IDEAT Developing a theme for our senior exhibition presented a more open challenge compared to the poster show’s limitations. Many of us presented abstract solutions by designing with specifics in mind: signifcant change, shifted perspectives, and exploring new ‘worlds’ throughout the pandemic.

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ Poster Ideation

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TION Posters Designed by Calvin Marin, Yatong Xie, and Laurie MacQueen

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2021 Senior Exhibition ~ Poster Ideation

This is my first image based poster designed for the 2021 senior exhibition.

This image of the blue and red ink inspired the word “Intertwined.”

Intertwined respresents the diversity of students in our VCD class, and the ways our social issues weave together to create the uncertain world we’re living in. All student names are included, hiding within the image.

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Final versions of my image and typographic based posters for the 2021 Senior Show Exhibition.

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ Poster Ideation

Facing the Unknown A student curated exhibit highlighting the issues that will determine our world’s unknown, imperative future.

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UNMU Image Based Identity Tristan Hanks

Exotic Pet Trade

Psyche Mission

Animal Enter Animal Perfo

Cameron Wick

Wrongful Convictions in the US

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Nikka Bacalzo Sydney Roach

Toxicity within the Online Gaming Community

Factory Farming

Child Labor in M

Alex Czaja Kate Joslin

Megafires in the West

Media Manipulation

Suicide Yatong Xie

The Harmful Truth About PFA's

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Emily Romero

Scott Murray

Social Media and Body Image

LGBTQ+ Discr in the United

Makayla Pelayo

Inclusive Education

Gender

Talina Felix Ashley Cameron

Cosmetic Testing on Animals

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Paola Vega-Soto Anna Nygren

Disability Barriers

Overfishing of Sharks

Paloma Delgado

Wishcycling

Anisa Muñoz

Advertising Effects on Children's Consumption

Alexis Cortez

Refugee Disp

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An Juana Olmedo

Dietary Carbon Footprint

Psyche Mission

Psyche Mission

Student Loans

Jiahe Qu

Clara Wallengren

Adolescent Career Pressure

Blood Mining

Calvin Marin

Byraissia Jones

unmute Joining the conversation on world matters, virtually.

Visual Communication Design

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Class of 2021

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2021 Senior Exhibition ~ Poster Ideation

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rtainment: ormance

Human Trafficking Hanna Nelson

Tianran Yu

co Industry Tayler Young

Mica Mines Saavani Thigale

ast Fashion Nicole Nelson

rimination States

Youth Homelessness Mia Ledesma-Galindo

Child Abuse Changwha Kyung

Decline in Empathy Hope Kiesling

Distortion of #fitspiration Katie Hawkins

Similar to the Poster Show, our class designed an array of posters to decide a theme, and then voted anonymously to choose a winning design. Paloma Delgado’s poster, Unmute, caught everyone’s eye.

This poster commemorates the changes our class has adapted to throughout our senior year.

Nhi Phan

Inequality Ashley Padilla

er Scarcity

Mass Incarceration Alyssa Hamilton

Underrepresentation of Women in the Music Industry

Halima Meharam Ciara Cisneros

placement

Joshua Hernandez

Call Fraud

Pet Owner Depression Hanyan Lyu

The Fight for Women at Work

ngela McChesney Mackenzie Humphrey

s in the US Lindsey Miles

Diamond g in Africa

Asexuality in Media Laurie MacQueen

School Violence: Bullying Chenran Wang

Dominique Gibbs

SUdesignshow.com

aunching April 21st

Transitioning from working in the studio and collaborating face to face everyday to sitting on our laptops, talking through screens, and facing technical difficulties has been difficult for all of us. Paloma’s poster pays tribute to the video program we’ve used for studio since day of online classes, Zoom University. Chatting with classmates, giving helpful advice, sharing resources, and giving compliments has been a highlight of working online and seeing everyone’s work shared on your own screen.

With peace and love, I won’t miss the impressive lag and crash capability Zoom has on my ancient computer.

Poster Designed by Paloma Delgado

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DIGITA COMM Traditionally, the annual senior exhibition is in person, featuring 3D structures made by each student showcasing their chosen social issue.

Since the pandemic has caused us to shift unexpectedly to virtual learning platforms, Zoom and Google Drive, this meant our senior exhibition also had to be online. But what would this look like? It’s never been done before, so we reached out to a Swiss startup, VR-All-Art, to learn how we can maximize the limitations of a virtual exhibition. The company’s founder, Vitomir Jevremovic, has been more than happy to work with us on creating a one of a kind, interactive experience.

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ Digital Committee

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2021 Senior Exhibition ~ Digital Committee

Through the VR-All Art platform, we’re able to insert 3D elements such as walls and shapes, easily insert text and hyperlinks, and create a unique interative experience that visitors will be able to virtually walk through on launch day. The structures we designed are a simple four quadrant square, with two rectangular panels for each student’s social issue. Each student’s name is listed in a speech bubble next to the left panel, to match the theme designed by Paloma, Unmute. The exhibits also link out to personal portfolios and senior books, so the viewer can dig deeper to read student research and learn about the issues in detail.

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THE STRUC

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ The Structure

CTURE A Litle Too Up Close and Personal?

Scam call attacks are getting more personal every day. Don’t let an imposter make you a victim of scam call fraud.

Creating graphics for a 3D structure, while designing it to be viewed on a virtual platform, proved to be nearly impossible. Often times I caught myself re-printing my type to make sure the size was readable, and taping graphics on my wall to visualize how they would look in real life. However, approaching this project as if it were still 3D allowed us to stay creative with the ways we chose to communicate our social issues - all while staying true to the original, intended nature of the project. In order to host the virtual exhibition, it was essential all committees worked together fluidly.

