SABINE FORMANEK
SVA - BFA DESIGN
SABINE FORMANEK SOPHOMORE PORTFOLIO 2016
ABOUT ME
HELLO! MY NAME IS SABINE FORMANEK (WITH ME IN THE PICTURE IS ZOEY). I AM ORIGINALLY FROM VIENNA, AUSTRIA. I CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 2011 WITH THE DREAM OF PURSUING MY BACHELOR’S DEGREE AT A NEW YORK CITY ART SCHOOL. FIVE YEARS LATER MY DREAM BECAME REALITY. THROUGHOUT MY SOPHOMORE YEAR I TRIED TO PUSH MYSELF TO LEAVE MY COMFORT ZONE, EXPLORE NEW TECHNIQUES, AND SHOW VARIETY IN MY WORK.
CONTENT
01 VISUAL LITERACY Circle Square & Triangle P.10 Sound Problem P.18 Visual Letter P.20 Visual Diary P.24 Button Envelope P.28 Vantage Point P.32
02 BRANDING Swap Brand Identity P.35
03 TYPOGRAPHY Typeface Design P.50 Calligraphy/Brushstrokes P.64 Poetry Poster P.68 Type Specimen Book P.74 Ligature Posters P.82
04 DESIGN WORK Movie Poster Design P.88 Raygun Subculture Book P.104 Bullet Alphabet P.111 Self Portrait P.113 125 Variations on a Theme P.115 Right and Wrong Book P.141
VISUAL LITERACY
01 VISUAL LITERACY Circle Square & Triangle Sound Problem Visual Letter Visual Diary Button Envelope Vantage Point
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THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS TO CREATE 18 IMAGES BY ADDING OTHER ELEMENTS TO GIVEN GEOMETRIC SHAPES: CIRCLE, SQUARE, AND TRIANGLE. I CHOSE A SEA CREATURES THEME BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN SEA LIFE.
PROJECT: CIRCLE, SQUARE AND TRIANGLE INSTRUCTOR: RICHARD WILDE TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: VISUAL LITERACY
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GLASS BREAKING
THE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO GRAPHICALLY DEPICT THE SOUND OF THE TOPICS INDICATED. 18
STEPPING INTO A PILE OF LEAVES
PROJECT: SOUND PROBLEM INSTRUCTOR: RICHARD WILDE TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: VISUAL LITERACY 19
PUMA TO LAMBORGHINI
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CREATIVE CLOUD TO ME
BREAKING BAD TO SOUTH PARK
MILTON GLASER TO HIMSELF
PUMA TO LAMBORGHINI
BAND AID TO DONALD TRUMP
GAME OF THRONES TO HARRY POTTER
JOKER TO BATMAN
NJ TRANSIT TO ME
PERIOD TO COMMA
WIZARD OF OZ TO STARBUCKS
ME TO PATIENCE
ME TO COFFEE
THE PURPOSE OF THE VISUAL LETTER PROJECT WAS TO FIND A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO SUBJECTS AND THEN CREATE A PROVOCATIVE IMAGE AS A FORM OF CORRESPONDENCE.
NJ TRANSIT TO ME
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ME TO COFFEE
PROJECT: VISUAL LETTER INSTRUCTOR: RICHARD WILDE TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: VISUAL LITERACY 23
EACH STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CREATE A PERSONAL VISUAL DIARY FOR 35 DAYS. EVERY DAY I CHOSE TO DEPICT THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THAT DAY.
PROJECT: VISUAL DIARY INSTRUCTOR: RICHARD WILDE TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: VISUAL LITERACY 24
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BUTTON ENVELOPE - THE PROJECT WAS TO REDESIGN A BUTTON ENVELOPE IN A WAY THAT EXPRESSES A PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, OR PERSONAL BEHAVIOR. PROJECT: BUTTON ENVELOPE INSTRUCTOR: RICHARD WILDE TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: VISUAL LITERACY
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HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
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SPLIT PERSONALITY
CLAUSTROPHOBIC
PREGNANT
FOREIGN STUDENT
BISEXUAL
HEAVIEST
SUICIDAL
HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
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PROJECT: VANTAGE POINT INSTRUCTOR: RICHARD WILDE TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: VISUAL LITERACY 32
EARRING
SEGWAY
POWERPUFF GIRL
BABY
DOG
CRAB
THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE A GEOMETRIC SHAPE AND REINTERPRET IT FROM MULTIPLE VANTAGE POINTS.
