Magda Portfolio

Magda

Hello, my name is Magda! I was born and raised in Tijuana, a city of blended cultures and traditions. The diverse city sculpted my artistic identity and showed me the importance of multiple perspectives. Aside from graphic design, I love photography and videography. My passion for traveling and immersing myself into new cultures influences my work. I plan to continue developing my professional skills and discover new sources of inspiration.

Today more then ever, businesses have the opportunity to grow rapidly. Social media has revolutionized current advertisement and brand identities. Lifestyle photography and design are indispensable tools to attract clients from a diverse marketing world. My products strive to include these aspects and help startups build a business identity appealing and relatable to consumers.

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LILIKO vegan cuisine Lilikoi stands for passion fruit in hawaiian.

The brand Lilikoi was created with a vision that all beings could live in peace, love and harmony with each other. The vegan restaurant is located on the Island of Kauai. It is known as the Garden Island because of its amazing landscape and scenic views. Lilikoi offers an accessible starting point for those making the noble transition to a plant-based diet. The design is fresh and colorful, and the O in Lilikoi resembles the inside of a passion fruit.

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the idea that great design is serious, which really means it’s playful. Paula Scher explains in the narrative what great design is, she advises designers to stay away from solemn design and never lose the joy of art. Based on her philosophy and the characteristics of typography, I used photography to represent these ideas. I reflected type on to the women’s bodies who have similar characteristics to the font.

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LIMITES

first aid kit Limites, is a first aid kit bag inspired by the suffering of thousands of immigrants that cross Mexico to reach the United States. The bag contains many vital essentials needed; a mini dictionary, a map printed on the bag itself with points of emergency contact and locations of shelter. The screen printed typography on the bag mimics a camouflage texture.

The colors are parallel to the dry lands of Mexico that they across. A bright orange was used to bring the design more life and excitement, and is a symbol of hope to the immigrants in their difficult journey.

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BORDERS ARE THE SCARS OF HISTORY

Millions of people have migrated from their homes to other countries in recent years. Some migrants have moved voluntarily, seeking economic opportunities. Others have been forced from their homes by political turmoil, persecution or war and have left their countries to seek asylum elsewhere.

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ILLICIT trade

Illicit trade is a major and growing problem worldwide. I believe the biggest problem of illicit trade is our capitalized society

that creates so much interest in money and material things, as you can see in my project there is a constant pattern between the demander and exporter. America, Canada, the European Union, South Arabia and Japan are some of the top demanders of drugs, human trafficking, and organ trade.

These countries are wealthy in comparison to India, Africa, and South America, who are the suppliers of their demand. Poverty is the number one reason why there is so much supply for these inhuman demands.

Awareness and opportunities for resources are the solutions to try and break that pattern. In my poster, I attempt to create awareness to the general population of what is happening with these illicit businesses and their incredible profits. My goal is to encourage them not to be part of it and take action to stop it.

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DOTS the cup cake box When thinking of cupcakes a consumer is immediately connected to a celebration.

Dots is a cupcake brand that is designed to package both ideas, celebration and cupcakes in one simple box. The reusable wood box not only holds the ingredients to create cupcakes, it also holds the decorations needed, and turns into a cupcake stand. The cupcake box uses the colors black and gold to further show the elegance of the brand.

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MONA boutique

Mona Boutique is a online clothing store. Mona was built on the belief that there are individuals who express their style by mixing casually modern pieces with enticing accessories; yet do not ignore their love of all things minimalistic. The logo is very simple yet modern and the colors used to design the website are earth tones to bring back the simplicity of beauty.

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CULTURA couture

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Cultura and Couture is a personal photography

book about where most of my inspiration comes from. I love color, culture, diversity, food, contrast and you will see that in these layouts.

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about

Min Choi is a passionate designer & educator. Leveraging over 14 years of brand identity, corporate communications, environmental, infographic, packaging to interactive design, she has won numerous design awards. She owns Min Choi Design, and also collaborates with other designers and agencies. Min imparts her knowledge and love of design to the next generation of designers by teaching graphic design at SDSU, San Diego City College, and abroad. She has served AIGA San Diego as an Education Director, Vice President, and a current faculty advisor for City College student group.

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INSPIRATION is fire taking over

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a special thank you to all my professor at sdsu