Breakout

Student Graphic Design Show

Project Overview

The College of Marin put on its first ever graphic design show in March of 2025. I volunteered for and was selected to design the branding for the exhibit. This included the title, "Breakout", and the visual branding for the posters, banners, and fliers that would promote the exhibit.

My Contributions

I originated the name of the show ("Breakout") through a chatGPT brainstorming session. I wanted to capture the idea that the show featured up and coming designers, while also being the first ever such show for the College of Marin graphic design program. The show was thus a "Breakout" for both the participants and the department. In terms of style, I knew from the beginning I wanted something heavy with geometric typography, inspired by midcentury swiss graphic design and its offshoots. Below is a shot of my finalized branding in situ.

Initial Sketches

Preliminary sketches showing the evolution of my ideas for the show. Before going into the digital drafting, I wanted to finalize the exhibit title and start to concept the design style for the show.

Digital Drafting

The primary deliverable was a set of vertical banners that would flank the entrance to the exhibit gallery. The 24" x 90" dimensions of the banner presented a compelling challenge for my flexible design system. Consequently, I started concepting my branding by creating a series of different banners. Feedback from the client narrowed it down to the 3rd and 4th of the iterations seen below. I was given discretion to pick my favorite of those two, and decided on the 3rd as my favorite.

The Final Exhibit

The finalized branding installed in the College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, showing the branding adapted to the various deliverables.

Breakout

Initial Sketches

Digital Drafting

The Final Exhibit

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