marfa texas student poetry, chinati foundation, and ballroom marfa . . .
marfa texas i.s.d., chinati foundation, ballroom marfa, and marfa book company align with friends of the marfa public library to produce a rare collection of poems by students influenced by the works of the late Robinson Jeffers read on —
fight the censor. fight the man. m.i.a. takes a stand for the Ginger minority.
m.i.a.’s born free view –
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kissing booth
overview: “kissing booth” pays homage to rock band kiss on valentines day 2010
challenge: to provide a “cure” for being single by creating a pop-up space where the public gets “kissed” with makeup in the style of the band kiss
solution: converted a refrigerator box into a kissing booth, designed posters based on iconic face paint of original band members, gave away vintage tee shirts that had been screen printed by hand and that read “i got kissed”
project: robert girvin & michelle morby
contributions: concept collaboration, post production, print design, production, screen printing, pop-up assembly, kiss make-up
press: sfist.com
graphic designhopper game
overview: poloppo’s design-your-own product line gets a new game
challenge: to create a fresh, fun flexible, product
solution: channeled children’s curious nature to drive the design of hopper, a game that is as expansive as the player’s imagination
studio: poloppo, inc.
contributions: concept, gaming logic, art direction, graphic design, material selection, production
related links: poloppo’s branding, poloppo’s user interface design, poloppo’s product design – picnic tote,
poloppo’s environment design
storeroom pop-up department store
overview: citizen: citizen creates a temporary pop-up department store for the holidays
challenge: identify and attract unique products; design and build a temporary space that showcases the collection, and brand the store as an exciting alternative to the mundane retail experience
solution: attracted unique brands such as areaware, jimmyjane, chronicle books, staach, and walteria living just to name a few; fabricated rogue retail space and created an original environment for holiday shoppers while turning a profit in a crippled economy
studio: citizen: citizen
contributions: collaboration, environment concept development, fabrication, merchandising
related link: storeroom’s graphic design
press: id magazine, thrillist
environment designpoloppo’s interactive art hub
overview: fao schwarz asks what will poloppo’s retail face look like in its manhattan store
challenge: design a space that exemplifies both brand and message‚ we apply your kids artwork to uniquely-designed products
solution: built an environment merchandised with unique product design intended to show case kids’ art
studio: poloppo, inc.
contributions: ideation, hand sketching, rapid visualization, concept development, art direction, rapid visualization, interaction flow, interface design
related links: poloppo’s branding, poloppo’s user interface design, poloppo’s product design – hopper game,
poloppo’s product design – picnic tote
marfa cloth
overview: a startup with a distinct view on menswear needs a distinct identity
challenge: to capture the wild essence of the high chihuahuan desert of west texas and transform it into a brand
solution: took panoramic photo that captures the vastness and muted colors of the desert to express marfa cloth’s identity
studio: marfa cloth
contributions: concept, ideation, identity, art direction
related link: marfa cloth’s user interface design
branding
challenge: to align design strategy with business strategy and keep customer’s experience cohesive and meaningful.
solution: we’ll derive this alignment together through concept, ideation, and careful market observation. differentiate.
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