One of my most impactful design jobs has been my work at RIT's Melbert B. Cary Graphic Arts Collection. Home to both a rare book and manuscript archive, a collection of working printing presses and letterpress type, as well as RIT's Graphic Design Archive, which houses the work of more than 45 modernist designers.
I've been extremely lucky to be able to interact with very rare and fascinating materials, but also to fulfill some of the design needs of the collection as well.
Final Poster
This branding piece was done for an exhibit shown in Fall 2023. Working alongside curators Etta Arnold and Amelia Fontanel I designed this identity to capture the translation of George Giusti's sketches and drafting into his sculpture work.
Word mark ideation
I wanted to use some sort of connection between the two words, like a pipeline between the two phases of the creative process. I landed on the final option because the silhouette within the 'A' of action is taken from one of George Giusti's sculptures.
Above are some images of George Giusti's sketchbooks and the final sculptures I had access to through the Cary Graphic Arts Collection, which we wanted to integrate into the final branding.
Once the mark was finalized, I began to explore ideas for the poster. I ended up not choosing these because the colors were not as interesting, and using Giusti's signature as a background element didn't translate as well as I anticipated. I did, however, end up using the sculpture of the head in the promotional social media imagery.
Final social media image
To round out the branding, and to utilize my love of motion, I made a short motion graphic to post on the Cary Graphic Arts Collection's social media pages.
Final poster
This poster was designed for "The Third Dimension: A History of 3D Comics", curated by August Esbjorn-Witt and Steven Galbraith. This exhibit drew from the Neil Cooper collection, a donation of 143 3D comics donated to the Cary Collection. Inspired by the eye-boggling effect of the 3D Comics, I created this signature image which is meant to recreate some of that depth.
Promotional motion graphic
