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Tag: Student Work

Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps

Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps

Garth • May 30, 2014May 29, 2014
For her senior thesis, Tyler School of Art graduate Rebecca Mah created Culture Caps, a drop cap alphabet influenced by different regions correspondi...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water

Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water

Garth • May 22, 2014May 21, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Student Work: Josh Schott

Student Work: Josh Schott

Garth • May 7, 2014May 4, 2014
Graphic designer Josh Schott is pursuing his MFA at Tyler School of Art at Temple University and already has an impressive collection of work to his...
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Tyler School of Art: Brains, Muscle, Wildcard

Tyler School of Art: Brains, Muscle, Wildcard

Garth • Apr 28, 2014Apr 28, 2014
In teaming up for their exhibition date last week as part of the 2014 Tyler School of Art MFA Graphic and Interactive Design Thesis Exhibition, desi...
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Student Work: Seth Gale

Student Work: Seth Gale

Garth • Apr 25, 2014Apr 20, 2014
Something great is brewing up in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s not coffee. Okay, there’s tasty coffee brewing up there too, but the real...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Quotes & Quickness

Alliteration Inspiration: Quotes & Quickness

Garth • Apr 24, 2014Apr 23, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Student Work: Jaclyn Merk

Student Work: Jaclyn Merk

Garth • Apr 23, 2014Apr 20, 2014
Feeling the design love for Jaclyn Merk, a recent graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and you will too after...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Jelly & Journeying

Garth • Apr 17, 2014Apr 17, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Student Work: Clarke Harris

Student Work: Clarke Harris

Garth • Mar 19, 2014Mar 17, 2014
I’m quite fond of the work Clarke Harris has put out as he cuts his (Gator) teeth in the University of Florida’s graphic design program...
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Student Work: Zan Barnett

Garth • Feb 25, 2014Feb 24, 2014
With as much negativity that exists within and toward the world of hip hop, the genre’s positive influences can be easy to overlook. With this i...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Hearts & Horns

Alliteration Inspiration: Hearts & Horns

Garth • Feb 13, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Student Work: Josh White

Student Work: Josh White

Garth • Feb 6, 2014Feb 3, 2014
A graphic design student at Fort Hays State University, Josh White recently debuted some impressive concept work. I appreciate how his approach chall...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Fruit & Feathers

Alliteration Inspiration: Fruit & Feathers

Garth • Jan 30, 2014Jan 27, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Emma Fick: Snippets

Emma Fick: Snippets

Garth • Jan 24, 2014Jan 20, 2014
Emma Fick, a 22-year-old from Louisiana living in Serbia and teaching English on a Fulbright scholarship, has chosen an interesting and public way i...
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Alex Westgate Illustration

Alex Westgate Illustration

Garth • Jan 24, 2014Jan 20, 2014
Alex Westgate is a freelance illustrator and designer out of Toronto, ON. Though he’s only recently graduated from the Ontario College of Art &...
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Student Work: Vivian Shih

Student Work: Vivian Shih

Garth • Jan 16, 2014Jan 15, 2014
A recent graduate from the Illustration program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, Vivian Shih already boasts an impressive breadth ...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Aviation & Avocados

Alliteration Inspiration: Aviation & Avocados

Garth • Jan 9, 2014Jan 9, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Beards & Bees

Alliteration Inspiration: Beards & Bees

Garth • Dec 12, 2013Jan 1, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Student Work: Hannah Johnson: Quarter Life Review

Student Work: Hannah Johnson: Quarter Life Review

Courtney • Nov 21, 2013Dec 1, 2013
For her graduate thesis at Tyler School of Art, Hannah Johnson created Quarter Life Review, a series of book covers inspired by her childhood drawings...
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Student Work: Lacy Kuhn: Beehive Honey Squares

Courtney • Sep 4, 2013Sep 4, 2013
This fun packaging project was designed by Lacy Kuhn for Beehive Honey Squares, while a student at Western Washington University. For more from Lacy,...
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Student Work: Mirim Seo: S.E.W. Saving Endangered Wildlife

Student Work: Mirim Seo: S.E.W. Saving Endangered Wildlife

Courtney • Sep 3, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Mirim Seo created this beautiful project while a student at Tyler School of Art. S.E.W., which stands for Saving Endangered Wildlife, is a game that t...
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Recent Grad: Sarah Surrette

Courtney • Jun 25, 2013Jun 24, 2013
Sarah Surette is a recent Tyler School of Art grad with quite the portfolio. Here are a few examples of the pieces that caught my eye:...
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Student Work: Amber Asay: Design Variety

