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Collection 04 / 06Writing · Photography · Videography · Graphic Design

Academic
work.

Ideas explored through writing, design, and photography.

A suited person reads with their feet on a desk beneath a chalkboard

Written work.

7 papers

These seven papers move between literary analysis, philosophy, and fiction. Comparative essays examine how stories change across texts and media. Close readings test ideas about agency, heroism, knowledge, and responsibility. Creative work brings those questions into character, voice, and persuasion.Literature, philosophy, fiction. Seven papers. Different forms. Close readings test ideas. Creative work explores voice.

J4204 Instax Rebrand

Brand kit / 2 pages

An instant print makes a passing memory tangible. This classroom rebrand translates that promise into an approachable visual identity. Type and a palette drawn from the Instax Mini line keep the camera’s everyday appeal. The two-page brand kit brings those choices together into a consistent design direction.An instant print holds a memory. A classroom rebrand builds on it. Approachable type and color. One cohesive visual direction.

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J4204 Instax Rebrand brand kit, page 1: Logo
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J4204 Instax Rebrand brand kit, page 2: Graphic standards
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Photography.

2 projects / 40 photographs

Cross Cultural Journalism Photo Project

20 photographs

Food, conversation, and shared spaces document everyday expressions of culture and belonging.Culture in everyday spaces.

A cut wrap filled with meat and greens on orange-and-white paper Two diners talking at a sunlit table inside a café Hanging lights, plants, and blue glass ornaments above a café counter
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The Dada Döner Turkish street food sign above its entrance A chalkboard for Dada Döner on a sunny city sidewalk The Shawarma Star sign above the restaurant entrance A shawarma counter with red lettering and a refrigerated display Tables and chairs inside a restaurant with red trim and carved screens A tiered stone fountain framed by palms and carved restaurant panels The Hong Kong Market storefront beneath a blue sky Rows of colorful drink bottles and sauces on grocery shelves A symmetrical view down an aisle of produce and bottled drinks Checkout counters and stacked boxes beneath the red wall of a market A long row of glass-topped freezers inside a grocery store The entrance to Iyumva International Market beneath a blue roof A grocery aisle framed by tall shelves of packaged ingredients Hanging aisle signs listing ingredients above grocery shelves Rows of canned drinks and bottles along a grocery aisle A close-up of root vegetables showing their rough, dark skins A white cup of dark coffee on a woven outdoor table

Humanities Creative Project

20 photographs

Staged photographs translate literary ideas into scenes, expressions, and gestures.Stories told through gesture.

A person turns toward a dramatic green stormy sky above a rooftop A seated person cradles another person’s head in their lap in a quiet indoor scene In black and white, one suited person holds a lighter toward another person’s cigarette
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A person lowers their sunglasses while standing in an open doorway A suited person reads with their feet on a desk beneath a chalkboard Two people in sunglasses talk while sitting together on a rooftop ledge A person wearing sunglasses holds the hand of another person lying on outdoor steps A person in glasses rests a hand against their chin in a book-lined room A person in a blue suit stands among flowering shrubs beside a house Two people in a black-and-white staged scene behind a rack of magazines A close portrait of a person in a tan jacket and loosened tie looking aside Two people raise their hands while sitting at desks in a classroom A standing figure in the foreground faces a person lying on a bed A person in a suit and fedora sits on a table while using a telephone A person holds a telephone while reading a book at a desk by a window A smiling person stands with hands on hips while another poses behind them outdoors A person sits alone with an open book at a round table in a dim room Two people in a staged bedside scene, one leaning toward the other A view past a foreground figure into a bedroom with a person lying on the bed A person in a gray jacket sits with clasped hands on outdoor steps
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