Blast from the Past

"Goctapus" type design concept (I'm so clever...)

I've been putting my portfolio together these past few weeks, in anticipation of my internship at Cognition Studio coming to a close on December 17th. One of the projects I'm including is my Encyclopedia Umbrellica, and Kristine suggested I go through the process of making the book to show people how I work. Since I did the project in my Experimental Typography class with Martin Venezky, there were lots of drawings to scan. I hadn't looked at these for years, but they're pretty interesting.

"Umbrella" type design concept

I guess I have a kitchy type-designer in me!
I also found these interesting geometric collages:

I think Goctapus found its way into this one...

And, last but certainly not least, I think I also found the answer to all of my problems. This little graphic pretty much sums up my design aesthetic, paired with a bit of good advice: