Design Syncopations
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Rhode Island School of Design
Graphic Design MFA Thesis
7.25 x 10 in, 310 pages, saddle stitch thread, digital printing, 2017.
Design Syncopations is an inquiry into space and intervention. My thesis work at RISD was a response to my interest in exploring the relationship between design and music. This book offers a sequence of work, writing, conversations, and experiences — a syncopation of attitudes towards design's role in a range of spaces. The design of the book reflects the structure of a mechanical metronome, as indicated by the lines representing pendulum swings that appear throughout the book as a time keeping device.
Graphic Design MFA Thesis
7.25 x 10 in, 310 pages, saddle stitch thread, digital printing, 2017.
Design Syncopations is an inquiry into space and intervention. My thesis work at RISD was a response to my interest in exploring the relationship between design and music. This book offers a sequence of work, writing, conversations, and experiences — a syncopation of attitudes towards design's role in a range of spaces. The design of the book reflects the structure of a mechanical metronome, as indicated by the lines representing pendulum swings that appear throughout the book as a time keeping device.
Advisors:
James Goggin, Paul Soulellis, and Ben Shaykin
External Critic:
Sarah Hromack
Interviews:
Peter Mendelsund, Hannah Chan-Hartley, and Alisa Wolfson
James Goggin, Paul Soulellis, and Ben Shaykin
External Critic:
Sarah Hromack
Interviews:
Peter Mendelsund, Hannah Chan-Hartley, and Alisa Wolfson