Marcelo Blanco

GRAPHIC DESIGN IS OMNIPRESENT. IT IS A POWERFUL,RELEVANT AND VERSATILE MODE OF COMMUNICATIONTHAT IS CAPABLE OF PERPETUALLY REINVENTING ITSELF.MARCELO BLANCO marceloblancodesign.com [email protected]

INTERACTIVE630 FLAT is a fictional furniture store located in LosAngeles, California, that works quarterly with interiordesigners from multiple nationalities and backgrounds.Project completed at Auburn University, 2013.In this project I combined research, concept development, branding and userexperience design. I used the project to exercise wireframing and prototyping tools(manual sketches and InVision).FURNITURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN ARE SUBJECTS THAT BRING ME JOY.My father is a carpenter who works with traditional tools.Furniture reminds me of one of my passions, sculpture.One of my professors one mentioned that I think with shapes.











INTERACTIVEThis project combines research, concept development,branding and user experience design.Wireframing and prototyping tools were the focus of thisInteractive Media project. Project completed at Auburn University, 2014. I AM INTERESTED IN INSTALLATIONS AND TRADITIONAL, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS. DUTCH DESIGN IS A SPACE WHERE THESE IDEALS OFTEN INTERSECT.

Claudy Jongstra is a passionate Dutch artist who createsart pieces and architectural installations from hand-feltedmaterial. Her work is recognized worldwide, and it hasbeen featured in prestigious locations like the Museum ofC o n t e m p o r a r y A r t i n N e w Yo r k . S h e i s f a m o u s f o r t h enatural approach of her process, for promoting respectof natural biodiversity, for sustainable and environmentallyresponsible practices, as well as for promoting the use of localresources and keeping traditional skills alive.







Wolfgang Weingart is one of my design heroes.My Way to Typography greatly influenced my discoveryprocess as a student at Auburn University.This Interactive Media project combined research, conceptdevelopment, branding and user experience design. I usedthe project to exercise wireframing and prototyping tools(manual sketches and InVision). The class also studiedthe use of web templates and coding to get familiar withHTML, CSS and Dreamweaver. SITE’S URLauburn.edu/~cmb063/index.html INTERACTIVE









PRINTPOSTERSPosters represent one of the most traditional communication devices ingraphic design. The posters I made at Auburn University allowedme to develop my design process. These posters explore multiple ways to combine design elements like lines, shapes, and colors. They also allowed me to use several techniques to process images, illustrations and found objects.









PUBLICATIONEDITORIAL SUDAMERICANAEditorial Sudamericana is a fictional publishing companythat works with emerging South and Central Americanpoets and writers. These book covers are part ofa self-directed studies class that pushed me toInvestigate image-manipulation and vector basedimages In an attempt to convey two differentbut related aspects of The Books’ Content.









Cristino Bogado, editor at Jakembo Editores, is a contemporary, experimental poet living and working in Paraguay. His poetry in its very nature is conceptual, gritty, multilingual, humorous and real. Cristino Bogado’s poetry represents a rich ethnological study of Latin America’s complex history.This book explores typography, layout and process. It is a fusion of graphic design and poetry. The text comes from the early works of Cristino Bogado, a contemporary Paraguayan poet.













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front ANIMALITOS (little animals) back Illustrations made for a matching game (memory) for kids. The main goal of the project was to draw six animals while taking into consideration colors, shapes, and style. All these elements should work as a cohesive system.

\"THE POWER OF NO\"(based on an article found in Psychology Today magazine)Image I class challenged students to interpret the content ofa magazine article and to deliver an approriate illustration.I considered the following factors when creating the illus-tration: target audience, appropriateness, style, colors, andcomposition.