C4PTCH4 TH1S
︎︎︎research ︎︎︎educational program ︎︎︎identity design ︎︎︎installation (WIP)A multi-platform program that studies the linguistic trends born within digital communication platforms, the transformative effects of emergent technologies on our use of languages, and what these occurrences reveal about the future of communication.
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IDIOT (GRAD THESIS)
︎︎︎research ︎︎︎trasmedia ︎︎︎book designTDC Communication Design Winner 2020
A study on contemporary privacy and camouflage, Idiot approaches the notion of concealment and protection through ubiquity. I blurred the boundaries of my own identity by creating a plurality of simulated and simultaneous presences, surrendering my privacy in order to reinstate it.
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NICE (FELLOWSHIP)
︎︎︎research ︎︎︎exhibition design ︎︎︎catalog
As the 2018 HMCT Typography Fellow, I worked alongside typographer-in-residence Lucienne Roberts on the research, development, and curation of nice. The exhibition studies the power of slogans, the definition of a “nice typeface,” the influence of texts in relationship to typography, and the threats from which the human race needs to be “saved.”
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BABY INK TWICE
︎︎︎exhibition design ︎︎︎curationAn exhibition showcasing a selection of commissioned and self-initiated letterpress posters by Swiss graphic designer and typographer, Dafi Kühne. The approach to the design of the identity and space was to frame and reflect the dynamic aesthetics of Kühne’s work without romanticizing the letterpress process.
︎︎︎Collaboration with Joshue Molina
MIKE/SIERRA/TANGO
︎︎︎exhibition design ︎︎︎curation ︎︎︎catalogCommunication Arts: Typography Annual Award 2020
An exhibition featuring contemporary multiscript typefaces produced by type foundries from around the world. Projects on display illustrate how type families can maintain their characteristics across multiple scripts while addressing the growing need for multilingual type design due to globalization and new information technologies.
︎︎︎Collaboration with Simon Johnston
PLAN B: SPIRIT OF THE BAUHAUS
︎︎︎exhibition design ︎︎︎curationTDC Communication Design Winner 2020
GDUSA American Graphic Design Award 2019
An exhibition inspired by the history and spirit of the Bauhaus on the occasion of its one hundredth anniversary. It features work produced by ArtCenter College of Design students working between Berlin and LA. Plan B recaptures the spirit of the Bauhaus to rediscover its heritage and imagine its future significance.
︎︎︎Collaboration with Simon Johnston and Carolina Trigo
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IN VERBIS ARTIS
︎︎︎exhibition design ︎︎︎catalog
This exhibition explores the relationship between language, design,
and fine art through the work of seven Los Angeles-based artists. Within the context of each artist’s voice,
the exhibition examines the fluidity of written words, addressing the
myriad potential interpretations of language at this critical time for
communication throughout contemporary culture.
ARTFUL IMPACT: THE POSTERS OF ABRAM GAMES
︎︎︎exhibition design ︎︎︎curation
British poster designer Abram Games (1914–1996), holds an important place in
the legacy of twentieth-century graphic design. For over five decades he
interpreted the social, political, and commercial pulse of his country
by absorbing the influences around him and referencing them in his
works.
HMCT LECTURE SERIES
︎︎︎identity designA typographic identity for online lecture series organized by Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at ArtCenter College of Design.
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MUJERES HISPANAS Y TIPOGRAFÍA
︎︎︎identity design ︎︎︎catalog design (WIP)Five international designers, typographers, and researchers—Laura Meseguer, Marina Garone, Sandra García (Tipastype), Dafne Martínez (Tipastype), and Jimena Gamio—were invited to participate in a residency program at Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography that highlights the talent and creativity of Hispanic women.
︎︎︎Collaboration with Ximena Amaya
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NANOTECH
︎︎︎identity design ︎︎︎poster series
The transformative qualities of
materials at the nano scale are used as inspiration for the designs and
applications in this identity. It is informed by concepts of synthesis,
interaction, and self-repetition.
︎︎︎Special thanks to Simon Johnston
EGG AND DART
︎︎︎editorial design
Egg &
Dart is a magazine that explores the world through the visual
patterns found in a micro and macro scale. It looks at cultural and
natural examples of repetitive forms and features articles that
contextualize them.
︎︎︎Special thanks to Annie Huang
CRISIS
︎︎︎research ︎︎︎book design ︎︎︎poster series ︎︎︎installation
“The crisis
consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot
be born.” This project explores the concept and etymology of the word crisis.
The objective is to provide a deeper sense of its meaning by studying
its journey from the ancient Greeks to today.
PARASHOT
︎︎︎type design (WIP)This display typeface was inspired by the hand-lettering in the posters of Abram Games. An initial version of the typeface was used for the identity of Artful Impact, an exhibition of his posters, that I designed and curated in 2019.
︎︎︎Special thanks to Greg Lindy
MELANOTICA
︎︎︎type design(WIP)
A sans serif with a large x-height, soft curves, circular dots, and double story “a” and “g.” The relationship between wide and narrow characters is designed to bring a symmetrical yet organic rhythm.
︎︎︎Special thanks to Greg Lindy
