Tapparo senior portfolio by Kat Tapparo

kat tapparo design SENIOR PORTFOLIO SUMMER 2016 katelyn.tapparo@rmcad.edu kattapparodesign.com

OLYMPIC BRANDING Sign + Symbol | Summer 2016

This project was completed for Sign + Symbol to create branding for a potential city for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The city I chose was Reykjavik, Iceland and I was inspired by the natural phenomena that can be seen in Iceland. The Sun Voyager, a sculpture that sits outside the city, influenced the logo for the games. I used a mix of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to put together the whole presentation.

Final Presentation Layout

Lamp post flags to line the streets of ReykjavĂk, welcoming, guests and athletes alike to the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Bike share systems are extremely popular in many large cities throughout the world and bike sharing stations will be in place in Reykjavik by the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Street signage seen around Reykjavik and the Olympic Village.

Arena Signage

AVÍK REYKJ

REYKJAVÍK | 2022

| 2022

Aa John SMITH

REY

KJA V Í K | 20

Athlete Íþróttamaður United States of America Bandaríki Norður Ameríku

OPM

1069103-01

2R Press, athletes and other dignitaries will be required to wear badges.

Ski bibs for athletes.

Mobile app for guests

PLANWRITE WRITING APP User Prototyping | Fall 2016 This app was developed with writers and authors in mind. Inspired by NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), an event in which authors try to write 50,000 words during the month of November, this app helps writers organize their thoughts, characters, plot points, etc. I used Illustrator to build the wireframes and Adobe Experience Design to create a working prototype of the app. Below is an example on how JK Rowling would use this app while writing the Harry Potter series.

PLANWRITE

YOUR PROJECTS

PRISONER OF AZKABAN

PRISONER OF AZKABAN BASIC INFORMATION

CHAMBER OF SECRETS

SETTING:

Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School...

WORD COUNT: 58,724 / 75,000

GENRE:

78%

PRISONER OF AZKABAN

SUMMARY:

Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has already survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for...

WORD COUNT: 13,843 / 100,000

14%

NEW PROJECT

London/Hogwarts, 1993-94. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fantasy

BASIC INFO

CHARACTERS

Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has already survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the prison. It's assumed that Hogwarts is the safest place for Harry to be. But is it a coincidence that he can feel eyes watching him in the dark, and should he be taking Professor Trelawney's ghoulish predictions seriously?

PLOT OVERVIEW:

NOTES

STORY

Harry spends another summer holiday with the Dursleys in mid-1993. Over the summer the Dursleys forbid him from talking to any of the neighbours out of fear of him exposing his magical abilities. The separation from his magical supplies becomes a real problem for Harry too,

PLANWRITE

PRISONER OF AZKABAN

CHARACTERS VIEW AS:

LIST

RELATIONSHIP CHART GRID

PLANWRITE

PRISONER OF AZKABAN

WORD COUNT GOAL

STORY

HERMIONE GRANGER

HARRY POTTER

Harry Potter (series), Main Character, Student, Gryﬃndor

Hermione Granger

HERMIONE GRANGER Hermione Jean Granger (b. 19 September, 1979) was a Muggle-born witch and the daughter of Mr and Mrs Granger, both dentists in London...

FULL WORK

Ron Weasley

ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP

Harry Potter (series), Main Character, Student, Gryﬃndor

Although their relationship has many ups and downs, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are good friends and are best friends with Harry Potter, who is usually a mediator in their disputes. They tend to bicker frequently, though they usually get over their arguments, which tend to be minor or about trivial issues.

RON WEASLEY Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley (b. 1 March, 1980) was a pure-blood wizard, the sixth son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He was also the younger... Harry Potter (series), Main Character, Student, Gryﬃndor

Their ﬁrst major falling-out takes place in their third year, when Ron accuses Hermione's pet cat Crookshanks of eating his pet rat Scabbers.

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was the Transﬁguration Professor, and later Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft...

OTHER RELATIONSHIPS

Harry Potter (series), Hogwarts Faculty, Gryﬃndor

RELATIONSHIP CHART

FULL WORK WORD COUNT

100,000

Harry James Potter (b. 31 July, 1980) was a half-blood wizard, the only child and son of the late James and Lily Potter, and one of the most...

ADD CHARACTER

BY CHAPTER

CHAPTER WORD COUNT

HERMIONE GRANGER

5,000

WORD COUNT GOALS

BIOGRAPHY:

Hermione Jean Granger (b. 19 September, 1979) was a Muggle-born witch and the daughter of Mr and Mrs Granger, both dentists in London. Hermione was raised as a Muggle girl until, at age eleven, she learned that she was a witch and had been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

SAVE

OUTLINE

AGE: 13 Hermione

Harry

GENDER: FEMALE TRAITS:

Intelligent, hard-working, perfectionist, opinionated, bossy, brave, argumentative.

