During my 2nd year of my MFA, I served as the graphic design graduate assistant for Boston University's School of Visual Arts. In this position, I worked on projects for both the SVA office and the Visual Arts Research and Resource Library. These projects included brochures, way finding, flyers, and more.
Viewbook Update
My first project was to add pages to an already existing viewbook detailing the many programs in BU's School of Visual Arts.
The pages I added detailed the new BA in Art program. Here, I followed an existing visual system to design pages that seamlessly fit
into the viewbook.
The pages I added detailed the new BA in Art program. Here, I followed an existing visual system to design pages that seamlessly fit
into the viewbook.
VASI Brochure
For this project, I designed a brochure for BU's Visual Arts Summer Institute, a summer program for high school students. After the distribution of this brochure, there was a significant increase in the number of applicants for the program.
Flyers
First, I built upon an existing design system to design flyers for a variety of elective classes before course registration. I also made posters for other events, both working off of existing systems and creating my own.
Admitted Students Day
I created the visual system for the 2023 Admitted Students Day event. I designed a poster/mailer announcement, name tags, and Risograph printed way-finding signs. This project quite possibly included the most satisfying moment of my design career, when the shapes taken from one of the fonts I used fit perfectly with the arrows included in the other for my way finding signs.
Exhibition Title Wall
I designed the title wall vinyl for the Art Education thesis show. This project was an exercise in working with provided materials that were formatted in a difficult manner, as the provided material included the dimensions of each individual letter, which, when added up, would end up being over 12 feet wide. I measured the space provided and gave the Art Education department 2 alternative dimensions that would better fit in the space. Below are the elevations and the final title wall.
Photo Book Type System
Another project that I worked on was creating a type system for a photo book for the retiring president of Boston University, Dr. Robert A. Brown, and his wife, Director of Development, Dr. Beverly Brown. The photo book was intended to be a memento of the Art@Sloane program.
Visual Arts Research and Resource Library
The final projects I worked on were for the Visual Arts Research and Resource Library. I used an existing branding system to design aisle signage and a poster for the equipment checkout service.
