Various Projects from Graphic Design + Digital Tools
A range of works and projects from Graphic Design and Digital Tools, a course taken at Fordham University. The projects featured here reflect a blend of creativity and technical skill.
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The Problem
Design across three distinct formats: book covers, album art, and an editorial booklet, each demanding a different visual language while remaining cohesive as a body of work. The book covers required building a consistent series identity across three subjects, using only two colors and image manipulation to differentiate each thinker's portrait. The album art pushed in the opposite direction, asking for atmosphere and ambiguity through layered imagery without any typography to lean on. The booklet demanded structural discipline, organizing found source material and captions into a composed, readable spread.
Design across three distinct formats: book covers, album art, and an editorial booklet, each demanding a different visual language while remaining cohesive as a body of work. The book covers required building a consistent series identity across three subjects, using only two colors and image manipulation to differentiate each thinker's portrait. The album art pushed in the opposite direction, asking for atmosphere and ambiguity through layered imagery without any typography to lean on. The booklet demanded structural discipline, organizing found source material and captions into a composed, readable spread.
The Design Process
I started the covers by selecting the two colors first, then experimented with different image manipulation techniques to see what worked within that constraint. Mirroring, halftone, and profile crop each emerged from that process of testing, giving each cover a distinct treatment while the shared color system kept the series tied together. For the album art, I built each composite by leading with a common visual motif, using marble and gold tones as a thread across all three pieces, layering imagery around that anchor to build atmosphere without any type. The booklet came together most methodically: I built the 10-column grid first, placed the text, then fitted the images, and finally added marginalia to fill the remaining negative space and bring the layout to life.
I started the covers by selecting the two colors first, then experimented with different image manipulation techniques to see what worked within that constraint. Mirroring, halftone, and profile crop each emerged from that process of testing, giving each cover a distinct treatment while the shared color system kept the series tied together. For the album art, I built each composite by leading with a common visual motif, using marble and gold tones as a thread across all three pieces, layering imagery around that anchor to build atmosphere without any type. The booklet came together most methodically: I built the 10-column grid first, placed the text, then fitted the images, and finally added marginalia to fill the remaining negative space and bring the layout to life.
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2025
timeframe
1 semester
tools
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
category
Fordham University Course
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