ROLE IN STORY:

Best Friend of Main Character

ADD CHARACTER CATEGORY TAGS

PLANWRITE

Harry Potter (series), Main Character, Student, Gryﬃndor

PLANWRITE

IMAGES:

PRISONER OF AZKABAN

booklist and was being told off by his very formidable-looking grandmother. Harry hoped she never found out that he'd pretended to be Neville while on the run from the Ministry of Magic.

RELATIONSHIP CHART

Harry woke on the last day of the holidays, thinking that he would at least meet Ron and Hermione tomorrow, on the Hogwarts Express. He got

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RELATIONSHIP KEY FRIENDS FAMILY ENEMIES MENTOR

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SPLASH PAGE LOG-IN VIEW PROJECTS OPTION TO SKIP GUIDED WALKTHROUGH

SET-UP WALKTHROUGH

NEW PROJECT

LIST OF PROJECTS

ARCHIVED PROJECTS MAKE CURRENT PROJECT

PLANNING PAGE

BASIC INFORMATION

SELECT WIP PROJECT

ADD ANOTHER?

CREATE MAIN CHARACTER

CURRENT PROJECT

FOR ENTIRE PROJECT

WORD COUNT GOALS

CHARACTERS

FOR CHAPTERS

OUTLINE SET UP

CHARACTER LIST

CHAPTER OUTLINES

RELATIONSHIP MAP

BASIC INFORMATION

OUTLINE

STORY VIEW FULL WORK

ADD NEW CHARACTER?

START WRITING!

Wireframe and basic functions and layout of the app.

SELECT CHAPTER

As a companion to the app, I also created a basic layout of a website that authors can log in to and have all their work presented to them on a larger computer screen. This allows authors to work on the go, but also come home to sit in front of the computer and work.

WMMI REBRAND Design Systems | Fall 2016

WESTERN

This rebrand shows potential branding potential for a local Colorado Springs museum, the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. I have volunteered my time and services to them over the years and have never been completely on board with their branding. The new branding is a cleaner and simpler, while still maintaining a historic feel that will appeal to the audience.

MUSEUM

of Mining & Industry

WESTERN

MUSEUM

of Mining & Industry

To Whom it May Concern, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut eu nulla faucibus, cursus leo vitae, scelerisque odio. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Quisque interdum accumsan vulputate. Integer lobortis, enim in pharetra convallis, sem ante sollicitudin ligula, in faucibus eros lacus non enim. Pellentesque accumsan mattis nibh, in ultricies est ullamcorper vel. Vivamus sed euismod nisl. Ut sed tempor massa. Integer a tellus consectetur, facilisis sem eu, molestie mi. Nulla id velit risus. Curabitur lobortis ipsum id nisl sodales dapibus vitae pellentesque arcu. Phasellus tempus aliquam ipsum. Donec pharetra felis semper, sagittis nunc eget, dictum arcu. Fusce a consectetur augue. Vivamus at egestas dolor, eget mollis erat. Sed vitae luctus nisi. Mauris in ullamcorper nibh, quis maximus lorem. Integer dignissim orci a lectus mollis, vel consectetur massa euismod. Nunc quis vestibulum nisi, nec molestie ex. Curabitur ut posuere neque, auctor hendrerit felis. Pellentesque eleifend accumsan magna, et convallis nisl maximus posuere. Fusce pharetra, neque consectetur tincidunt finibus, felis lacus congue dolor, vitae blandit ex quam eu massa. Donec quis augue risus. Nunc sit amet dapibus nulla, vel aliquam quam. Pellentesque elementum ultricies ante in vestibulum. Integer consequat placerat auctor. Aenean faucibus sapien ligula, nec consectetur massa malesuada in. Sed viverra turpis massa, nec suscipit nisi elementum ac. Maecenas nec gravida nibh. Cras vel sem ac nisl pulvinar fringilla non sit amet dolor. Vestibulum mattis sit amet eros ut ultrices. Proin eget porta lacus. Fusce vel odio nunc. Sed accumsan eros at varius mollis. Best Regards,

John Smith

719.488.0880

225 NORTH GATE BLVD., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80921

WMMI.ORG

ASEXUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN Senior Graphic Design Seminar | Summer 2017

EMBRACE the ACE a campaign for asexuality awareness

This campaign is meant to promote Asexuality Awareness, a sexuality that is often invisible and people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand. The goal of this campaign was to spread information about the sexual orientation and raise awareness for it, so it can stop being one of the invisible LGBTQA+ identities. Photoshop and Illustrator were used for most of these materials.

HUMANE SOCIETY MULTIPACK 3D Packaging | Spring 2017

happy tai s. happy hearts.

