ObjectivE:
Synthesize key findings from reviews to identify recurring questions and concepts, laying the groundwork for future research in communications design. This artifact should serve as a roadmap for exploring the intersections of criticism, storytelling, and critical evaluation within design discourse.
Deliverables:
Identify recurring themes across reviews, focusing on the role of criticism, storytelling, and critical evaluation of design works
Write a final reflection identifying recurring themes across the semester, maximum 250 words
Produce a book synthesizing and conveying these themes, utilizing two of the three semester projects (Media Analyzation, Pecha Kucha, Literature Reviews)
Photo Collage 1 part 1
Photo Collage 1 part 1
Photo Collage 1 part 2
Photo Collage 1 part 2
Photo Collage 1
Photo Collage 1
Photo Collage 2 part 1
Photo Collage 2 part 1
Photo Collage 2 part 2
Photo Collage 2 part 2
Photo Collage 3 part 1
Photo Collage 3 part 1
Photo Collage 3 part 2
Photo Collage 3 part 2
Photo Collage 3
Photo Collage 3
Process
After writing the final written reflection, I found a common thread of community and it's importance for good communication in both my Literature Reviews and my Pecha Kucha. I decided to create my book in a format that would emphasize this theme of togetherness from separate parts. The solution I settled on was printing on vellum.
The Literature Reviews provided several photo collages, each of which I broke apart into several layers, as shown above. Each layer serves as a different page, and only when all of the pages are aligned can one see the original piece and message.
Similarly for the text, I pulled from my Pecha Kucha script, three Literature Reviews, and final reflection. I chose quotes that reflected on community then created typographic layouts. Once I had the initial layouts, I duplicated each and then cut and edited to create individual layers.
Final Solution
The final result is a pair of booklets commenting on the importance of community for communication. The vellum not only allows viewers to see through the pages to what lies beneath but adds a richness and depth of texture. The combination of typographic layouts and pieces of photo collages make each book an individual piece while still being part of the whole.
Back to Top