Research
I explored how each artist transforms their individuality into boundary-pushing forms of poetry, using sound, voice, and expression to tell their stories.
I explored how each artist transforms their individuality into boundary-pushing forms of poetry, using sound, voice, and expression to tell their stories.
Patti Smith
Patti Smith is a poet, musician, and cultural icon who fused poetry with rock in the 1970s. Known for her rebellious spirit and fearless individuality, her memoir, Just Kids, cemented her legacy as a voice of freedom and defiance.
Patti Smith is a poet, musician, and cultural icon who fused poetry with rock in the 1970s. Known for her rebellious spirit and fearless individuality, her memoir, Just Kids, cemented her legacy as a voice of freedom and defiance.
JJJJJerome Ellis
JJJJJJerome Ellis is a poet and composer who transforms his stutter into art, blending music, history, and storytelling. Thoughtful and resilient, he creates work like his 2021 album, The Clearing that embodies both resistance and healing.
JJJJJJerome Ellis is a poet and composer who transforms his stutter into art, blending music, history, and storytelling. Thoughtful and resilient, he creates work like his 2021 album, The Clearing that embodies both resistance and healing.
Charmaine Lee
Charmaine Lee is a New York based vocalist who experiments with voice, sound, and improvisation to create abstract, immersive work. Bold and curious, she has been praised by The New Yorker and The New York Times
for her radical innovation.
Charmaine Lee is a New York based vocalist who experiments with voice, sound, and improvisation to create abstract, immersive work. Bold and curious, she has been praised by The New Yorker and The New York Times
for her radical innovation.
Experimental Play
I began with cut paper and analog techniques, using fragmented type and layering to spark curiosity through unexpected rhythms. These experiments set the foundation for challenging hierarchy and inviting viewers into abstraction.
I began with cut paper and analog techniques, using fragmented type and layering to spark curiosity through unexpected rhythms. These experiments set the foundation for challenging hierarchy and inviting viewers into abstraction.
Textures/Scans
By distorting scans and layering textures, I introduced movement and disruption to capture a sense of unpredictability. This stage infused the posters with energy, making them feel alive and exploratory.
By distorting scans and layering textures, I introduced movement and disruption to capture a sense of unpredictability. This stage infused the posters with energy, making them feel alive and exploratory.
Typography and Color
Bold palettes and varied type treatments emphasize individuality, defiance, and exploration. Together, they create visual tension that reflects the posters’ goal: drawing viewers in and reimagining what poetry can be.
Bold palettes and varied type treatments emphasize individuality, defiance, and exploration. Together, they create visual tension that reflects the posters’ goal: drawing viewers in and reimagining what poetry can be.
Final Study
