FDU School of the Arts Graphic Design Student Work 2019-2020
Black History Month 2021
Click to View: Black History Month Poster and Zoom Background Project
Students were asked to design an 11 x 17 inch poster and zoom backgrounds based on the themes “joy”, “resilience,” and “activism.” Dr. Bradley Philbert gave the students ideas for inspiration based on modern, urban cyberpunk and Afrofuturist aesthetics that might be an evocative and unifying visual theme. He asked them to view imagery by New York-based artist, Tourmaline https://linktr.ee/tourmaliiine whose work focuses on imagery that is on the edge of cyberpunk and Afrofuturism, and has a touch of the Kehinde Wiley-inspired tropicality and lush florals. Zoom backgrounds are 1920px by 1080px (16:9 aspect ratio) and can be downloaded to your computer with a right click. Professor Janet O’Neil
Illustration
Click to View: Wamfest 2019 Design Posters
Wamfest Celebrates Latinx Culture with the theme of “Heritage – Imitations and Interpretations”
This illustration project was about establishing a personal relationship with the poetry of Paula Nieves and Ysabel Gonzalez in order to discover how they might be relevant to a student’s life. Illustrations were based student reflections of the poetry and its relationship to Latinx Culture and Heritage. Professor Janet O’Neil
THE POETS:
Paula Nieves is a poet out of Newark, NJ and Ysabel
Ysabel Gonzalez, also of Newark, is both a poet and the current assistant director of the Dodge Poetry Festival.
History of Graphic Design
Click to View: History of Graphic Design Posters
This course teaches a strong foundation in both art and design history. Students were asked to choose a style from the postmodern era of graphic design and to create a collage based on that style: punk, retro, decorative eclecticism, hip-hop, or techno to name a few. They also wrote a one page description of their collage and how it represented an interpretation of their chosen style. They were given the choice to make it on the computer or by hand, and it could be about any subject. As postmodernism had political and theoretical aspects, the viewer will see an interesting mix of ideas, some more contemporary and some from the postmodern era. Professor Barbara Friedman
Patriotic Art Contest
Click to View: The Office of Veterans Services & the FDU Student Veterans Association Patriotic Art Contest
Students were asked to design an 11 x 17 inch poster and zoom backgrounds based on the themes “joy”, “resilience,” and “activism.” Dr. Bradley Philbert gave the students ideas for inspiration based on modern, urban cyberpunk and Afrofuturist aesthetics that might be an evocative and unifying visual theme. He asked them to view imagery by New York-based artist, Tourmaline https://linktr.ee/tourmaliiine whose work focuses on imagery that is on the edge of cyberpunk and Afrofuturism, and has a touch of the Kehinde Wiley-inspired tropicality and lush florals. Zoom backgrounds are 1920px by 1080px (16:9 aspect ratio) and can be downloaded to your computer with a right click. Professor Janet O’Neil
Black History Month 2021
Click to View: Black History Month Poster and Zoom Background Project
Students were asked to design an 11 x 17 inch poster and zoom backgrounds based on the themes “joy”, “resilience,” and “activism.” Dr. Bradley Philbert gave the students ideas for inspiration based on modern, urban cyberpunk and Afrofuturist aesthetics that might be an evocative and unifying visual theme. He asked them to view imagery by New York-based artist, Tourmaline https://linktr.ee/tourmaliiine whose work focuses on imagery that is on the edge of cyberpunk and Afrofuturism, and has a touch of the Kehinde Wiley-inspired tropicality and lush florals. Zoom backgrounds are 1920px by 1080px (16:9 aspect ratio) and can be downloaded to your computer with a right click. Professor Janet O’Neil
Illustration
Click to View: Wamfest 2019 Design Posters
Wamfest Celebrates Latinx Culture with the theme of “Heritage – Imitations and Interpretations”
This illustration project was about establishing a personal relationship with the poetry of Paula Nieves and Ysabel Gonzalez in order to discover how they might be relevant to a student’s life. Illustrations were based student reflections of the poetry and its relationship to Latinx Culture and Heritage. Professor Janet O’Neil
THE POETS:
Paula Nieves is a poet out of Newark, NJ and Ysabel
Ysabel Gonzalez, also of Newark, is both a poet and the current assistant director of the Dodge Poetry Festival.
History of Graphic Design
Click to View: History of Graphic Design Posters
This course teaches a strong foundation in both art and design history. Students were asked to choose a style from the postmodern era of graphic design and to create a collage based on that style: punk, retro, decorative eclecticism, hip-hop, or techno to name a few. They also wrote a one page description of their collage and how it represented an interpretation of their chosen style. They were given the choice to make it on the computer or by hand, and it could be about any subject. As postmodernism had political and theoretical aspects, the viewer will see an interesting mix of ideas, some more contemporary and some from the postmodern era. Professor Barbara Friedman
Patriotic Art Contest
Click to View: The Office of Veterans Services & the FDU Student Veterans Association Patriotic Art Contest
Students were asked to design an 11 x 17 inch poster and zoom backgrounds based on the themes “joy”, “resilience,” and “activism.” Dr. Bradley Philbert gave the students ideas for inspiration based on modern, urban cyberpunk and Afrofuturist aesthetics that might be an evocative and unifying visual theme. He asked them to view imagery by New York-based artist, Tourmaline https://linktr.ee/tourmaliiine whose work focuses on imagery that is on the edge of cyberpunk and Afrofuturism, and has a touch of the Kehinde Wiley-inspired tropicality and lush florals. Zoom backgrounds are 1920px by 1080px (16:9 aspect ratio) and can be downloaded to your computer with a right click. Professor Janet O’Neil