Multi-Pack Concept Kat Tapparo

This multipack benefits the Humane Society and gives first time pet owners a head start on becoming the best pet parents. The kit comes in a carton with information about the Humane Society and what the kit includes. Inside are items such as kibble samples, grooming tools, etc. to help a pet parent prepare for bringing their new pet home. There is also the appeal of helping the Humane Society nonprofit by purchasing this kit. I used Illustrator to create the graphics of the packages and then printed these dielines out on sturdy paper to craft and build the packages.

INFOGRAPHIC Information Visualization | Fall 2016 HOW IS TUMBLR USED? CONTENT OF BLOGS SURVEYED

THE INFOGRAPHIC

TRAVEL/STUDY/FOOD BLOGS

POSTING ORIGINAL & FAN WORK

You know, the things normal blogs are about.

Whether it’s art, writing, gif making and more, these bloggers like to share their work with the world.

OTHER

WHAT IS TUMBLR?

Tumblr is a popular microblogging website where people host blogs. People can upload text, photo, audio, video and link type posts for people to reblog and share.

Ah, the “other” category. Popular “other” categories include things like: “random sh*t”, social justice, pets and animals, news (because Tumblr is such a reliable news source), “a mess” and an answer that read, “Ahhhhhh.” The good ol’ ahhhhhh category.

PERSONAL BLOG

Tell the world you saw a dog today. (Or tell the world about your crippling anxiety and depression.) Feels like it should probably be a fuzzy pink journal with a lock you stash under your bed. (Except the entire internet can read it.)

AESTHETIC/ART BLOG

FANDOM BLOG

NUMBER OF USERS IN MILLIONS

FACEBOOK 1,712

WHATSAPP 1,000

Oooh, pretty pictures.

Ever felt so emotional about something you might physically combust? These blogs are manifestations of that feeling, constantly screaming about their favorite TV show, movies, books, games, etc. Features lots of fan works, like fanfiction and fanart for their favorite fandoms (because sometimes canon just isn’t enough.)

HOW DOES TUMBLR STACK UP?

MEME BLOG

Some bloggers just like to reblog memes and their many variations. (Don’t worry, we’ll cover memes later.)

WHO IS ON TUMBLR?

WHERE ARE PEOPLE USING TUMBLR?

AGE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR TUMBLR USERS

tumblr. 500

TOP FIVE COUNTRIES BY TRAFFIC

65+

INSTAGRAM 555 TWITTER 313

55-64 SNAPCHAT 200

PINTEREST 100

CAN 3.6%

18-24

11.1%

45-54

FAVORITE MEME OF 2016

SURVEY OF 250+ BLOGS REVEAL THE FAVORITES OF 2016

24.4%

3.6%

BRA 4.7 %

35-44 16.8%

21.7%

3. 4.

2. 1.

RISE AND FALL OF A MEME

BIRTH OF A MEME

PEAK OF A MEME

DEATH OF A MEME

1. Origin post is created and gains popularity, picking up notes quickly.

3. The meme and remixes of the meme now flood the dashboard. A majority of what you see might be pretty funny. Every other post you see is some form of this new meme... however, this repetition is bound to get tiring at some point...

4. The meme reaches Facebook and friends and family members are now reaching out to you to ask if you’ve seen this hilarious joke on the internet.

2. The origin source is remixed to create a variety of specific jokes based on the original post.

OTHER

GER

25-34

WHAT IS A MEME? A "meme" is a theoretical unit of culture, representing information spreading from one mind to another. In common usage it refers to fads, in-jokes, catchphrases and other cultural tidbits that spawn, grow, and eventually decline into obscurity as they are supplanted by newer memes.

5.4%

34.4%

26.9%

15.5%

memes.

TAG YOURSELF 32.9%

5. The meme reaches morning shows or the news. Everyone is talking about it.

LEO WINS AN OSCAR

7.8%

THE DRESS MEME

HISTORY OF JAPAN

DARK X SHOW ME THE FORBIDDEN Y.

11.4%

WERE YOU ON TUMBLR AS “THE DRESS” WAS HAPPENING?

483,000 NOTES before the original post was deleted

In February 2015, a tumblr user posted a washed out picture of a striped dress and asked Tumblr what color they thought the dress was.

23.5%

73 MILLION

.4% This one person was under a rock and has no idea what “The Dress” is.

2.3%

No, I wasn’t on Tumblr at the time and saw it on Facebook/the news.

PAGEVIEWS

TAG YOURSELF is a meme in which the post offers several things listed with traits and then tells the viewer to ‘reblog and tag themselves.’

HISTORY OF JAPAN is a viral video that tells an abridged version of the History of Japan.

