Concert Poster: Cluster
A promotional poster for electronic music pioneers Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius.
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Pianola, and interactive piano July 3
I am not sure how I got to this, but it's worth sharing: Pianolina, an interactive music game from Grotrian, a German Piano manufacturer
Play with the floating tones, create new atmospheric melodies. It's awesome.
typography, timelapse & stop-motion nerds unite July 2
from Pitchfork: The new Death Cab for Cutie video doubles as a feel-good, triumph-of-the-little-guy tale. Director Ross Ching was simply a longtime fan of the band when he made the clip for "Little Bribes", a track off Death Cab's recent Open Door EP.
He uploaded the time-lapse-crazed clip to the web, and next thing you know, his beloved band declared his video totally official. Plus: A press... (read more)
Half a Century of Nuclear Explosions July 1
from Art Space Tokyo:
Isao Hashimoto, 1945–1998.
It is a haunting visualization of the 2053 atomic explosions that occurred on this planet, from the “Trinity” test at Los Alamos, New Mexico, in 1945, to the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests of 1998. Using different sounds and colors to denote explosions—by the United States, the USSR, Britain, China, France, India and... (read more)
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Plural is a creative studio based in Chicago. Founded in 2008 by Renata Graw, Christopher Kalis, Jeremiah Chiu and Eric Mika, we collaborate on a wide range of print, web, video, textile and music projects.
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Big Theatre
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Direct Relief International
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General Mills
The House Theatre of Chicago
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Holiday Inn
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John Deere
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kaplan Publishing
Kodak Company
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Motorola
Museum of Contemporary Art
Next Generation School
Nicor Gas
Obey Your Brain Records
Petrobrás
Pickled Egg Records
Pivotal Click
Ravinia
Razorfish | Avenue A
Renata Heinen
Rosenthal Fine Art, Inc.
SC Johnson
Shannon Benine
Siemens Medical USA
Slover Linett Strategies Inc.
Universal Music Special Markets
University of Illinois at Chicago
Unsound Records
Vale Mining Company
Wanger Investment
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Gallery 37, Chicago
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Musical Architecture
A graphic score. Color and form are used to delineate the instrumentation, arrangement, and mix of the music. Created during Marion Fink’s Information Design Workshop, the Basel School of Design, 2007.
Concert Poster: Morton Feldman
A poster for DePaul’s Student New Music Ensemble performances of Morton Feldman’s “Why Patterns”.
Concert Poster: Ravinia
A summer concert at Ravinia with performances by Seu Jorge and Cesaria Evora. Interlocking typography creates two layers of information on the poster. Green was used to remind the public to bring their picnic and sit on the lawn.
Baskerville Type Specimen
A type specimen exhibiting the salient features of the Baskerville typeface. Based upon an unflattering quote about the type designer, the poster challenges the form and intended use of Baskerville, creating a modern take on an 18th century typeface.
Memphis Type Specimen
A type specimen exhibiting the salient features of the Memphis typeface. The poster plays with the counter forms of the letters to highlight their features. The unexpected colors are a combination of styles: cooper from the 1930’s—when the typeface was designed—and a hot pink and black from today’s palette.
Concert Poster: The Brown Party
Concert Poster: Free Monday
A poster for an Empty Bottle performance by Chicago bands Chandeliers, Michael Columbia, and Killer Whales. Bold typography and color are used to describe their “NEW MUSIC.”
Concert Poster: T. Raumschmiere
A promotional poster for German electronic artist, T. Raumschmiere.
Borders of Paradise
A promotional poster for Big Theater’s production of Borders of Paradise, directed by Ellie Heyman. A blue watercolor wash with handwritten text.
Concert Poster: Mahjongg
A promotional poster for the Empty Bottle. Halftone vinyl application on transparent film gives the illusion of movement or modulation as you walk by.
UIC Newsletter
The UIC 2008/09 Annual Newsletter includes highlights and essays from students and faculty of the College of Architecture and the Arts.
Belief
UIC MFA Studio Arts Exhibition Catalog, 2007. A collection of writings and images showcasing the work of the Studio Arts Masters graduating in 2007. Photos of flying artist and a dreamlike color palatte reinforce the idea that belief is something that is not proven as fact, so it belongs to the realm of faith, imagination and dream.
MFA Studio Arts Catalog
UIC MFA Studio Arts Exhibition Catalog, 2008. A collection of writings, poems, and images showcasing the work of the Studio Arts Masters graduating in 2008. A clean, elegant solution combines colorful images and simple typography. A color coding system makes connections between each artist and writer.
MFA Graphic Design Thesis Catalog
UIC MFA Graphic Design Thesis Show Catalog, 2008. Supporting materials also include a postcard and poster. Using the members of the 2008 class, varying sizes of letters were cut out of foam board and held by individuals at different distances creating an optical illusion captured through photography.
Summer Basel 07
A collection of travel experiences documented as a video and book. Making connections of color, typography, symbols, shapes, and experiences, a loose narrative follows 4 students through Germany to Basel, Switzerland.
Memories from the Seventies - 70/1801
A collection of short stories about growing up in the seventies. The cover and box set are covered in wallpaper from that time. Limited Edition Letter Pressed Book.
Here Then There
Mapping explorations based on the question: “How can we visually describe the directions from place A to B in a city?” Created in Michael Renner’s Inquiry by Design Workshop, Basel School of Design, 2007.
Relax, It’s Nuclear Medicine
Cardiology Nuclear Scanner launch book for Siemens Medical Solutions. The book highlights the approach used to develop the machine itself, instead of focusing on the technological advances, the scanner is designed to be comfortable, friendly and more human. Each page is printed on a different surface, making the book a tactile experience. Limited edition of 15.