Courtney • Jun 24, 2013Jun 24, 2013
To promote herself to prospective employers and clients, recent grad Amber Asay  (previously featured here) created Design Variety, a beautifully de...
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Student Work: Michelle Wang: The Art of Scent

Courtney • Jun 17, 2013Jun 17, 2013
I’ve featured the work of Pratt student Michelle Wang a couple of times before, so it’s no surprise that I’m equally impressed with ...
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Student Work: Mia A. Johnson: Adventure Supply Kit

Student Work: Mia A. Johnson: Adventure Supply Kit

Courtney • Jun 4, 2013Dec 1, 2013
For her thesis project at the University of San Francisco, Mia Johnson created Adventure Supply Kit, which was “designed to aid, inspire, and en...
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Student Work: Russell Edling: Homespun Records

Student Work: Russell Edling: Homespun Records

Courtney • May 16, 2013Dec 1, 2013
For his senior thesis project at the Tyler School of Art, designer Russell Edling created Homespun Records, a “small time record label that put...
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Sabrina Smelko: VOA, an Illustrated Science-Fiction Novel

Courtney • May 2, 2013May 2, 2013
For her graduate thesis, Sabrina Smelko wrote and illustrated VOA, a science fiction novel focused on the concepts of death, power and justice. If yo...
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Student Work: Chloe Scheffe

Courtney • Apr 5, 2013Apr 4, 2013
As evidenced below, Chloe Scheffe, a current student at RISD, is doing some seriously awesome work. You can explore more of her portfolio right here....
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Student Work: Alex Register

Courtney • Mar 13, 2013Mar 12, 2013
Lots of great stuff to see in the portfolio of Alex Register, a senior graphic design major at Iowa State University....
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Student Work: Liz Cook: Pandora Rebrand

Courtney • Feb 1, 2013Feb 1, 2013
While at Chicago Portfolio School (where she graduated from this past fall), designer Liz Cook took on a rebrand of Pandora Internet Radio: Refining t...
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Student Work: Michelle Wang: We the People, White House Brew on Behance

Courtney • Jan 16, 2013Jan 16, 2013
Take a look at this student packaging project by Pratt student Michelle Wang: packaging design for We the People, White House Brew. The design is real...
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Student Work: Fred Carriedo: Transform Conference Collateral

Courtney • Jan 14, 2013Jan 14, 2013
This impressive student project was developed by Fred Carriedo for the Transform conference, an event that tackles evolution and the future of commu...
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Student Work: Amber Asay: The Voyager Shop

Courtney • Jan 11, 2013Jan 14, 2013
Designer Amber Asay developed the identity and collateral for The Voyager Shop, a San Francisco lifestyle boutique, while a student at Brigham Young U...
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Student Work: Yu Ping Chuang: Tivoli Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Dec 3, 2012Dec 2, 2012
While pursuing her Masters Degree in Packaging at Pratt Institute, Yu Ping Chuang developed these beautiful materials for Tivoli, a line of bath prod...
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Student Work: Januar Rianto: Fire Of Each Other

Courtney • Jun 26, 2012Jun 26, 2012
As a student project, Januar Rianto, designed and produced an artist’s book for Robert Montgomery (whose work I’ve featured previously), ...
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Student Work: Þorleifur Gíslason: Børk Identity and Products

Student Work: Þorleifur Gíslason: Børk Identity and Products

Courtney • Jun 25, 2012Jan 16, 2014
As his final project at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, Þorleifur Gíslason developed Børk, a creative studio focusing on surface pattern design....
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Student Work: Kacie Mills: Promotional Materials

Courtney • Jun 15, 2012Jun 15, 2012
I recently discovered the work of Kacie Mills, a current MICA student, through Eric Mortenson, whose new portfolio site I posted about last week. She...
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Student Work: Nicole Yeo and Jonny Sikov: Sol – Yours Truly Identity

Courtney • Jun 13, 2012Sep 14, 2012
This project was created for Seattle-based hip hop artist Sol by Nicole Yeo and Jonny Sikov, two students from the University of Washington. The desig...
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Recent Grad: Trent Edwards: Atlas of Remote Islands Redesign

Courtney • Jun 4, 2012Jun 4, 2012
Trent Edwards is a recent grad of the excellent MFA program at Tyler School of Art. Of all his projects I’m especially loving his cartographic a...
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Student Work: Molly Weber: Bridesmade Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Jun 1, 2012May 27, 2012
Molly Weber created these beautiful laser cut pieces as a student at Academy of Art University. The pieces were designed to promote Bridesmade, a fict...
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Student Work: UW Design 2012

Courtney • May 29, 2012May 27, 2012
The graduating students of the University of Washington in Seattle, WA have put together an excellent online showcase of their work: UW Design 2012. ...
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Student Work: Fred Carriedo: Bass Pro Shop Identity