DARK X SHOW ME THE FORBIDDEN Y is a meme used to parody the “dark web.” EXAMPLE: “Dark Tumblr, show me the forbidden memes.”

LEO WINS AN OSCAR is a meme that originates in another meme based on the fact Leonardo DiCaprio never won an Oscar.

Within 48 hours, the post gained over 400,000 notes and Tumblr was at war with itself about what color the dress was. It was black and blue but the faded lighting made it appear white and gold to some people. Are you team #WhiteAndGold or #BlackAndBlue?

OTHER HONORABLE MENTIONS INCLUDE... POSTS

WRITTEN

THIS

13.7% DID YOU SEE IT AS BLACK & BLUE OR GOLD & WHITE?

53.1% Totally black and blue.

3.1% 43.8% White and Gold, obviously!

were so confused they weren’t sure what they saw.

No, I missed it and arrived 15 minutes late with Starbucks.

83.6%

Yes, I was online as it was happening. The chaos!

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MEMES?

to emphasize or make a point.

I’M YOU BUT STRONGER compares two separate things, suggesting one is ‘stronger.’ DAMN DANIEL was a vine of a student calling out to his friend ‘DAMN DANIEL! BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE WHITE VANS.’ Now, ‘Damn Daniel!’ is used as an exclamation. I’M DROPPING HINTS THAT I’M...is a meme started unknowingly by Kim Kardashian who stated on her show that she’s ‘dropping hints that [she’s] single’ and then it cuts to her flat out saying ‘I’m single.’

SOURCES:

50.4% of people think 9% don’t have an opinion. that they’re pretty funny. 2.7% think they’re pretty annoying. 0.4% (or this one singular person) absolutely HATES memes.

Menning, C. (2010, March 02). Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved September 08, 2016, from http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/general/topics/3937-frequently-asked-questions Smith, C. (2016, September 02). 96 Amazing Tumblr Statistics & Facts. Retrieved September 08, 2016, from http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/tumblr-user-stats-fact/8/ Tapparo, K. (2016, September 12). Tumblr Survey. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/forms/eqEa cumnhcYQqbTX2 Topic: Tumblr. (n.d.). Retrieved September 08, 2016, from https://www.statista.com/topics/2463/tumblr/ Tumblr.com Traffic Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved September 08, 2016, from https://www.similarweb.com/website/tumblr.com#overview

37.5% of people think, “THEY’RE THE ABSOLUTE BEST.”

KAT TAPPARO INFORMATION VISUALIZATION FALL 2016

This infographic is a humorous look into Internet ‘memes’ on Tumblr or jokes that begin and circulate online and on the social media platform, Tumblr. This humor helps appeal to the audience, since it is an infographic about these humorous jokes. As well as a blog-formatted infographic, I also had the opportunity to develop a webpage in which this infographic could be viewed. To create the infographic I used Adobe Illustrator and then to formulate a webpage to display the same information, I used Adobe Dreamweaver.

PHOTO AD CAMPAIGN Photography | Spring 2017

Here is a photo advertisement campaign for the Hobbit LEGO video game. This advertising campaign was created using my own photography as well as Photoshop to composite appealing images for this advertisement. The photos give a dramatic sense of adventure while the LEGO figures featured in them, offer a touch of humor, which plays to fun atmosphere of the game.

FICTIONAL VINTAGE TRAVEL POSTERS HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN + PERSONAL ENJOYMENT My own interests and hobbies inspire this poster series, by depicting vintage travel posters for fictional destinations. It started as a project for fun to share with my friends who love the same movies I do. As I worked, I found it so fun I decided to expand it into a series. Adobe Illustrator was used primarily to create the look and feel of the poster and then an old paper texture was then overlaid in Photoshop.

KINETIC SCULPTURE DERBY Fall 2014

I created this poster and logo for the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce for a local event held over Labor Day weekend. The Kinetic Sculpture race featured a wide variety of moving parts and sculptures that people were able to ride in order to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;race.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; This provided me with the inspiration for utilizing the imagery of gears, screws and moving parts that would be necessary to build these contraptions. This industrial look would appeal to those who would be interested in building something for the race. I primarily used Photoshop, but also utilized Adobe Illustrator a bit.

COLORADO BALLOON CLASSIC Fall 2013

This was a poster created for the Colorado Balloon Classic held in Colorado Springs each Labor Day weekend. I then expanded the general idea of the poster into a potential social media page on Twitter as well as a direct mail/brochure about the event. I was inspired by my many times attending this event, and the memories I had of waking up when it was dark and watching the sun rise as the balloons took off. It also embodies the other event during this weekend, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;balloon glowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which takes place at night and the air balloon pilots light up their balloons. I used Adobe Photoshop to create this poster and additional items.

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