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 […]
Victor R. Albertson, George Mason University, Fall 2025 - Letterforms made from tools
As an introduction to typography, students were asked to discover and photograph letterforms found in their everyday surroundings — from campus walks to weekend travels to their dormitory environment. The challenge: create a complete alphabet by capturing shapes in the built or natural environment that suggest letterforms, without photographing actual printed type or signage. This […]
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
Students in this first-year undergraduate course created poster designs using only lines, basic forms, and geometric shapes as primary visual elements. The project is part of a Two-Dimensional Digital Design course that serves as an introduction to both design principles and digital tools. Not all students enrolled in the course are Graphic Design majors. Participants […]
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 […]
Sample spread from thesis pages 66-67, "The Steel"
Pages 94-95
The following essay is from my graduate thesis at the Vermont College of Fine Art. The entire following narrative does not appear in the front portion of the thesis where images and text together tell a slightly different story about the Bethlehem Steel. The following would appear further back in the publication. I grew up […]
Peter Kery
The following essay is from my graduate thesis at the Vermont College of Fine Art. Most, but not all, of the following text is found within the publication, On Lost. The narrative, which is about how I lost my way on a hike off the shores of Lake Superior, does not exactly follow the same […]