design

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about face – david jury
typographie – emil ruder
typographic systems- kim elam
designing type – cheng
thinking with type – ellen lupton
graphic design: die neue typography – jan tschichold
how to think like a great graphic designer – debbie millman
graphic design: the new basics – ellen lupton

everything written by josef muller-brockmann

i am currently working on a new website to display my recent design portfolio. i am hand coding it and find it much more controllable, in addition to allowing me to get exactly what i want. also, development time is quite comparable.

i am excited for this framework that i am developing to display my work because it is very to the point, easy to use and easy to update.

it will be finished before this coming semester starts; in only one weeks time.

i am gathering resources for my upcoming course on the history of japanese design. here is my unedited list:

new design:tokyo – edward gomez

graphics japan – kazumasa nagai

jpg: japan graphics
japan graphic design compiler
the media scene: illustration
street graphic tokyo – barry dawson

made in japan – reed darmon

graphic japan – natalie avella

sayonara home run – john gall

japanese graphics – beautiful streamline

graphic design in japan vol 1
graphic design in japan vol 11
contemporary architecture of japan – hiroyuki suzuki

tadanori yokoo

little boy – takashi murakami

kenzo tange

the aesthetics of the japanese lunchbox – ekuan

the graphic spirit of japan – richard thornton

12 japanese masters – maggie kinser saiki

japanese art – joan stanley-baker

modern japanese design – penny sparke

I want to design my own things!

vernacular typography that defines the identity local neighborhoods.

digital brainstorm:
- expound upon book grid and structure
- the way contextual information is displayed
- the binding
- organizational and division signifier
- iconography
- image display structure
- extra book information
- index display
- break up sections; scale, color, caption. show the whole neighborhood as context, then zoom in with specific details
- essay and contextual information
- back matter, instances that break the classification, anomalies.

i entered a political design contest at behance.net for their what matters most competition.

Inspired by the current state of affairs and the importance of the coming election, I designed a poster that imposes a critical commentary; it’s not your average campaign poster.

I took this opportunity to voice an issue about the loss of progressive values and a lack of positive action from our elders. This statement is intended to force those who have neglected these values to rise again and triumph the message they once stood.

I am currently tied for first so if you appreciate my design, please cast a vote at:
http://www.behance.net/Contest/What-Matters-Most-2008/52607/132504

note: no registration is necessary. enjoy the design, scroll to the bottom and press the “Click to Vote!” icon.

- a forecast on the potential futures of food; specifically the aquacultural harvesting of fish
- a visual component stating the viability of producing sushi in unlikely places

designed for an all school visual dialogue about the next potential president.

i took this opportunity to voice an issue about the loss of progressive values and a lack of positive action from my elders. this statement is intended to force those who have neglected these values to rise again and triumph the message they once stood.

i made an educational public plaque to bring attention to and inform passers about the typeface helvetica.