FishPants is a toolkit based on the Vernacular art movement. It focuses on the unique qualities of this movement by using distinctive type, bright colors, and humorous illustration. By combining and juxtaposing everyday things with the unfamiliar, you create the vernacular.
Hello Houston is a kiosk system based in Houston. Five different kiosks are positioned in various neighborhoods throughout the city for residents and visitors alike to check them out. Each kiosk provides a unique service, such as serving coffee or beer, and providing live-music.
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This website promotes the Hello Houston Kiosk system. Visitors can navigate it to learn more about the kiosk system and its different components. Each location has a page and informs the viewer about the uniqueness of that spot, and provides a glimpse into the neighborhood with pictures, and a schedule of current events.
Emancipation Economic Development Council (EEDC) is a collaborative non-profit group situated in the Third Ward. The goal of this organization is to revitalize and preserve this Ward. This poster, which folds down to a brochure, was designed to help spread their message.
With recent news of a possible extinction of bees, we just come to realize how important bees are for the world and its inhabitants. This pair of data visualization posters depicts both the benefit and the extinction of bees. The narrative showcases the many crops pollinated by bees and the profit made from these produce, and illustrates the probable issues we would face, if bees were to become fully extinct.
beegreen is a mobile application that guides users in finding the perfect plants to help build their own bee-friendly garden. This app provides users a daily journal to record plant growth, a personalized calendar, the opportunity to sponsor a hive, and access to a store to purchase gardening goods.
Primal Eats is a food delivery service for Paleo eaters. This service allows subscribers to choose from a variety of Paleo friendly dishes and have them delivered to their home. Everything is pre-measured and fresh, all that is left to do is cook.
This project was to collect 26 A -– Z letters from a variety of contexts and group them into type classifications. Each coaster composition showcases a different typeface and its unique form details. These coasters were made using an electrolytic etching process.
Coming soon is a collaboration between University of Houston Architecture and Graphic Design students to raise awareness about the historical significance of Houston’s Third Ward community and its future.
Letter Quartet is a card game similar to Go Fish, but inspired by typography. The game teaches its players the different type classifications and their many traits. Each card introduces a different typeface, and includes details such as price, number of styles, and character set. This allows players to learn about type in a fun and entertaining way.
Bayou Startup Showcase is a branding project for an event hosted by the University of Houston’s Red Labs and Rice University’s Owlspark. The goal of this event is to help turn technology start-up ideas into high-growth ventures. The concept is based on a visual blend of animals typically found to be living in close proximity to the bayou, merged with electronic parts. With the help of technology the animals gain in strength and efficiency.
A poster showcasing the old-style serif typeface Sabon. It is produced with different printing techniques including letterpress. This poster displays the history of Sabon, modeled on the Garamond typeface, and where it first came to use.
