Advertising Copywriting - Radio Script

Here's my first radio script. We got to choose any restaurant we wanted - so naturally I chose Coldstone Creamery.

Design With Type I - Typographer Flashcard

This is a design for a flashcard promoting typographer Matthew Carter. He was a prominent figure in the transition of type from print to screen. He designed numerous fonts including Bell Centennial, Big Caslon, Skia, Shelley Script, and Verdana.

Intro to Web Design - Portfolio Site

Finally, I created my first portfolio website. It's a nice temporary site to hold the work that I've done this far, but presumably too cluttered and diverse for use beyond my Junior year. The background images were all photos that I've taken over the years. The trickiest part was applying lightbox for all the images.

Graphic Design I - Eames Animals

This project used some brilliant designers for inspiration. We chose different animals to represent as simply and iconically as possible, while mimicking forms from classic Eames designs.

My favorite one wasn't required for the project, but I wanted to use a material that contrasted the form that it created, so I used floral cardstock in the last Eames Pig that I created.

  

Design With Type I - Word Pairs

After weeks of submitting countless revisions, here's the final poster design for my Type I class. Each of us was given a set of word pairs that included an adjective and a noun. My pair was Powerful Moon. We expanded on the word pairs with simple visuals, eventually adding photos and supporting text.

Storytelling - Escalating Desire

Each week in this class, we had to write a different story. of the entire semester, this story was my favorite. We could write about any character in any scenario, as long as they presented an escalating sense of desire. This is my story:

   She's beautiful. Red paint, chrome edges, four tires that would make any who looked upon her swoon. There was never such a lawnmower as beautiful as her. I love her. I've loved her for weeks. Why not me? She notices all the others, each one, but passes by me weekly without a second glance.
    She's coming? Out, in the sunlight, her paint glitters with excitement. I know this is her favorite time of day. It's mine too – another chance to see her! But today I will get her attention. Today, she'll notice me, want me, love me. She's getting closer. Left to right, now right to left. Each pass draws her closer. What do I do once she's here? How do I stand out? How do I get her to see me, finally, notice me? Left to right, there she goes again. I could stand taller. Risk it all, say hello. What if she doesn't hear me? But I'm up on this hill, higher than the rest, she must see me, at least! This time. Right to left. This is it. Left to right. Nearly there. I'm standing my tallest, I know she must see me now. I'm here, I'm yours, I've got everything you could ever want!
    She's turning. Leaving once again. Next time perhaps. Next time she'll see me, tall, green, and strong. I'm the only blade of grass for her.

Leadership in Creative Organizations - Vision Statements

This Leadership class has been one of the most useful courses that I've taken at Ringling College so far. We've done so much personal and professional exploration, so I wanted to share the overall philosophy I was able to achieve from these explorations. Like the successful companies we studied all semester, I created vision statements of my own to guide the goals I set down for myself for years to come:

Personal Vision Statement

My personal vision is to surround myself in ever-evolving beauty that will enrich my imagination and stretch my capacity for innovation. I will breathe life into those around me and find endless possibilities in each new day.

Leadership Vision Statement

My leadership vision is to be the guiding force of energy among those who make the world a better place through their individual and collective creative explorations. I will help those without faith in their own work to see the possibilities that exist within art and the power that creativity has to change the world.