Peter Kery, Assistant Professor
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where-” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. – Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “Will my kid get a job?” In all my years in higher education, this is […]
This animated short presents information off the NASA website about the four major moons of Jupiter. Those moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. This 4‑minute video represents a short demonstration of the more explicit information found on the NASA website. Jupiter has 95 moons (and counting) that orbit itself. There are many more objects […]
This animated visual gives a sense of the vast difference in sizes between our planets in the solar system. Every one of the eight planets is introduced and shown how long a commercial airline flight could circle each of their equators. The length of time is also given if one could walk around each planet […]
The following animated visualization takes the viewer on a 10-minute journey from the Sun to the planet, Neptune. It creates a hypothetical moment in our solar system whereas all the eight planets would align in one straight line and that one could travel directly to Neptune. This video is intended to demonstrate that even given […]
freevoice FreeVoice is an online publication written by students and faculty at the University of the District of Columbia. Its name and branding is split between two fonts. The word, “FREE”, is derived from a 19th century newspaper called Freedom’s Journal. Freedom’s Journal was the first African American owned and operated newspaper published in the […]
As an initial exercise for their first typography class, design students were asked to take photos of their environment and travels and find a complete alphabet through their photography. They were asked to look for and discover letterforms through the objects and structures around them. Photos of actual letters or signage would not count. They […]
MOJO exhibition poster at gallery entrance
Poster design for exhibition of student work from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC. Imagery and typography captures the eccentricity of the various art departments and disciplines, while reflecting the spirit of UDC’s geography in the middle of our nation’s capital.
Photographic Montages for an Editorial In this photographic montage project, students were tasked with visually interpreting an editorial narrative based on a person, place, or event. The goal was to move beyond literal depiction and instead construct meaning through a visual language of images, type, color, and form. Students conducted research into their chosen topic […]
William Shirley, progressive series, 2D Digital Design, Spring 2023
Progressive Series Using Dots and Lines, Student Work, Univ. of Minnesota
The following are first-year undergraduate student poster designs using lines and basic forms and shapes. They are part of a two dimensional digital design course. Not all of the participating students are design majors. Many of the students have their majors in post-secondary and elementary education, business, biology, accounting, and plain studio arts. This course […]
Progressive Series Using Dots and Lines, Student Work, Univ. of Minnesota
The following is research investigating the use of CSS animation for digital clock designs. During my recent graduate studies, I had been thinking back to my first experience as an undergraduate graphic design student in Philadelphia. My first-year design class began with black and white compositions composed of simple dot arrangements. I eventually learned that these […]