Visualizing.org Data Challenge

christinabeard — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:38:14 +0000

Our team won the competition in NYC. We had an unexpected and simple result that leverage the human aspects of graphic design and energy emissions.

This was our challenge:

You can use any tool(s) you want to prepare your team’s data visualization. Your entry can be uploaded as any type of digital format. The jury will be looking for the best use of data and design to make sense of a complex world issue.

We were given lots of data but to us they were all abstract numbers that were relative to one set of data. Here’s what we came up with:

You can view all of the work here.

Visualizing Information / Design Challenge

christinabeard — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:22:12 +0000

Next weekend all of the 2nd year graduate students at MICA will be heading to NYC to compete in a 24 hour design challenge help by visualizing.org.

Teams of 2-5 have been formed and my team consist of:

Chris McCampbell, Supisa Wattanasansanee, Chris Clark, and Wesley Stuckey.

IDEO summer outing shirts

christinabeard — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:46:48 +0000

We just finished silk screening all the shirts for the summer outing. We held an open submission and had 7 designs screened for everyone to choose from.Click to view slideshow.

BHCA and MICA Collaboration

christinabeard — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:13 +0000

The Baltimore Record published an article today on our work for the BHCA health care campaign.

Check out the full article here:

http://mddailyrecord.com/2010/07/27/a-mica-student-generated-campaign-for-health/

Graphic Design Thinking Book Cover

christinabeard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:43:35 +0000

The GD MFA first year class is currently working on Graphic Design Thinking: Tools for defining problems,
getting ideas, and creating form. A few weeks ago we all designed covers and sent them off to the publisher for feedback. The book will be published in May 2011.

Final Poster

christinabeard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:20:06 +0000

I completed this last semester but never posted the final, here it is:

A visualization of viewpoints about Mark Twain’s work on amazon.com
through the lens of Roland Barthes’ essay “From Work to Text.”

Maryland Art Place HALLWAY

christinabeard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:17:21 +0000

I finished this collaborative project for the Maryland Art Place last semester but never posted images of the final piece. I worked with Lauren Adams and Chris McCampbell on this project.

BALTIMORE HEALTH CARE CAMPAIGN

christinabeard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:03:13 +0000

Here’s round three of my concept for BHCA. Next week we will be photographing actual clients and having them write down why their health is important to them. Hopefully, we will be able to use their actual words and writing in the final campaign.

A Day in the Life Conference

christinabeard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:56:22 +0000

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This weekend MICA is hosting A Day in the Life Conference, and I’ll be attending two talks:

Meg Touborg :: Session Topic – The Business of Design

The Business of Design
Geared towards freelancers and small business owners, a useful introductory presentation and discussion on the ends and outs of owning your own business and working for yourself.

Ellen Lupton :: Session Topic – Typography: More Than Words

Typography: More Than Words
In today’s design, the way words are portrayed hold just as much weight as the images often used to convey meaning and emotion for a particular project. This session will explore the creative use of typography in graphic design.

Should be fun!

Baltimore Health Care Access Campaign

christinabeard — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:51:38 +0000

Here’s round two of my concept displayed on bus shelters, a post it note pad and a tote bag.