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BRANDING
02 BRANDING Swap Brand Identity
FOR THIS PROJECT EACH STUDENT WAS ASKED TO CREATE A COMPLETE BRAND IDENTITY FOR AN INVENTED COMPANY. SINCE I WAS A CHILD, TRAVELING WAS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND BECAME ONE OF MY BIGGEST PASSIONS. I INVENTED AN ONLINE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWAP THEIR AIRPLANE TICKETS AND CHANGE THEIR TRAVEL PLANS ON SITE IN A VERY FAST AND SIMPLE WAY.
PROJECT: SWAP BRAND IDENTITY INSTRUCTOR: DAVID OWENS TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC TYPOGRAPHY I 36
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Vienna
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Vienna
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Sydney
London
Kuala Lumpur
Vienna
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Sydney
London
Kuala Lumpur
Vienna Sydney
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Rome
New York Sydney
Paris London
Rome
Kuala Lumpur
New York Sydney
Paris London
Rome
Kuala Lumpur
New York Sydney
TYPOGRAPHY
03 TYPOGRAPHY Typeface Design Calligraphy/Brushstrokes Poetry Poster Type Specimen Book Ligature Posters
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THESE SKETCHES WERE THE BEGINNING OF MY FIRST TYPEFACE DESIGN. MY TYPEFACE, HARTWICK, WAS INSPIRED BY THE GOTHIC STYLE.
PROJECT: TYPEFACE DESIGN INSTRUCTOR: OLGA MEZHIBOVSKAYA TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC TYPOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
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CALLIGRAPHY EXERCISES AND BRUSH STROKES
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PROJECT: POETRY POSTER DESIGN INSTRUCTOR: OLGA MEZHIBOVSKAYA TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC TYPOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 68
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POETRY POSTER - THE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO CREATE A POSTER OUT OF A FEW WORDS FROM A SELECTED POEM IN THE TYPEFACE MODULA. THE GOAL WAS TO EXTEND THE WORDS WITHOUT STRETCHING THEM SO THAT THEY BECAME THE IMAGE OF THE POSTER.
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Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. IĘźve heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea; Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me.
EMILY DICKINSON
EACH STUDENT WAS ASKED TO DESIGN A TYPE SPECIMEN BOOK THAT INCLUDED LIGATURES FROM THEIR FAVOURITE TYPEFACE.
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PROJECT: TYPE SPECIMEN BOOK INSTRUCTOR: DAVID OWENS TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC TYPOGRAPHY I 76
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LIGATURE SKETCHES
DESIGN
04 DESIGN WORK Movie Poster Design Raygun Subculture Book Bullet Alphabet Self Portrait 125 Variations on a Theme Right and Wrong Book
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POSTER DESIGN FOR THE MOVIE DEAD MAN BY JIM JARMUSCH. I DECIDED TO CREATE A RORSCHACH PATTERN TO REPRESENT THE AMBIGUITY OF THE MOVIE’S STORY. PROJECT: DEAD MAN POSTER INSTRUCTOR: PETER AHLBERG TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: DESIGN PROCEDURES
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YB DETCERID HCSUMRAJ MIJ YB YHPARGOTAMENIC RELLEUM EIBBOR YB CISUM GNUOY LIEN GNIRRATS PPED YNNHOJ REMRAF YRAG NOTNROHT BOB YLLIB POP YGGI
NAM DAED
DIRECTED BY JIM JARMUSCH CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ROBBIE MUELLER MUSIC BY NEIL YOUNG STARRING JOHNNY DEPP GARY FARMER BILLY BOB THORNTON IGGY POP
DEAD MAN
NAM DAED
YB DETCERID HCSUMRAJ MIJ YB YHPARGOTAMENIC RELLEUM EIBBOR YB CISUM GNUOY LIEN GNIRRATS PPED YNNHOJ REMRAF YRAG NOTNROHT BOB YLLIB POP YGGI
DEAD MAN
