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LIFE ISN’T 93 BLACK AND WHITE I was given the task of creating nine posters that visually represent a chosen color through experi- mental typography. Each poster was represented by a different word or phrase. Completed I chose gray as my conceptual color because it is the Fall 2018 color “without color.” Achromatic — a tone between black and white and as neither, it is the color of truth. To come up with the visuals, I chose quotes that spoke about items with conceptual ties to the color gray and then represented those ideas with words or phrases related to those items, without literally being them. I wanted to work outside of the com- puter and focused on making everything by hand. Disciplines Typography Photography Poster Design Kind of Project Experimental 04

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TYPOGRAPHIC POSTER SERIES DESIGNED BY JACOB RICKS 102 Stone 01 Gloom 02 Ashes 03 Storm 04 Old Age 05 Iron 06 08 Cement Aluminum 07 Shadow title Gray description This is a series of nine typographic posters that are tied together by their exploration of the color gray. Achromatic, it is the color “without color,” an intermediate tone between black and white; and as neither, is the color of truth. 09 typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk Pro PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS OF JACOB RICKS

04/09 title Storm 07/09 description The more violent the storm, 08/09 the quicker it passes. —PAULO COELHO technique Water, Dirt, X-acto Knife typeface Eagle 103 title Aluminum description Sometimes you just gotta wear the tinfoil hat. —GARY HOPKINS technique Foil, Hot Glue, Printer typeface Army title Shadow description My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me. —GREEN DAY technique Paper, Flashlight, Knife typeface Goudy Oldstyle FAL 2018 LIFE ISN’T BLACK AND WHITE

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title Stone description A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it does gain a polish. —OLIVER HERFORD technique Gravel, Stick, Paper typeface Marion

106 title Gloom description Melancholy is the 02/09 happiness of being sad. —VICTOR HUGO technique Crayon, Water, Paint typeface Britannic PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS OF JACOB RICKS

03/09 107 title Ashes description To rise from its own ashes, a phoenix must first burn. —OCTAVIA BUTLER technique Matches, Hot Glue, Wood typeface GT Walsheim Pro FAL 2018 LIFE ISN’T BLACK AND WHITE

108 title Old Age description A little gray hair is a small 05/09 price to pay for this much wisdom. —KATHY SHASKAN technique Wood, Yarn, Glue typeface Century Modern PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS OF JACOB RICKS

06/09 109 title Iron description Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. —WILLIAM YEATS technique Nails, Hammer, Wood typeface Bodoni 09/09 title Cement description Cement doesn’t give as much as snow. —SHAUN WHITE technique Concrete, Hammer, Paper typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk Pro FAL 2018 LIFE ISN’T BLACK AND WHITE



FOLLOW NATURE 111 IN HER WALKS My challenge was to redesign a poorly designed book about an artist by transforming the layout and visual system to better fit the content. Completed Birdwatching has been an important part of my life Spring 2018 and so when I was looking at potential artists and finding books that were poorly designed, I quickly landed on John James Audubon and a book that contained his journal writings, but strangely did not include his paintings. I redesigned to book to high- light his imagery and tied the images to what was being discussed in the text. I also created a grid and system that was very flexible to allow for a lot of variation and a good pacing. Disciplines Typography UI Design Grid Design Layout Kind of Project Book Design Typography 05



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Map of Audubon’s journey from Cincinnati to New Orleans. The trip—traveled entirely by flatboat—took 87 days from October 12, 1820 until January 7, 1821. Ohio River Ends Cincinnati, OH Ohio River Louisville, KY Henderson, KY Mississippi River Arkansas Post, AR Memphis, TN Feliciana Parish, LA Natchez, MS New Orleans, LA Baton Rouge, LA PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS OF JACOB RICKS

25 Chapter 03: Deep South Identified New Species of Birds 435 127 Hand-Painted Life-Size Prints 497 Featuring Bird Species 700 53 Containing just over FOLLOW NATURE IN HER WALKS Individual Birds SPRING 2018

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