#portfolio studio

To Do:

On home page I would like to move the “my work” button down slightly

Work Page: sizing inconsistent.

Work page: Choose better imagery to use as click through.

Fix mockups. Choose bg colours for all mockups

On project page: add arrow to move between projects

On project page: Work on image placement, maybe take up whole half page? or add padding between?

On project page: Make text sticky?

Case Study: Finish compiling images of process for case study

About: Add more pop of some kind

Project One: Vela: Sex Worker Support Network

Vela: Sex Worker Support Network was a design solution created to combat the risks sex workers face in their daily lives relating to stigma, violence and lateral violence.  Vela's goal is to widen the reach of support organizations to offer more accessible services with fewer barriers to all sex workers and to allow those workers to connect with and support one another.

The solution, an application, had to benefit both support workers and sex workers and had to hold space for all services usually provided by support organizations. I designed Vela, the app, which hosted: a bad date reporting database, forums, a messaging system and an alert system that notified sex workers of perpetrators of violence in their area. Supporting design materials were also created to help spread awareness of the app.

Project Two: Koksilah Music Festival Program

Koksilah Music Festival works to bring community together to move towards Indigenous resurgence, reconciliation and decolonization. They highlight the perspectives of Indigenous creatives, activists and knowledge keepers, while raising funds for grassroots initiatives led by Indigenous people asserting sovereignty over their ancestral territories. 

I had to create a dynamic booklet that effectively shared the festival's schedule and information on the grassroots initiatives the festival was supporting. I wanted the attendees to bring the program home with them, so that this information may be shared with others in their community. Due to the festival's limited budget, I decided to design a single page double-sided booklet that had all the festival information on one side and a festival poster on the other side. This single page folded to create a booklet and was designed to incorporate the already existant festival branding into the booklet as well as the poster. 

Project Three: Bent on Art: Kootenay Queer and Trans Art Festival

Bent on Art: Kootenay Queer and Trans Art Festival is a series of events designed to promote the work of LGBTQ+ artists in the Kootenays while creating educational opportunities, fostering community connection, and promoting resilience through the arts. I had to generate public awareness through the creation of branding and outreach material for this empowering event. 

Project One: Vela: Sex Worker Support Network

The Challenge:

Sex Workers are at risk of experiencing stigma and violence.

Design a solution to widen the reach of support organizations to offer more accessible services with fewer barriers to all sex workers. 

The Approach:

Considered what support services offer to sex workers (support, bad date reporting, resources, fighting for rights etc)

considered solutions that would benefit BOTH sex workers and support workers

 What I did:

the app had to prioritize the safety of sex workers so it is password protected, to create an account a support worker or another sex worker has to generate a password. 

the name vela= constellation stars connecting to create a network/ light up the night sky

the app hosted bad date reporting, forums (to connect sex workers to support workers and with each other), messaging system, an alert system for reports in the area

Project Two: Koksilah Music Festival Program

The Challenge:

To create a dynamic booklet that effectively shares the festival's schedule and information

for it to be brought home with them, not just thrown out. environmental+program has information about programs the festival supports

The Approach:

examined the current program, it was not visually appealing, lacked branding, boring. (mostly due to lack of budget)

through thumbs and prototyping, I came up with a dynamic single page solution

What I did:

Designed a single page double-sided booklet that had all the festival information on one side (folds into a book) and a festival poster on the other side

Incorporated all ready existant festival branding into the booklet as well as the poster. Deconstructed the logo to help create the illustration for the poster. 

Project Three: Bent on Art: Kootenay Queer and Trans Art Festival

The Challenge:

To generate public awareness around this new art festival creating space for queer and trans art to be displayed and celebrated

The Approach:

Discussed with key contact what sort of promotional material they were looking for

multiple iterations of logo

imagining themes and concepts to explore

What I did:

designed a logo

posters +handbills

sandwich boards for outside of venues

festival program

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Notes moving forward:

Consider my brand promise (passion behind every project/empowering people through design) and try and bring that into the description of my challenges.

Do not use jargon, easily accessible language

Brand Statement:

I am a community-orientated individual who shows up for people and causes I believe in. My work is driven by my politics. I create visually engaging material promoting social change. I want to collaborate with like minded artists and organizers to create meaningful, educational, beautiful, and political content.

Brand Promise:

Passion behind every project

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Portfolio Website Breakdown

Domain Name: thirdspacedesign.net Platform: Squarespace Website Setup: Landin Page // Portfolio // About

Portfolio Projects:

1. Vela: Sex Workers Support Network

App Design, Branding, Outreach, Presentation Booklet

This design research project required that we choose a problem that exists in the world and design a solution. The problem I approached was a lack of support and safety for sex workers. I designed Vela, an app that facilitates connection between support organizations and sex workers to address gaps in advocacy and support, and allow for sex workers to connect with one another and build community.

2.  Bent on Art: Kootenay Queer & Trans Art Festival 2018, 2019

Logo, Branding, Outreach, Program

BOA is an art festival located in Nelson, BC. I have worked with the festival two years in a row providing event posters, programs and sandwich boards.

3. Koksilah Music Festival

Festival program and poster

Vision Statement: I wish to work in collaboration with people who share the same values, politics and passions with me to create meaningful content.

Mission Statement:

1. Immerse myself back into my community.

2. Strengthen my abilities to work as a freelance designer (ie. better at billing, communication, boundaries etc)

3. Collaborate with local emerging artists on creative endeavours

Lucy Jennings : Portfolio Site

I really like Lucy’s portfolio site. This site is so simple, with only two links in the navigation, you can’t get lost! This website gets straight to the point, displaying the portfolio pieces on the home page in a gird that flows. The grid displaying Lucy’s work creates a general aesthetic. There is good and consistent photography used for each project. 

When you click through to the project context is given explaining what the work is and why it was created. I like that you can easily click through her work, and as you scroll through each project she displays type and colour choices, I enjoy the way she demonstrates parts of the process. 

I found that there was not much personality in her writing but the logo and work bring a lot of personality to the site. Her about is a little lack lustre but I like the she specifies her skills sets. The photograph with some illustrative additions is fun and playful but I do believe a better photograph could have been chosen.