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The Constricted Typeface design derived from the literal and emotional context of the word. Constricted was developed wth the idea of compression

constricted / astringe / choke / clench / compress / concen-trate / condense / confine / contract / cramp / curb / draw together / limit / narrow / pinch / restrain / shrink / squeeze strangle / tense / boundries / reduce / think / scale downshrivel / not allowed

Starting with hand sketches and drawings on graph paper then moving to illustrator and finally into Fontlab. I slowly evolved characters forcing them to be taller, tighter and condensed into a more vertical space.

Verge Magazine, a collaborative project designed with 3 other students, targets ages 22–26, people approaching college graduation and recent graduates that are looking for resources to expand their personal and professional lives. Verge delivers an urban sophistication to young creatively inclined individuals who are looking to break into the professional world with information on cultural events, music and fashion. Concurrently, Verge provides professional advice, professional practice, budgeting on an introductory salary and more.

VERGE MAGAZINE

SHADY BUSINESSRound: Make sure the top of the frames hits or

covers your eye brows

Cat eye: Tone down the dramatic shape by picking

a neutral color like black or white.

Square: Pick a pair with this frames—key to

getting that vintage feel

FRESH KICKSHead-turning heals and high tops like these are

the reason foot fetishes exist. Opt for seductive

features such as multiple straps, snakeskin, and

wicked back and detail designs.

SLICK LIDSSnap backs are back again. The retro vintage look

of lids creates a trendy casual look that is in today.

Try pairing vibrant lids with retro shades and high

top sneakers to create a ultimate fresh look.

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A FEW REASONS WHY FASHION IS STILL RELEVANT

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Some Summer Must haves

THROWBACKS

1. Sneakers $45 Dillards, 2. Sunglasses $10 Macy’s3. Hat $20 Macy’s, 4. Sunglasses $15 Urban Outfitters5. Hat $20 TJ Maxx, 6. High-Tops $65 Journey’s7. Hat $20 Journey’s, 8. Sunglasses $15 Marshall’s9. Hat $30 Sears, 10. Sunglasses $35 New York & Co.11. Converse $40 Journey’s, 12. Heels $55 DSW

Fashion shows your thinking is

modern and flexible (e.g. willing to

accept and process new ideas).

Fashion has escapist qualities

to help you deal with the pressures

of the world (For example: your

country may be at war, but you’ve

“escaped” by dressing in the

season’s fluffy ruffles that make you

look like you don’t have a care in the

world.) Everything you put on sends

a message. Even if you say you don’t

care about fashion and don’t dress

to make a statement, you are making

a statement (that you don’t care

about fashion).

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WHY FASHION IS STILL RELEVANT

Fashion has escapist qualities to help

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1416 Marilee Dr

Parking Lot

A&D Building

“Embossed and debossed type tends to be descriptive, and simple”

Usually containing three or few words. The type I

found many interesting things around my subdivi-

sion Debossed type seems to give the impression

of a stamp. This type seems to live in the environ-

ment that it exists in. I like how you can run one

finger over the letters; one finger at a time forming

an entire word when you are through.

The legibility of debossed type is questionable.

Many times when glimpsing at the type, it is hard

to read; especially if it’s on a very light color. One

things about debossed type is the outline of the

type tends be lighter, than the impressed letterform.

Tim, who is my neighbor, friend, and designer the architec-tural structure of the pipelines in my subdivision.

As my dog leads me back to our house,

I take one last look around, sniff in the

fresh air and walk in the garage. The

click of the leash, the push of the garage

door button, and the slam of the door,

ends our journey at 1416 Marilee Dr.

When talking to twin sisters Brittany and Alyssa Potter, They were intrigued to know that these photos were taken in our back yard. The beauty of embossing and deboss-ing is right under your nose everywhere.

The book The Rise and Fall of Public Typography is based on the concept of embossed and debossed typography. Throughout my journey of designing the book I captured pictures of places I passed on my everyday travels – my subdivision, the parking lot, and around the Art and Design building. Starting with images, then moving to mood boards, and finally writing a narrative, the book transformed into my autobiography.

PUBLIC TYPOGRAPHY

Five days a week, 7 months out of the year, I walk to the Art and Design building.

I step on the break, put my car in park, pull the emergency break, and take

the keys out of the ignition. I step out of the

car gathering my things, and close the door,

and being my walk on a windy, rainy day.

