The Kafka Cube is a product and animation that I created in homage to Franz Kafka's short story, "An Imperial Message". For this project, I wanted to display my capabilities in the different interactions text can have within a composition. As seen in the video, the cube is an infinitely unfolding object that reveals 9 separate faces. The premise of the short story is based around an emperor's last words, given to a subject of his. What the emperor had to say is never revealed due to the man's decision to push his way through an endless crowd of people, instead of instantly spreading the emperor's message. One of Kafka's recurring themes in his stories is the attempt to explain something incommunicable, which I thought would be best represented with cryptic symbolism and an etheric disconnection from reality.

LaVergne was the surname of one of my Dad's friends whose handwriting was particularly interesting. There was somewhat of a special elegance and eccentricity to his lettering that stood out to me and inspired me to make this typeface. To start the project, I put samples of his writing through a scanner and isolated each upper/lowercase letter, symbol, and number. Next, I recreated the images to make each aspect editable. After finalizing the designs, I created variations of the original font to create a family of typefaces including 12 variations. The font family is available as a set to be downloaded, with individual spacing interactions pre-programmed. Due to its playfulness and legibility, it would be best situated for children's books or informational signage, such as in the images below.LaVergne was the surname of one of my Dad's friends whose handwriting was particularly interesting. There was somewhat of a special elegance and eccentricity to his lettering that stood out to me and inspired me to make this typeface. To start the project, I put samples of his writing through a scanner and isolated each upper/lowercase letter, symbol, and number. Next, I recreated the images to make each aspect editable. After finalizing the designs, I created variations of the original font to create a family of typefaces including 12 variations. The font family is available as a set to be downloaded, with individual spacing interactions pre-programmed. Due to its playfulness and legibility, it would be best situated for children's books or informational signage, such as in the images here.

For this project, I was tasked with redesigning the classic book cover for Jonathan Swift's most popular 18th century novel. My objective was to create a cover that would resonate with modern readers while remaining faithful to the book's themes and tone. To start, I delved into the book's history and analyzed the key motifs and themes, such as moral vs. physical power, the limitations of the human mind, and society vs. the individual. From there, I developed several design concepts, experimenting with various images, colors, and typography. I settled on a final design that featured a bold rendition of the protagonist, Gulliver: quadrisected to represent the four adventures he goes on, coupled with a striking color scheme and decorations that captured the book's adventurous and imaginative elements.