DIRECTED BY JIM JARMUSCH CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ROBBIE MUELLER MUSIC BY NEIL YOUNG STARRING JOHNNY DEPP GARY FARMER BILLY BOB THORNTON IGGY POP
RAGING BULL SKETCHES 94
THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE MOVIE IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE, SELF CENTERED, AND JEALOUS MAN. I WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE THESE EMOTIONS BY PHYSICALLY DESTROYING THE POSTERS. PROJECT: RAGING BULL POSTER SERIES INSTRUCTOR: PETER AHLBERG TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: DESIGN PROCEDURES 95
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WOODY ALLEN DIANE KEATON MARIEL HEMINGWAY MICHAEL MURPHY MERYL STREEP
DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN
WRITTEN BY WODDY ALLEN & MARSHALL BRICKMAN
MANHATTAN
MANHATTAN
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MANHATTAN POSTER - THE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO CREATE A TWO SIDED POSTER FOR THE MOVIE MANHATTAN BY WOODY ALLEN. I CREATED A PATTERN OF TRIANGLES DUE TO THE VERY DEMANDING PERSONALITY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER.
PROJECT: MANHATTAN POSTER INSTRUCTOR: PETER AHLBERG TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: DESIGN PROCEDURES 101
WOODY ALLEN
DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN WRITTEN BY WOODY ALLEN & MARSHALL BRICKMAN
DIANE KEATON
MARIEL HEMINGWAY
MICHAEL MURPHY
MANHATTAN
MERYL STREEP
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GRUNGE SUBCULTURE BOOK - FOR THIS PROJECT, I WAS INSPIRED BY DAVID CARSON AND HIS WAY OF BREAKING THE RULES IN TYPOGRAPHY. WITH INFLUENCES FROM THE GRUNGE MOVEMENT I CREATED A BOOK “ RAYGUN ERA - A GUIDE ON HOW TO BREAK THE RULES IN TYPOGRAPHY.” PROJECT: RAYGUN SUBCULTURE BOOK INSTRUCTOR: DAVID OWENS TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC TYPOGRAPHY I
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PROJECT: BULLET ALPHABET INSTRUCTOR: SKIP SORVINO TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC DESIGN 110
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PROJECT: SELF PORTRAIT INSTRUCTOR: SKIP SORVINO TERM: SPRING 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC DESIGN
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THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS TO CREATE 125 VARIATIONS OF THE SAME POSTER - 25 VARIATIONS A DAY FOR 5 DAYS. PROJECT: VARIATIONS BOOK INSTRUCTOR: FRANK YOUNG TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC DESIGN WORKSHOP
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DAY 1 - RULES: NO OVERLAPPING! NO COLOR CHANGE! INCLUDE ALL ELEMENTS! 118
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Day 2 - 25 Variations
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DAY 2 - RULES: NO COLOR CHANGE! INCLUDE ALL ELEMENTS! 124
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DAY 3 - RULES: NO COLOR CHANGE! 128
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Day 4 - 25 Variations
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THE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO CREATE A BOOKLET ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG. PROJECT: RIGHT AND WRONG BOOK INSTRUCTOR: FRANK YOUNG TERM: SUMMER 2016 SUBJECT: BASIC DESIGN WORKSHOP
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LONG ISLAND ICED TEA
2 cups ice cubes 1 ounce vodka 1 ounce gin 1 ounce white rum 1 ounce white tequila 1/2 ounce triple sec 2 TP freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup cola 2 lemon wedges
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SPECIAL THANKS TO: RICHARD WILDE OLGA MEZHIBOVSKAYA PETER AHLBERG DAVID OWENS SKIP SORVINO FRANK YOUNG
SABINE FORMANEK SOPHOMORE PORTFOLIO 2016