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Luminous Deer T-shirts

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i think i’ve been on a slight tshirt vinyl obsession lately but here goes some more tshirts that i’ve designed. thank you to liz and steven for helping me to press and weed the tshirts. i’m glad that we’ve finally found the trick to our heat press in the studio. it makes the tshirt vinyl stay way better than before.

i designed the logo for our bfa class, which we have entitled, ‘luminous deer.’

girls got the sangria and boys got the asphalt. however, all the tshirts had white vinyl lettering and antlers on them.

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Every Boy Deserves a Swiss Army Knife

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for my design remix project, i was asked to redesign the swiss army knife. i ended up designing a positive male influence kit after find an article entitled, “every boy deserves a swiss army knife.” i asked what does a boy deserve now since it would not be kosher to give your child a knife. let’s be honest, your child just might be kicked out of school for having one. the knife that i designed was completely made out of felt so there physically harmless. each blade was laser cut and etched with gi joe public service announcements. my personal favorite being, “blind kids can find lost kittens too.” o gi joe!

A Marcel Proust Questionnaire

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inspired by the dieter rams interview.
i thought it might be fun to do the marcel proust list of questions.
who knows you may find something new about me…

the main traits of my character.
creativity, organization, impatience

a quality I desire in a man.
respect

a quality I desire in a woman.
same as above. ditto.

what I appreciate most among my friends.
the ability to openly talk about things and know that someone is listening and not judging.
i like that i don’t have to sensor myself around them.

my principal defect.
impatience (i don’t deal well with inefficiency.)

my favourite occupation.
being a student is pretty awesome.

my dream of felicity.
to be happy

what would for me be the biggest misfortune.
violence of any sort. i think i could deal with loss but violence just seems terrible.

whom I would like to be.
confident

the country were I would like to live.
the US (specifically the West Coast) but a close second would be the UK (London)

the colour I prefer.
right now it is olive green with a touch of magenta

the flower I love.
orchid

the bird I prefer.
hm…i don’t really like birds

my favourite authors.
i’m not much of reader but I do like Ellen Lupton

my favourite poets.
Pablo Neruda

my heroes in fiction.
Totoro

my heroines in fiction.
I don’t really have one but I think Bones is pretty cool.

my favourite composers.
I couldn’t tell you even if I wanted to.

my favourite artists.
changes with the moment. right now i like anything that intrigues me.

my heroes in real life.
i don’t know. maybe my family and close friends.

my heroines in history.
i don’t know.

my favourite names.
hm…I feel like I should have favorite names but I think my camp name was super cool-Mango.

what I hate most.
being let down, broken promises

the historic characters I dislike most.
i’d agree with Hitler and probably others who have incited genocide.

the military enterprise I like the most.
does the cia count? cause they seem alright. but honestly, i don’t really have much of an opinion in this matter.

the reformation I appreciate the most.
the work of martin luther king jr.

nature’s gift I would like to have.
ability to navigate or to illustrate

how I would like to die.
in my sleep, painless and with family or close friends.

my soul’s present condition.
concerned about the future.

the faults I can bear.
i don’t know that i can necessarily bear faults because they make me mad. i just know when to choose my battles.

my motto.
i don’t have a motto but when i come up with one, i’ll let you know. cause right now the only thing going through my mind is “never gonna give you up.” oh rick astley.

Laser Cut Box Series

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here are a few photos of the boxes i’ve been working on for my 2d design class. eventually, i’d like to make them into light boxes so that the light shines through the characters and asterisks. i’m thinking of using red led lights and wiring them to a battery. the chinese characters literally translate to contemporary design china. they are inspired by the china design now show at the portland art museum.

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i’d like think of this project as an experiment in process and figuring out the laser cutter. if i were to laser cut these boxes again, i’d account more for paper thickness because opening and closing these boxes can be quite difficult since the tab is a very snug fit.