Courtney • May 23, 2012May 21, 2012
Check out this awesome student-designed identity for Bass Pro Shop by Fred Carriedo—a huge improvement in my opinion....
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Student Work: Brian Rau: Native Resorts Identity

Student Work: Brian Rau: Native Resorts Identity

Courtney • May 17, 2012Jan 16, 2014
The Native Resorts hotel identity is a recent project by Brian Rau, who will be graduating from Northern Illinois University this spring. Take a lo...
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Student Work: Allison Kerek: The Retired Kid Illustration

Courtney • May 16, 2012May 16, 2012
I am in love with Allison Kerek’s illustration style. Her portfolio is overflowing with great work. But as a lifelong fan of illustrated books, ...
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Student Work: Caleb Heisey: Folksaga Packaging

Courtney • May 15, 2012May 14, 2012
This awesome packaging series, Folksaga, was designed by by Caleb Heisey, who is currently pursuing an MFA at Tyler School of Art. Here’s a bit ...
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Student Work: Aldis Ozolins: Blue Note Legend

Courtney • May 14, 2012May 13, 2012
Awesome work by Aldis Ozolins for Blue Note Legend: Design for a proposed specialty sub label for Blue note records called “Blue Note Legend.&#...
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Student Work: Chul Lee: Omnibus Film Festival Identity

Courtney • May 9, 2012May 7, 2012
Really impressed with Chul Lee’s work, especially the identity and collateral developed for the fictional event, Omnibus Film Festival....
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Student Work: Mike Perry: Packaging Projects

Courtney • May 8, 2012May 8, 2012
Mike Perry is a soon-to-be-graduate of Tyler School of Art with a great portfolio. In particular, I’m most impressed with his packaging projects...
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Student Work: Woody Harrington: Novel Tea Cafe Identity

Courtney • Apr 27, 2012Apr 23, 2012
Woody Harrington is currently a Senior at Tyler School of Art, with an excellent portfolio. In particular, his identity project for Novel Tea Cafe, a ...
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Student Work: Seth Lunsford: 1,000 Paces

Courtney • Apr 12, 2012Apr 10, 2012
Seth Lunsford, a senior at Iowa State University, has quite an impressive student portfolio. Out of all his projects, 1,000 Paces caught my eye as a ...
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Student Work: Sarah Taylor: Spion Identity and Packaging

Courtney • Apr 11, 2012Apr 11, 2012
Sarah Taylor is a student enrolled in Capilano University’s IDEA Program. Spion, a fictive spy-themed store, is a project involving multiple c...
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Student Work: Nina Reck: Serengeti Board Game

Courtney • Mar 21, 2012Sep 14, 2012
This beautiful board game, Serengeti, was designed by recent Tyler School of Art grad, Nina Reck. In this educational board game, players migrate acro...
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Student Work: Beau Monroe: Concannon Packaging

Courtney • Mar 13, 2012Aug 1, 2012
This post has been removed at the request of the featured designer....
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Student Work: Jon Wong: Beast in a Neon Cage

Courtney • Mar 2, 2012Dec 14, 2012
This has been a week of stellar student work, and Jon Wong is no exception. He has a particular talent for book and publication design, as evidenced e...
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Student Work: Natalie Andrewson Illustration

Courtney • Mar 1, 2012Feb 28, 2012
Check out the lovely illustration work of Natalie Andrewson, a third year student at Ringling College of Art and Design...
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Student Work: Mallory Smith: Southern Sayin’s

Courtney • Feb 28, 2012Sep 14, 2012
Mallory Smith is a current Communications Design student at the University of Louisville. This project, Southern Sayins, is a set of 10 greeting car...
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Student Work: Jake Dugard: The Coffee Co-Op Identity

Courtney • Feb 28, 2012Feb 28, 2012
Jake Dugard is a designer currently working towards his Masters in Fine Arts at Louisiana Tech University. This identity project was created for fict...
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Student Work: Jonathan Faust: Earl/Gray Identity

Courtney • Feb 17, 2012Feb 17, 2012
Here’s another great student identity project by Denmark-based Jonathan Faust. The design was developed for a fictive company with the intentio...
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Student Spotlight: Paul Marcinkowski: Tattoo Infographics

Courtney • Feb 13, 2012Feb 13, 2012
How cool are these tattoo infographics?!? A very impressive student project by Paul Marcinkowski. via Quipsologies  ...
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Recent Grad: Eugene Art Seo: Radiolab Redesign

Courtney • Jan 23, 2012Jan 23, 2012
I am a huge fan of Radiolab—if you don’t know the podcast, I highly recommend checking it out—so this brand and site redesign by recent Ar...
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