Forming Process

Development of Graphic Design Through the Combination of Multiple Processes and Methods

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I strive to develop graphic expressions in the combination of methods and work in such a way that these methods inform each other every step of the design process. Merging methods and creating a push and pull allows for tension to initiate design solutions. Finding a common thread in my work as a designer has led to the question of whether or not the process of designing graphic form can in fact become the formal graphic solution.

Designing and working in this way has provided the inspiration for making and developing case studies such as books, posters, zines and exhibitions which support my thesis thinking. My current focus is on the application of developing design in the area between the application of systematic graphic elements and chance operation. By merging these two design approaches, I have been able to achieve surprise and serendipity in my work while revealing the process of making in the form. Creating work which oscillates on a spectrum between two points drives my study and feeds my impulse to organize and interpret information. I believe the design process can become the design solution.