THERESA LIU

TYPOGRAPHYPOSTER DESIGNVECTOR ILLUSTRATIONSINTERACTIVE DESIGNMOTION VIDEO BOOK DESIGNLETTERPRESSPHOTOGRAPHY

(5) TABLE OF CONTENTS

TYPOGRAPHY

MC L

Y TE

LYTE AS A ROCK

Side One

LYTE VS. VANNA W

HYTE

(LYTE, KING O

F CHILL)

LYTE AS A

ROCK

(LYTE, AUDIO

TW

O)

I AM

A W

OMAN

(KING OF C

HILL)

MC LYTE LIKES SW

INGIN’

(LYTE) 10% D

IS(LYTE, A

UDIO T

WO)

Side Two

PAPER THIN

(LYTE, KING O

F CHILL)

LYTE THEE MC

(LYTE, KING O

F CHILL)

I CRAM

TO UNDERSTAND YOU

(LYTE, AUDIO

TW

O)

KICKIN’ 4

BROOKLYN

(LYTE, AUDIO

TW

O)

DON’T C

RY BIG G

IRLS

(LYTE, AUDIO

TW

O)

"GET M

Y HOMEGIR

LS DOHNI A

ND KIK

I TO G

ET STUPID

THIS THIN

G CALLED HIP

HOP, L

YTE IS RULIN

'

I HATE TO LAUGH IN

YOUR FACE, BUT YOU'R

E FUNNY

YOUR BEAT, YOUR R

HYMIN', Y

OUR TIMIN

', ALL CRUMM

Y

ON THE TOPIC O

F RAPPIN

', I SHOULD W

RITE A

PAMPHLET, BETTER

YET A BOOKLET

YOUR R

AP IS W

EAK HOMEGIR

L AND

IT'S D

EFINIT

ELY CROOKED

OTHERS WRIT

E YOUR RHYMES W

HILE I W

RITE M

Y OW

N

I DON'T CREATE A

CHARACTER WHEN I'M

ON

THE MIC

ROPHONE”

LYRICS FROM

“10% DIS

”:

All songs

published

by First P

riorit

y Music

, BMI. 9

0905-1

First P

riorit

y Music

Distrib

uted by A

tlantic

Record

ing Corp

oratio

n

75 Rock

efelle

r Plaza

, New

York, N

ew York

10019

MC LYTEL Y T E A S A R O C K

All songs published by First Priority Music, BMI. 90905-1First Priority Music

Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corporation 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019

SIDE TWOPAPER THIN (LYTE, KING OF CHILL)

LYTE THEE MC (LYTE, KING OF CHILL)

I CRAM TO UNDERSTAND YOU (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

KICKIN’ 4 BROOKLYN (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

DON’T CRY BIG GIRLS (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

SIDE ONELYTE VS. VANNA WHYTE

(LYTE, KING OF CHILL)

LYTE AS A ROCK (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

I AM A WOMAN(KING OF CHILL)

MC LYTE LIKES SWINGIN’ (LYTE)

10% DIS(LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

LY R I C S F RO M “10% D I S”:"GET MY HOMEGIRLS DOHNI AND KIKI TO GET STUPID

THIS THING CALLED HIP HOP, LYTE IS RULIN'

I HATE TO LAUGH IN YOUR FACE, BUT YOU'RE FUNNY

YOUR BEAT, YOUR RHYMIN', YOUR TIMIN', ALL CRUMMY

ON THE TOPIC OF RAPPIN', I SHOULD WRITE A PAMPHLET,

BETTER YET A BOOKLET

YOUR RAP IS WEAK HOMEGIRL AND

IT'S DEFINITELY CROOKED

OTHERS WRITE YOUR RHYMES WHILE I WRITE MY OWN

I DON'T CREATE A CHARACTER WHEN I'M ON

THE MICROPHONE”

MCLY TE A S A RO CK

LYTEAll songs published by First Priority Music, BMI. 90905-1

First Priority Music

Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corptoration

75 Rockefeller Plaza, New york, New york 10019

LYTE VS. VANNA WHYTE (LYTE, KING OF CHILL)

LYTE AS A ROCK (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

I AM A WOMAN(KING OF CHILL)

