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1. Last name of Maxwell Wayt
Sounds like; “I am excited! I can not wait!” or “I am so incredibly stressed, but at least I’m losing weight!” Not to be confused with“Wyatt” (541)914-0206
“They would be dumb not to hire you.”
— An excerpt from a conversation with my wonderful mother, who is always a source of inspiration.
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Holy ghost beverage branding
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Royalty color study
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CMYK chocolate branding & packaging
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Poe’s bedtime stories publication
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Futura type specimen
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Disclosure vinyl packaging
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Crate concert series event branding
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one Music Habits
Art 225 Comm Design Systems Kate Bingaman-Burt
Target demographic × Infographic enthusiasts, data analysts, music lovers, or anyone interested in the intricacies of my music listening habits.
Goals & themes × Convey a broad spectrum and large quantity of data clearly and concisely, using graphic elements × Provide a clear spectrum of information, while maintaining visual interest × Engage and lead viewers with graphic cues × Explore a new style of illustration
Solutions × Single sided 16 x 20 inch poster × Entirely vector based illustration, built on an isometric grid × Multicolored graphs and iconography
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Music Habi ts Inf ograp hi c
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Art 225 Comm Design Systems Kate Bingaman-Burt
Target demographic
× Cheap whiskey lovers, skate-rats, bikers, anyone whom one would assume has tattoos or an affinity for recklessness
Goals & themes × Form a brand identity for a beverage company × Create a strong logo or word-mark indicative of the brand identity × Maintain a balance of cohesion and uniqueness across multiple “flavors” × Utilize personal illustration style
Solutions × Three versions of distilled whiskey × Hand drawn illustrations × Tattoo style artwork offers diversity in subject matter and cohesion in aesthetic × Word mark
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Ho ly G hos t
thre Royalty Art 254 Typography 1 Elisabeth Charman
Target demographic × Fashion forward twenty-somethings, history buffs, gold aficionados, magazine readers
Goals & themes
× Gather and cleanly display information relating to the color gold × Design and typeset copious amounts of body copy and imagery × Build and utilize a flexible grid to provide unity, diversity and continuity throughout book
Solutions × 35 page magazine × Ties between fashion, music and history × Multiple grids provide dynamic and cohesive delivery of information × So Vogue
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CMYK Chocolate
four Art 254 Typography 1 Elisabeth Charman
Target demographic × Design familiar individuals, students, professors, artistically inclined, the sweet toothed
Goals & themes
× Create a chocolate brand identity
× Find a balance between cohesive similarities and easily distinguishable flavors
× Create original word mark and logo
Solutions
× A pack of four chocolate bars × Simple and globally known color ways
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Poe’s Short Stories Art 200 Digital Page Design 1 Callie Jones
five Target demographic × Fans of Edgar Allen Poe, fans of the macabre,
readers of all ages, those who enjoy dark humor
Goals & themes
× Design a grid system to support a large amount of body copy
× Make use of multiple typefaces
× Create a system that reflects the author × Incorporate personal art style
Solutions
× Three short stories formatted in one book
×D esigned with classical styles to mirror the authors writing style
× Original illustrations
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Futura Type Specimen Art 254 Typography 1 Elisabeth Charman
six Target demographic × Type enthusiasts, designers, students, professors, nerds, Paul Renner fan-boys
Goals & themes
× Showcase Futura’s form and versatility
× Create a small book with an apparent theme × Celebrate Futura as a superior font
Solutions
×S mall saddle stitch booklet highlighting the best features about Futura
×R eferences to German print making and
letterpress methods, with vellum demonstrating overprinting techniques
× Examples of type families and letter-forms.
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Fu t ura Ty pe Specimen
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Disclosure Art 224 Narrative & Comm Design Kate Bingaman-Burt
Target demographic × Howard & Guy Lawrence, Disclosure fans, brain teaser enthusiasts, optical illusion junkies
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× Create unique packaging for a 12 & 7 inch vinyl based on the artists music
× Explore patterns and optical illusions
× Try to capture the repetitive and immersive nature of Disclosure’s music
× Hurt the viewers eyes (just a little bit)
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× 7 & 12 inch labeling and packaging
× Cohesive yet distinguished album art pairing × “It totally looks like they sound”
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Crate Concert Series Art 225 Comm Design Systems Kate Bingaman-Burt
Target demographic × Portland residents, concert attendees, record collectors, music lovers of all ages
Goals & themes × Create and brand a local concert series based in Portland, Oregon × Learn to work within a group of designers
eigh with different skill sets and artistic styles
× Design all touch points and advertising for
collaborators, sponsors, performers, and fans
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×D esigned fictitious pop up shop to be center of operations, located in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland
× Focused customer experience around records × I ncluded in-depth brand book and intricate customer appreciation rewards
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Cra t e C oncert Series
CRATE CONCERT SERIES
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