First year graphic design students at the University of Minnesota — Duluth, were asked to create branding for a local eatery of their choice. The logo would be used for a take-out app design and as inspiration for identifying icons used within the app. The visual language of the brand would also be used for […]
The following is a research and photo documentation project called, Textures. These photographs and layout experimentations are based on my daily walks through the woods of Massachusetts and Minnesota. They are photographs of places that I continually journey past but have decided to pause this one moment and take a closer look at the landscape […]
On Lost is a 300-plus page mosaic of short writings about growing up in Pennsylvania, about friends that I have known, and about getting a little lost in the woods in northern Minnesota. There are people and places lost throughout these stories, but also of things that are found, as well. A sense of […]
Typography students were asked to create a visual configuration by inventing a combination of letterforms from the alphabet. By investigating proportions, weights, counter-forms, and other shape relationships, students gain an increase awareness of the physical aspects of letters as forms. This use of typography joinery creates a visual gestalt (a physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic […]
Students created book jacket designs for a publication of their choice. Sketching and the overall process included what imagery or visual language is appropriate for the story. Discussions also included the difference between stories told on printed pages and stories told on film. Filmography imagery was avoided on purpose. Students investigated imagery for their book […]
Alexei Lewis, Fall 2025, George Mason University, Cavendish. Prior to this assignment, students will work on an expressive word project. The nature of which is to express the meaning of a descriptive word - or communicate the name of a scientist and an aspect of their work through typography. Henry Cavendish was known for discovering hydrogen.
Expressing Visual Solutions Through Typography In this project, students designed exhibition posters centered on the use of letterforms and expressive typography as the primary visual elements. Each student selected either an artist, a scientist, or an art movement to research and interpret, using only abstract forms and type — without reproducing existing artwork. The challenge […]
Students from the University of Minnesota Duluth were asked to create poster designs that promoted a documentary series, exhibition, organization, or a music application. The creation of visual and suitable imagery would be of their own choosing and be based on their own research and sketching process. Students would be developing their own visual vocabulary […]
Students in the Graphic Design Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth were asked to create graphic translations of an animal, bird, or insect. Students were first asked to develop the translation as a black and white form without shading or gradations. The results were turned into a color version and a version to serve […]
Cartel Auto Parts is an independent, family-owned and operated business. They have been established in Southwest Philadelphia since 1968. This assignment is a branding, website design and development. project for a set of junkyards! The objective of the project was to draw more attention and make the public aware of their multi-faceted facilities and operations. […]