Lucy cover - I was asked to create a book about someone on the Times top 100 people list, I chose Lucille Ball and decided to focus on the darker side of her life.
Lucy back cover
Lucy image dominant layout
image dominant layout
type dominant layout
infographic layout
I was asked to design a book cover for a classmate based on one interview I conducted on them, my class mates name was Shannon.
book cover back
book cover inside front cover
how to impress a girl. - I was asked to make a how-to piece using only images, no typography. I chose how to show how to impress a girl.
how to impress a girl, back
slow down - I was asked to design something meant to slow down whatever activity being done, I chose to use typography on a dinner plate to encourage family bonding.
slow down dinner plate close-up
non-traditional book, outside cover - I was asked to create a non-traditional book based on a trip i took somewhere, I took a trip to a local concert venue and documented a band called Jaguar Love and two local DJs as they set up and prepared for the show that night. The book was meant to look like the laptop that one of the DJs used. The pages utilizes paper engineering and pop-up elements, printed on card stock.
non-traditional book, inside cover
non-traditional book, page one
non-traditional book, page one inside
non-traditional book, page two
non-traditional book, page two inside
non-traditional book, page three
non-traditional book, page three inside
non-traditional book, page four
non-traditional book, page four inside
non-traditional book, page five
non-traditional book, page five inside
Mario & friends Museum, print ad 1 I was asked to create an identity for a museum that I made up including print ads, narrative, and guerilla marketing. I chose the Mario & friends museum and decided to focus on the older pixilated graphics and emphasize the friends aspect.
Print ad 2
Print ad 3
Invitation envelope outside front
Invitation envelope outside back
Invitation front
Invitation pop-up inside
Magazine layout 1, image dominant I was asked to create a series of magazine layouts based on one of three topics, meth in america, immigration, or child labor in third world countries. I chose immigration and decided to focus on who is immigrating to America now as opposed to the beginning of the century.
Magazine layout 2, infographic
Magazine layout 3, type/graphic dominant
Junior review poster I was asked to design a poster which would feature the available sign up times for the junior review that we would all have to go through. I really wanted my poster to stand out so I chose a very simple yet effective message.
close up of pop out letters
My sister is a little addicted to twitter so I made her this fun little map so she could see for herself
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KSU Design Work

Graphic design work from my junior and senior year at Kent State University

Roxanne Kilbourne
Graphic Designer Lakewood, OH