Susu Design Studio
Sun Mun, ’26

Introduction to Graphic Design, MICA, Spring 2023

Imaginary Studio Brand invites students to design a studio of their own. Students will learn about brand identity, basics, process and idea presentation through visual and verbal languages.

Techniques:
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign



Toska Translation Project
Kai Ruiz, ’27

Visual Inquiry, KCAI, Fall 2023

Untranslatable is designed to challenge students to visually explore the complexities of multilingualism, translation, and the myth of equivalency in graphic design. Students will also experiment with diacritical marks and expanded character sets to create a unique and culturally rich visual narrative. The words dictionary is sourced and adapted from one of MassArt Graphic Design class project.

“No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause.”

Size:
8in x 42.5in

Techniques:
Typewritter
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign



Typographic Album Cover
Introduction to Graphic Design, MICA, Fall 2022 + Spring 2023

How to layout composition and use typography beautifully? This project introduces students to the concept of typeface, composition rules, and visualization.

Size:
8in x 8in

Techniques:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign


Designers (left to right)
Youna Han, ’25
Ashley Kim, ’26
Emory Helinski, ’25
Sage Freed, ’26
Cindy Kim, ’26
Grace Birch, ’26
Youna Han, ’25
Anjali Hewitt-Sloane, ’26




Kilig Translation Project
Peggy Sanchez, ’27

Visual Inquiry, KCAI, Fall 2023

“The Tagalog noun kilig is often used in the Philippine culture to refer to the thrilling feeling of butterflies in your stomach that you typically feel when something romantic happens.” 

Size:
28in x 32in

Techniques:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

RISO Workshop–
Self Reflection,

Introduction to Graphic Design, MICA, Fall 2022 + Spring 2023

This series of RISO prints encourages students to experiment the beauty and imperfection of RISO with the self-exploration topic by using symbol, index and icon.

Size:
8in x 8in
11in x 17in

Techniques:
Risograph
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Designers (left to right)
Emory Helinski, ’25
Sun Mun, ’26
Ashley Kim, ’26
Solli Kim, ’26
Kevin Amaya, ‘26
Sage Freed, ’26
Grace Birch, ’26



ZING Packaging
Lew Guo, ’25
Branding, MICA, Summer 2023

This prompt focuses on packaging identity. The students will explore with typography design a beverage brand that has a recognizable and adaptable visual story.

Size:
8.5in x 11in

Techniques:
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator


Animated Movie Posters
Introduction to Graphic Design, MICA, Fall 2022

This prompt invite student to visualize storytelling from their favorite movies while learning motion software and grids in graphic design.

Size:
24in x 36in

Techniques:
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Designers (left to right)
Grace Birch, ’26
Cindy Kim, ’26
Sange Freed, ’26
Solli Kim, ’26





Thursday Dec 1 2022