Architectural Type Studies: Light + Shadow
A series of letterform explorations inspired by the transitions from light to shadow in interior and exterior architectural spaces. All photos taken during my time in Basel, Switzerland. Created as part of my thesis, Typescapes, at the Maryland Institute College of Art, MICA.
While I visited Basel, Switzerland, I began photographing buildings, public spaces, and architectural moments of light and shadow as I walked through the city. These photographs served as memories of these buildings, but also as a canvas for exploring forms.
After returning from Switzerland, I began studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art in the Graduate Graphic Design Program. Having collected many photographs, I started to crop them into interesting moments that became almost typographic. Reducing the photos into single elements and focusing on formal qualities within the architecture manifested in transitions of light to dark. As part of my thesis, Typescapes, I explored how these transitions from light to shadow could be used to draw the interior and exterior spaces of letterforms.
Thesis Advisors:
Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Cole Phillips, Lili Maya, Elizabeth Sprouls, Abraham Burickson, Jason Mathews Gottlieb, and Abbott Miller.
Contest Winner:
2023 Communication Arts: 13th Typography Competition, Winner
2023 Work Published in Slanted: Yearbook of Lettering #1
2022 Type Directors Club: 68th Communication Design Competition, Winner
2022 Type Directors Club: The 43rd Typography Annual, Featured
2017 MICA Graphic Design MFA Thesis Prize