Biloxi Blues
"Biloxi Blues," a play written by Neil Simon, is a poignant coming-of-age story set during World War II. The play follows the journey of Eugene Morris Jerome, a young army recruit from Brooklyn, as he navigates the trials and tribulations of basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi. Through Eugene's eyes, the audience witnesses the challenges of military life, the bonds formed among soldiers, and the harsh realities of war. With Simon's signature wit and humor, "Biloxi Blues" explores themes of friendship, love, and the struggle to maintain one's humanity in the face of adversity. Below is a play poster designed to intrigue potential customers into coming to the performance.
Bottling Up Emotions
When individuals suppress their feelings instead of expressing them in a healthy manner, it can lead to increased stress, anxiety, and even depression. Ignoring or denying emotions does not make them disappear; instead, they often manifest in harmful ways such as mood swings, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. Additionally, unexpressed anger can build up over time, potentially leading to explosive outbursts or passive-aggressive behavior. The cover of a guide on how to handle expressing emotions is below to show the struggle of keeping everything inside.
The Perfect Storm of Personal Failure
The Perfect Storm of Personal Failure is about the struggle of an academic perfectionist’s desire to perform to the best of their ability only to find their failure is self-imposed. As each layer is peeled back in this person’s life, it hits close to home as they see their life as almost an entirety of failures. The T represents the idea of self-created failure striking them for the first time. The red F resembles an academic failure. “The Perfect Storm of Personal” is created in a perfect square shape.
"I can."
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to run for a major party presidential nominee. This inspiring quote highlights the difference between the limitations people can place on one person versus the abilities one has to take charge of their dreams. “You can’t,” and “I CAN” are both bold, but the “I CAN” is in all capital letters to give it a stronger hierarchy on the page and therefore more importance. “Shirley” is shown in a bigger size to give importance to the fact that a woman said the quote. “Chisholm” doesn’t give more of the speaker’s identity. The central location of the text is to create a demand of attention from the viewer.
Lemon Recipes
For one of the first assignments for Typography, I had to create five different recipe cards. Using a simple but funky font with different levels of boldness, italicization, and movement was important to create a hierarchy in each piece. With different titles for each dish, making sure the most prominent wording was highest in the hierarchy was the main importance of this project. Look below to see how I organized it!
