PORTFOLIO
GRAPHIC
DESIGN
Below is a sampling of design work developed for a variety of clients and media channels from print publications to interactive elements, environmental and experiential design, with a few surprises in between...enjoy the process!
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"There are three responses to a piece of design.
Yes, No, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for."
M I L T O N G L A S E R
DESIGN
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As a design professor, it is the talent, dedication and innovative spirit of the emerging graphic designers and typographers that speaks for themselves.
Included below are samples from the undergraduate Graphic Design I & II, Typography I & II, and Professional Practices in Design courses offered at FGCU.
Students also participated in several interdisciplinary collaborative exhibitions.
INSPIRE
STUDENT
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C O M M E N T S / R E F L E C T I O N S
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"Ms. Minsky goes leaps and bounds ahead as a professor to equip us with everything we need to face the design industry after college."
G R A P H I C D E S I G N I - S T U D E N T
"The semester was fun, exciting and filled to the brim with information and creative projects that challenged us. This class made me want to pursue a career in graphic design. Thank you for your patience and truly caring about your students and their success"
G R A P H I C D E S I G N I - S T U D E N T
"I really enjoy the layout and structure of your courses - I believe it has helped me in so many different ways that not only relate to creativity and typography, but personally as well. Thank you for challenging and support us throughout our creative process. You are a gem!"
P R I N C I P L E S O F T Y P O G R A P H Y
- S T U D E N T
"This was a very rich course and I appreciated every moment of it. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into making these courses so impactful"
P R I N C I P L E S O F T Y P O G R A P H Y
- S T U D E N T
"Overall, I really enjoyed the class and I definitely think you taught it well. I am genuinely more interested in the art, and I now feel much more confident in my skills all around. Thank you for making us use multiple programs, for encouraging us along the way, and bandaging our wounds when we failed at times. You are an awesome teacher!"
P R I N C I P L E S O F
T Y P O G R A P H Y
- S T U D E N T
"Being in your classes gives me confidence in myself that I never had before. I feel proud of what I create, and I feel like I can do things with my life in the future and have a career I can pursue. You will be someone I remember forever"
G R A P H I C D E S I G N I - S T U D E N T
EXHIBITIONS
VISUAL LANGUAGE:
THE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY & CREATIVE WRITING
FEB 23 - MAR 20, 2017
STOP AND LISTEN: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND RESTORATION
OCT 5 - NOV 17, 2017
VISUAL LANGUAGE:
THE NATURE OF TYPOGRAPHY & LITERATURE
AUG 20 - SEPT 20, 2018
In this collaborative experience, typographers in Sasha Minsky’s “Principles of Typography” course responded to Haikus and Sentences developed by the student authors of Jesse Millner’s “Introduction to Nature Writing” course. These Haikus, inspired by nature, provided a starting point for emerging typographers to develop installation typography in the forms of digital media, mixed media, and experiential installations involving light and shadow. Individuals will have the opportunity to experience this innovative ecosystem, which emerged from this unique cross-collaboration.
This exhibition invites FGCU students to voice their concerns and display their research surrounding environmental issues. Stop and Listen asks students to express their observations, concerns and possible solutions on issues surrounding ongoing changes in the environment.
When typography, the design and creation of type, is applied to literary texts, this collaboration can result in a hybrid form of art that provides incredible visuals and summons intellectually stimulating experiences for both the artists and their audiences. This exhibition features the work of the Special Topics Advanced Typography course instructed by Sasha Minsky in collaboration with Jesse Millner’s Narrative Techniques creative writing class. Students from both courses worked together to bring literary narratives alive through the use of innovative typography techniques.
#typographyhappiness
ELEVEN VOICES:
FGCU ART FACULTY EXHBITION
AUG 30 - OCT 4, 2018
Eleven FGCU Art Department Faculty show the breadth of concepts and media they explore in their art practices. New works about the environment, social justice, and other contemporary issues are on display throughout the gallery in the form of installations, sculpture, prints, paintings and more. This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to view new works and engage with the FGCU Art Faculty.
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
V I N C E N T V A N G O G H
Happiness can come from the smallest of things.
Type is developed through the blend of science and art, forming each curve and detail of a letter with great care and purpose. Typography is known as the art of designing letters.
This installation is comprised of handcrafted lettering designed to visually communicate positive comments. The idea is to spread a little bit of happiness into the world and build a creative community.
The audience was encouraged to look through all of the cards on the wall. Once they found a card that brought them a sense of inner happiness, they were to take the card from the wall. To build our creative community and extend happiness, the recipient was to take a picture of their card and post it on instagram with the hashtag #typographyhappiness and see how far we can spread happiness and a love of typography.
