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A creative abstract logo developed to express an origami type style. It expresses design as being creative, yet functional, being both abstract and concrete to express the fine arts and design sides of the Visual Communications program.

Visual CommunicationsConcept Logo (2012) - 4” x 5”

A Holiday themed container intended to store gift cards or other small objects for gifts. When assembled, it takes on a flat-bottomed diamond shape that gives that packaging a unique look and also keeps the top of the box shut.

Christmas PackagingGift Card Box (2011) - 3” x 5”

The city of Medicine Hat, located in South-Eastern Alberta, is known as ‘The Gas City’, and as such uses a gas lantern as its logo. Paying tribute to Fukuda Shigeo’s talent at creating impossible objects, the impossible lantern plays with perspective and illusion to showcase Fukuda’s unique style in an imaginary poster exhibition.

Fukuda Shigeo Hypothetical Poster Exhibition (2012) - 20” x 42”

I was challenged to design a book cover that expressed a step-by-step process to understanding graphic design. My idea took geometric shapes and started on the back cover, the shapes becoming larger and multiplying as they moved toward the right side of the front cover, growing, from step one to the final size.

A Guide To Graphic DesignHypothetical Book Cover Design (2012) - 8.5” x 17.25”

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2011

Challenged to create an imaginative, grid based invitation; I produced a unique solution using an interactive ‘connection’ on the front cover, and a two-direction grid on the inside.

Let’s Connect Design Thinkers 2011Redesigned Invitational Envelope (2011) - 8” x 9”

I took two action words and creatively displayed their meaning, using only the word itself. Throw, thus, is throwing the O, so that the word catch, can catch it.

Throw to CatchConceptual Typography (2010) - 10” x 4”

The purpose of this image is to display ambiguous space. It is sometimes difficult to tell where one object begins and the other ends. I chose imagery that normally isn’t associated with each other, in order to really play with the ‘unknown’ that the ambiguous space creates.

Ambiguous Charcoal Drawing (2011) - 18” x 25”

I chose to display a typical Xbox 360 gaming controller in an interesting perspective in order to create new interest in something generally ignored aside from being used as a tool to have fun.

Pop GamingPen and Marker Drawing (2010) - 12” x 22”

I created this image out of reference material that I found interesting. My goal was to combine different elements from other works that I have done, such as the ideas from ‘Ambiguous’, in order to create an interesting image that, the longer you looked at it, the more icons and symbols you found hidden within.

CubePen, Marker, Pencil Drawing (2011) - 20” x 35”

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