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It was a super fun process to find visuals that represent my brand. In the beginning of the process, I started a brain dump by mindmapping key words describing highlights of my character. At the end, I settled on 2… Continue Reading →
The process of building this personal brand feels somewhat like finding pieces of the puzzle to create a clearer picture, which I overall find challenging. Despite the fact that I enjoy analyzing personalities of people around me, it was a… Continue Reading →
Problem/ Opportunity For the decolonization project, Marina and I focused the topic of promoting Indigenous music and musicians in the Canadian music industry. Some of the defined challenges faced by the Indigenous music community in Canada are systemic barriers, insufficient… Continue Reading →
The topic I would like to focus on is promoting indigenous music and musicians. Music is one of the many art forms of Indigenous culture that represents a great significance of their identity and heritage. During the period of European… Continue Reading →
The 1960-70s was essentially the golden time that put Canadian design on the map. Most noticeably, Canadian designers like Allan Fleming and Burton Kramer left a lasting legacy designing brand systems for some of the most successful Canadian brands. Burton… Continue Reading →
Grunge (also known as Seattle sound) is an alternative rock music genre and subculture derived from the mid-80s in Seattle, Washington. In its music root, the iconic band, Nirvana, popularized grunge music with angst-filled and introspective lyrics that explores the… Continue Reading →
2000-Present Technology and Tradition/New Horizons Edel Rodriguez (1971-) is a Cuban American illustrator and artist best known for his magazine illustration covers. As someone who is fearless about voicing his socialist view, he believed that his artistic skills and his… Continue Reading →
1990-2000 New Forms Chris Ware (1967-), birth name Franklin Christenson, is an American graphic novelist and illustrator most known for his illustration covers for The New Yorker, comics Acme Novelty Library Series (1994) and Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on… Continue Reading →
Post modernism Design: New Wave, Retro and Vernacular Design While Modernists see “less is more”, Postmodernist went against the current and say “less is a bore” . Essentially, Postmodernism was a philosophy and art movement emerged in the 70s as… Continue Reading →
1980-1990 New Voices The 1980s was a time that embraces creative expressions in illustration styles. New voices were heard when illustrators like Gary Panter, Marshall Arisman and Sue Coe shocked the world with an unflinchingly grotesque style of Neo-Expressionism. Similar… Continue Reading →