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.
Students explored and investigated design solutions using a combination of visual elements reflective of their chosen subject matter. Their design problem was to visually present an editorial based on a person, place, or an event. The work below is a combination of first-year graphic design students and freshman students, who may or may not enter […]
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 […]
An independent study and motion graphic used an announcement for a hypothetical lecture from Mae Jemison, who went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992 and became the first African American woman in space. This project is also used as an example for student projects in motion design at the University of the […]