Today I had the opportunity to attend a paper folding workshop with this week's Hallmark Symposium speaker Matthew Shilan. While I was not able to attend his lecture, the workshop allowed me to learn several techniques in paper folding/engineering. It was a wonderful way to spend my Friday morning! Some pictures from the event can be seen here.
Design Week Closing Party
KU Design Week came to a close with a wonderful Friday night gathering. I am especially proud of my friend, Claire Pedersen, for all her work to put together the entire event, and the many others who helped. I'm always a fan of a photo booth, enjoy!
Photos by Max Mikulecky
Paper Engineering Workshop
This morning I attended another KU Design Week event, a paper engineering workshop led by Matthew Hawkins. After hearing his journey to becoming a freelance paper engineer, we each created a Jayhawk with a template Matthew provided. The end result was rather adorable, and I have a new appreciation for what goes into creating paper structures. It is always inspiring to hear how creative individuals find success doing what they love.
Drop Cap Battle
Tonight I was able to participate in KU Design Week's Drop Cap Battle. Led by the lovely Amber Goodvin, two people were each assigned the same letter and had to create competing drop caps in one hour. Below is the letter G I created, and I will soon receive a copy of a zine featuring every letterform created at the workshop!
Honey, Honey
Today I took the time to re-photograph my Bloomfield Farm Honey Packaging. I really wanted to bring some new life to this project, and I think these photographs do a much better job presenting the packaging. Below are a few extra photos I loved:
AIGA KC Portfolio Workshop
Yesterday I went to AIGA KC's annual portfolio workshop. Last year's event was open to juniors and I received a lot of helpful feedback about the portfolio I used to apply for internships. This year, I was happy to be able to attend again and get some insights on my senior portfolio. Not only was this a great opportunity for me to practice speaking about my work, it was helpful to gain some outside perspectives on projects I have looked at so many times. In the next few weeks I will be implementing changes to some projects based on the feedback, and of course this will also mean some updates to my website. Thanks AIGA KC!