The Actual, Factual, Practical Guide to Package Design
A marketing training manual for S.C. Johnson. Vibrant colors, light-hearted language and straight forward typography are the elements for this book.
Wanger Investment Management
Wanger Investment Management, Inc. is a boutique investment management firm dedicated to creating and maintaining wealth for our clients through a fundamental approach to long-term investing.
wangerfunds.com
Rosenthal Fine Art, Inc.
Located in the heart of the Gold Coast, this gallery displays work by prominent post-war artists including Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Joan Mitchell and more. Site created with Mike Bingaman.
rosenthalfineart.com
Renata Heinen
Having worked and lived most of her professional life in London and Amsterdam, in 2005 Dutch-born Renata moved with her husband and three young children to the woods of Upper Michigan. Attracted by the wilderness and the heritage of the Native Americans, she chose for a life closer to nature and closer to her heart.
Renata Heinen
DBE Software
DBE Software empowers data modelers, data designers and database professionals to design flawless database schemas to ensure the quality of the information produced by any application.
The House Theatre of Chicago
The hottest young theater company in Chicago. The logo attempts to reflect the energy, charisma and excitement of the theater company and its' members while maintaining a professional, sophisticated charm. The House Theatre
DesEnvolve
A human resources company in São Paulo, Brazil.
Isabela Capeto, Fashion designer
Identity system for a whimsical fashion boutique in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The typeface was designed based on the couturier’s handwritting.
Paola Siqueira, Filmmaker
Logo and identity system for São Paulo-based filmmaker Paola Siqueira. Letter press business cards and modular address label.
Next Generation School
Kindergarten school logo.
I Love Brazil
Logo parody for Brazil.
OneView
A Jones Lang LaSalle software company logo.
Direct Relief International
Not-for-profit organization for medical relief logo.
Golden Rondelle Auditorium
Logo for community theater.
Rock for Life
Logo for series of rock concerts to raise funds for breast cancer relief.
In Motion
5 Channel video installation for Hyde Park Art Center. Filming from 5 CTA trains, this 15 minute video seamlessly loops as the trains travel towards Chicago’s downtown loop. At the Hyde Park Art Center January 26 - February 7, 2008.
Newsworthy
An interactive art project built for the public screens at the Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) in Chicago that ran live from March 10 – March 23. A live RSS feed of headlines from the Chicago Tribune supplied streaming content, while visitors to the project’s website could post comments that would appear live on the website and at the HPAC. Collaboration with Gretchen Schulfer and Eric Mika.
The Thrush
Digital video in a series of videos for the Chandeliers synchronized live show. Video is manually triggered in realtime, corresponding the sound with abstract visual imagery.
Passing Time
A timeline displaying a sequence of musical instruments being played with the same set of hands over a period of time.
Jennifer Montgomery, Filmmaker
A handmade box and set of 5 dvds and booklet for the films of Jennifer Montgomery at the 2008 Whitney Bienial, Limited Edition.
Dusty Groove Reissue Series
Reissue series for Dusty Groove America in conjunction with Universal Music Group featuring releases from Jorge Ben, Pete Jolly, Dorothy Ashby, Bill Cosby, and more.
Chandeliers, The Thrush
CD Packaging for Pickled Egg Records release 071. Linear imagery is used to reflect the pattern and structure of the music as well as an informational tool to indicate performers and instruments for each song.
Chandeliers, Circulation EP
7" vinyl packaging for Ghost Arcade LTD, release 005. Non-objective photographs of light echo the Chandeliers elecronic music and the theme of circulation.
Interpretations of Magnetic Tape
A collection of typographic experiments based on the interpretation of a single object, a cassette tape.
Visualizing Soundscapes: The Aestheticization of Noise
UIC MFA Thesis project documenting the process of formulating a visualization of sound in the environment. Attempting to diminish the negative connotations associated with noise, this project provides viewers with a multimedia interactive experience. Documented in a 57 page perfect bound handmade book.
Visual Timbre: Graphic Identities for Modern Music
UIC MFA Thesis project documenting the process of creating new formal identities for modern music.
There was a Stone
Experimental Typographic Exploration about language, poetry, and rhythm based on a poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade.
Chaos
A typographic study of the word Chaos, stop-motion animation.
Brown Party Promotional Buttons
A series of handmade fabric buttons individually cropped from found textiles. Used as promotional material for The Brown Party live concerts.
NovaChicago, A New Typeface for the 2016 Chicago Olympics
UIC MFA Thesis project documenting the process of creating a new typeface that captures the spirit of the Olympics and Chicago. NovaChicago is a bold, sans serif typeface that exudes characteristics of Chicago while still maintaining the integrity and beauty of the Olympic games.
Gel Type
Part of a study in creating NovaChicago. A typeface attempting to capture the fluidity of Chicago’s lakefront.
Handmade
A typeface created using hands. Available only in Capitals... well, except for the r.
Ampershirt
The first in a series of shirts showcasing the beauty of the Akzidenz Grotesk letterforms. Printed on American Apparel t-shirts.
$20
Bracket T
Close a parentheses, or cyberhug, in real life. Printed on American Apparel t-shirts.
$20
Akzidenz Happen
Sometimes you just can’t resist the all too obvious. A good rule of thumb: Always let Akzidenz happen, seriously. Printed on American Apparel t-shirts.
$20
GObama (Black)
20 x 26, 3-color silkscreen, in black on white. All proceeds go to the Obama Campaign.
$20
GObama (White)
20 x 26, 3-color silkscreen, in white on black. All proceeds go to the Obama Campaign.
$20
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