Author Archives: pkerycom

Work: Informational Graphics | Motion

Neptune in 10 Minutes

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 […]

Work: Branding/Identities | Websites

FreeVoice

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 […]

Student Work: Graphic Design Education

Letterforms in the Environment

Victor R. Albertson, George Mason University, Fall 2025, detail of assignment- Letterforms made from tools

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 […]

Work: Print and Publications

Exhibition Poster Design

MOJO Exhibition Poster at gallery entrance

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.

Student Work: Graphic Design Education | Print and Publications

Editorial Illustrations

top image for editorial illustrations showing multiple examples

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 […]

Student Work: Graphic Design Education

Poster Designs | Basic Forms

William Shirley, progressive series, 2D Digital Design, Spring 2023

William Shirley, progressive series, 2D Digital Design, Spring 2023

Progressive Series Using Dots and Lines, Student Work, Univ. of Minnesota

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 […]

Work: Motion | Research | Websites

CSS Animated Clocks

Progressive Series Using Dots and Lines, Student Work, Univ. of Minnesota

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 […]

Work: Motion | Research

Mae Carol Jemison

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 […]

Work: Research | Writings

The Steel

Pages 66-67, "The Steel" spread

Sample spread from thesis pages 66-67, "The Steel"

Pages 94-95, "The Steel" spread

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 […]

Work: Research | Writings

An Introduction On Lost

photograph white trees by Peter Kery

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 […]