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To Catch a Predator...

Knowing what to look for is the first step towards avoiding a scammer’s tricks. Predators never fail to take advantage of every situation and create a perfect scam to lure you in. Being aware of these four signs can help you avoid becoming a victim of scam call fraud.

1. Scammers pretend to be calling from an organization you know 2. Scammers will say there’s a problem or a prize you’ve won 3. Scammers will pressure you to act immediately before thinking 4. Scammers direct you to pay in a specific, suspicious way

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ The Structure

The goal of my exhibit is to key the audience in to the personal nature of scam call attacks, share victim’s stories, and give the audience the tools they need to avoid scam call fraud themselves.

The left panel shows a close up, detailed photo of an older gentleman, with the title, A Little Too Up Close and Personal? Scam call fraud exposes the victim and pushes them into vulnerable situations. On the left are four signs to look out for that are popular among scam calls. On the right, is an interactive number to call and hear a sample scam, where you’ll be able to make decisions and try to end the call unscammed. Underneath that is a QR code linking this book, detailing the research that went into my social issue topic and other events and projects from my senior year.

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The bottom of my exhibit panel shows a flipped image of a mystery man, the scammer on the other end of the line.

Between the two photos of the gentlemen sits a phone, with the receiver hanging down to the scammer’s ear. This 3D element is a metaphor for the scammer listening in on the victim and learning personal information about him, especially when he’s not paying attention.

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ The Structure

On the bottom of the right panel, 3D buttons emerge from the wall to give the illusion that the exhibit panel is an iPhone (with the curved edges). The accept button is highlighted brighter than the decline, to visually represent the urge to pick up the phone when someone is calling.

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People Like You and Me While grandparents might be the traditional prey for scam fraud, the target audiences for scamming are becoming more diverse as the techniques become increasingly invasive. Scammers are finding ways to target just about every age, education, and income level. If this isn’t happening to you, it’s happening to your neighbors, friends, and family.

2021 Senior Exhibition ~ The Structure

This section of my exhibit tells the stories of six different scam call victims. Henry, Miriam, Wren, Cyril, Page, and Christie all experienced a different intimidating situation, but all became a victim because the scammer found a loophole and took advantage of them. These stories bring attention to the many different ways scammers trick us, while demonstrating that you aren’t safe from scammers, no matter who you are.

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THE E OF AN When I was a Freshman in the program, I remember hearing stories about the Seniors blowing up air mattresses to sleep overnight in studio.

I was always worried about having to push myself past my limits, and wondered with each coming semester if I had what it would take to become a successful designer. I quickly realized that just like the seniors that slept in studio cots, I was starting to push myself on my own accord, wanting to learn more every day and dedicating my world to learning to see.

I’m sure if we didn’t make the shift to working from home, I would have made a nice comfy bed in studio.

The End of An Era ~ VCD Class of 2021

END N ERA

White on black interaction, 2017, tattooed on my arm

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VCD C OF 202 Nikka Bacalzo Ashley Cameron Ciara Cisneros Alexis Cortez Alex Czaja Paloma Delgado Talina Felix Dominique Gibbs Alyssa Hamilton Tristan Hanks Katie Hawkins Joshua Hernandez Mackenzie Humphrey Byraissia Jones Kate Joslin Hope Kiesling Changwha Kyung Mia Ledesma-Galindo Hanyan Lyu Laurie MacQueen Calvin Marin Angela McChesney

The End of An Era ~ VCD Class of 2021

CLASS 21 Halima Meharam Lindsey Miles Anisa Muñoz Scott Murray Hanna Nelson Nicole Nelson Anna Nygren Juana Olmedo Ashley Padilla Makayla Pelayo Nhi Phan Ada Qu Sydney Roach Emily Romero Saavani Thigale Paola Vega-Soto Clara Wallengren Chenran Wang Cameron Wick Yatong Xie Tayler Young Tianran Yu

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The End of An Era ~ VCD Class of 2021

ASU VCD Class of 2021

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Senior T-Shirt Design

The End of An Era ~ VCD Class of 2021

Designed By Mackenzie Humphrey

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AF WO

Photo Taken by Katie Hawkins

The End of An Era ~ A Final Word

INAL RD This has been one wild ride.

Entering the Herberger VCD Program has been one of the most intimidating goals I’ve ever set out to achieve. In May 2017, I graduated from a high-school named after the same benefactor, Mr. Gary K. Herberger. When I met Mr. Herberger as a bright-eyed kid, I never knew how close to home I would be staying - graduating from ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts nine years later.

As a freshman in the program, I wasted no time hitting the ground running. I started my career as a new designer, stealing paint swatches from Home Depot, painting letters with Plaka, and drinking my third coffee of the day at 9:00 p.m. Through this program I’ve found a love for design, discovered my endless passion for creativity, met lifelong friends, and gained incredible confidence, far exeeding my own expectations. I’ve never felt like I quite knew where I belonged. Now, I can say that I made the right choices, letting my heart and gut lead me on the right path.

Thank you to my friends, family, and professors for always encouraging my passionate attitude and impulsive creativity.

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Software Adobe Illustrator 2021 Adobe InDesign 2021 Adobe Photoshop 2021 Adobe After Effects 2021 Microsoft PowerPoint Google Drive Google Slides Google Docs Zoom Discord Sketchup 2021 Twilight Render 2021 Hardware Dell XPS 13 9350 x64 Microsoft Windows 10 Intel Core i7 Processor 117 pages

The End of An Era ~ Colophon

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