TYPE THATexists in

environmentour

I continue my walk staring at the water hitting the pavement.

As I walk over a manhole, I notice between

the cracks of two cars a sewer. The sewer

and the manhole and a few things in common.

First, they both have embossed type, and

second they both have dirty rainy water run-

ning down their paths.

As I run my black and white plaid rain

boot over the embossed type, I notice

the sheen the water adds to the type.

DEBOSSED AND EMBOSSED

types exist in our environment, but in a three dimen-

sional way. Embossed type comes off more legible.

When looking at the various type on water applianc-

es, one can see the outline of the text is darker the

letterform its self. One aspect that could be problem-

atic for embossed type, is when people walk over

these various letters forms; such as manholes, they

tend to ware down over a period of time.

I end this journey of my walk with the shiny reflec-tion of me in double doors of the art and design building. I look up into the sky through my

clear umbrella, clicking the silvers clasps. My left

plaid boot, and my right slightly wet hand reaches for

the handle on the door. I continue my journey into

the doors of the various shops, studios and class-

rooms which most people just call it the A & D

Thinking about all the places I’ve been to discover

embossed and debossed,

typography. My subdivision,

the parking lot, and around

the art and design building.

One question I have is, why

is all embossed and de-

bossed type san serif?

WHYis it

san serifall

Thinking about all the places I’ve been to discover

embossed and debossed,

typography. My subdivision,

the parking lot, and around

the art and design building.

One question I have is, why

is all embossed and de-

bossed type san serif?

WHYis it

san serifall

Is it because this type tends to be descriptive

and small? Or is it because it can be used for detail and

ornamentation? One conclusion we can make from san

serif typefaces, is that it is clear and concise.

Characteristics that make a san serif successfulclassicrecognizableboldstands out without decorationshows importancemodernpresentsimplifieddirect and straight forwardcatches your eyeeasy

The crisp, clean, uncluttered lines of sans serif fonts are the favorites of many designers.

The things that I noticed dur-ing this project made me look at things in a different way.

Now I can finally say “ I have an eye for type. When starting this as-

signment, I had no clue what I was going to photograph, but now

knowing made it an interesting journey. Finally noticing the items that I

pass everyday, would become very useful to me. Now on my everyday

walk to class, or to the parking lot, or eve the walk from 1416 marilee

to the front door, I notice the items that I never use to notice before.

One never knows what will become useful to you.

Embossing process of producing upon various ma-terials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed.

The hippopotamus is recognizable by its barrel-shaped torso, enormous mouth and teeth, nearly hairless body, stubby legs and tremendous size. The hippopotamus was the perfect candidate for this mark making experience. The final six hippos were achieved with a variety of techniques; spray paint, rubbings, vector shapes, and hand drawn sketches.

ANIMAL STUDIES

Spray Paint Loose Doodle Simple Geometric Shapes

Kitchen Mat Rubbings Only Right Angles Contour Drawing

KU SWIM Club

HOLOCAUST

Night Auschwitz and AfterEyewitness Auschwitz

Elie WieselCharlotte DelboFilip Muller

Literature

From the Ashes of SobiborMemoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto FighterI Never Saw Another Butterfly

Thomas Toivi BlattSimha Rotem (Kazik

The Men with The Pink TriangleAll But My LifeA Brush of DeathShared Sorrows

Heinz HegerGerda Weismann KleinMorris Wyzogrod

M.J. McLendonENGL 203

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The typographic workbook demonstrates the key rules of typography. These rules included: x-height, hyphenation, line breaks, alignment, justifi-cation, combining typefaces, quotes, apostrophes, dashes, bullets and numerals.

TYPOGRAPHIC WORKBOOK

Re-design of Biking To Work an illustrated book written by Rory Mcmullan. The original design of Biking To Work book was very unorganized therefore leading itself to interesting design possibilities. The redesign book included a new cover, title page, table of contents, eight typical spreads including one chapter opening, A special feature was also added – a trifold pullout information graphic about what bike might fit the rider best.

BIKING TO WORK

F.O.G Booklet, was a collaborative project designed with 4 other students around the idea of disguises. The objective was to become acquainted with the elements of typography and page layout in both the digital and letterpress mediums.

F.O.G Booklet

Krista Perkinswww.kristaperkins.com