Glory Days
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From the beginning of my journey in graphic design, music has played a pivotal role in my creative process. Punk, with its intense colors and deconstructed visuals, is one of the largest influences on my design style. My BFA thesis Glory Days transports the viewer into a fictitious concert venue space set in the midst of the ‘90s hardcore punk scene in Washington D.C. Physical artifacts create a sensory experience that illustrates the importance of graphic design in archival storytelling during our increasingly digital age.
Glory Days was inspired by black and white film concert photography and how still imagery could capture the energy and angst of a live show. My creative strategy for this endeavor focused on drawing inspiration from the graphics of punk music while developing a unique visual identity for my venue. I adopted the methodology of the DIY movement to authentically replicate what it would have felt like to step inside one of these venues. Glory Days features high-contrast posters, collaged vinyl covers, tickets, half-tone posters, apparel, and zines with scanned hand-drawn illustrations. The assemblage of these artifacts conveys how graphic design performs an essential function in defining the visual language of a movement, preserving historical context, and imbuing our physical surroundings with meaning.
