Communication Design's Influence on Innovation

Cross-disciplinary thesis research: “Influencing the Future: Communication Design of 19th-Century U.S. Magazines and Its Impact on 21st-Century Innovations for American Lifestyles”

Presented preliminary research at 11th Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University, November 2019

Stimulated feedback and viewer participation

Thesis exhibition installed in Texas State University Art Gallery, January–February, 2020

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Intersections of Architecture + Graphic Design

MFA project exploration of the cross-pollination and similarities between the two fields and of the contributions of two architecture-trained book designers

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Design and Bauhaus Study Trip

Summer 2019, MFA study trip to Berlin, Weimar, Dessau, and Amsterdam. 7 students and 1 instructor.

Our group visited Erik Spiekermann’s letterpress studio, where we had the pleasure of meeting Lars Mueller, designer and publisher. We also visted the Buchstaben Museum of typographic signage. We had private meetings with lettering artist Martina Flor, book designer Joost Grootens, and type designer Bas Jacobs. At the University Library of Amsterdam, Matthieu Lommen, curator of graphic design and publishing history, instructor, author, and publisher, provided a wonderful seminar.

We also visited Bauhaus sites during the 100th anniversary. These included the museums in Berlin and Weimar, and the schools in Weimar and Dessau, Haus am Horn in Weimar and faculty housing in Dessau.

I was responsible for writing copy, taking photographs, and uploading to the MFA blog daily.

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Texas Historical Commission Internship

Social media internship, working with the Public Information and Education (PIE) Division of the Texas Historical Commission, Summer 2018. Research content for repurpose, upload to Drupal website.. Prepared posts for agency Instagram.