MC LYTE LIKES SWINGIN’ (LYTE)

10% DIS(LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

side one

PAPER THIN (LYTE, KING OF CHILL) LYTE THEE MC (LYTE, KING OF CHILL) I CRAM TO UNDERSTAND YOU (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)KICKIN’ 4 BROOKLYN (LYTE, AUDIO TWO) DON’T CRY BIG GIRLS (LYTE, AUDIO TWO)

side two"GET MY HOMEGIRLS DOHNI AND KIKI TO GET STUPID

THIS THING CALLED HIP HOP, LYTE IS RULIN'

LYRICS FROM “10% DIS”:

I HATE TO LAUGH IN YOUR FACE, BUT YOU'RE FUNNY

YOUR BEAT, YOUR RHYMIN', YOUR TIMIN', ALL CRUMMY

ON THE TOPIC OF RAPPIN', I SHOULD WRITE A PAMPHLET, BETTER YET A BOOKLET

YOUR RAP IS WEAK HOMEGIRL AND IT’S DEFINITELY CROOKED

OTHERS WRITE YOUR RHYMES WHILE I WRITE MY OWN

I DON’T CREATE A CHARACTER WHEN I’M ON THE MICROPHONE”

Typesetting musical information of MC Lyte

Dimensions: 10" x 10"Cardstock

Spring 2011

/ bilateral

/ axial / grid

DEVELOPING STRONG COMPOSITIONS CREATING TYPOGRAPHICAL HIERARCHY

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POSTER DESIGN

Metaphor poster forthe novel, Cannery Row

Dimensions: 24" x 36"Laser print

Spring 2011

Visual poster for my own developed manifesto

Dimensions: 18" x 24"Laser print

Spring 2012

INTEGRATING TYPE AND METAPHOR USING VISUAL LANGUAGE TO CONVEY A WRITTEN MANIFESTO

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Vector illustrations influenced by Art Nouveau and music

Summer 2010

VECTOR ILLUSTRATIONS

DEVELOPING A PERSONAL COLOR PALETTE DISCERNING BASIC METAPHORS IN ALIGNMENT TO THE SONG

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Children's interactive book, consists of 15 slides

Dimensions: 8" x 9"Canvas, acrylic paint, magnets, plywood, transperancy sheets, sewing thread

Spring 2011

/ wooden slides and covers

/ few of the other slides

/ wooden container box

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY & TANGIBILITY MIXING A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS

(13) INTERACTIVE DESIGN

Stop motion video project with partner, encouraging children to look past their fears

Toys, tissue paper, play-doh,cut-outs, watercolor, bottle, sand, digital type, d-slr camera

Spring 2011

/ two film stills from video

CREATING A SUCCINCT NARRATIVE ARC RELATABLE TO TARGETED AUDIENCE DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE SKILLS WITH OTHERS

(15) MOTION VIDEO

BOOK DESIGN

Typographic book of the comparison between old-school hip hop to the new wave of hip hop.

Dimensions: 10" x 16"

Fall 2011

UNDERSTANDING TYPEFACES IN ORDER TO CORRELATE TO CONCEPT OF THE BOOK ESTABLISHING A STRONG AND CONSISTENT TYPE PALETTE

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LETTERPRESS

Set lead type of name and a quote of any choice.

Typefaces: Univers Italics, Bodoni Italics

Spring 2012

UNDERSTANDING LETTERPRESS TERMINOLOGY AND INCREMENTS USING LETTERPRESS, GUILLOTINE, INKS, DINGBATS

/ hand-made box for cards

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BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

A lookbook of my black and white photography

35 mm, multigrade IV RC photo paper

Fall 2009

LEARNING TO PROCESS BLACK AND WHITE FILM UNDERSTANDING LIGHTING AND SHADOWS

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BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY(23)

BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY(25)

COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Wunderkammer is a collection of curiosities. My father has an obsession with televisions.

Dimensions: 24" x 16"Semi-gloss paper

Fall 2009

CAPTURING THE SUBJECT MATTER IN ITS ENVIRONMENT EDITING DIGITALLY TO EMPHASIZE TONE AND COLOR

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COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographs of musicians that I took on my own free time

Summer 2010

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