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Washington, DC
VCU Graphic Design 2021

Sept. 1999 –
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Type Design




COLLABORATIVE TYPOGRAPHIC STAMPS

In collaboration with my friend, Taylor, I created stamps to be creatively put together to form typographic characters. Each of us created our own individual set of stamps on our own without consulting the other. We created an alphabet with our stamps then switched stamp sets to see how the other person would approach creating an alphabet differently. On critique day is when we revealed what we did with each other's stamps.



PHASE 1 — INSPIRATION

Starting off, we each gave each other a location to go to to draw inspiration from. Taylor sent me to a park nearby my house.






PHASE 2 — FINALIZE FORMS AND CUT SHAPES 

Next, I finalized the shapes to use in the final stamps and cut them into linoleum. Here are my final designs:



For Taylor, I instructed her to go to a different park nearby her house. This is her final set of stamps from the inspiration she got at her location:





PHASE 3 — ALPHABET CREATION

Without influence from one another, Taylor and I each created alphabets with both sets.

With my set, I created the alphabet on the left, while Taylor created the alphabet on the right:



With her set, I created the alphabet on the left, while Taylor created the alphabet on the right:





PHASE 4 — FURTHER  COLLABORATIVE PLAY

In addition to creating the alphabets, we did a few non-restricted collaborative prints. When we swapped stamps, we left a few extra pieces that included our own play with the stamps and opened it up for the other person to add on and layer in another color.