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The Trace of an Implied Presence
Tiona Nekkia McClodden

Published by The Shed and Nike
6 × 8.75 in
104 pagesBook design
2022
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.
The Trace of an Implied Presence was produced on the occasion of Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition at The Shed. The book features a blind emboss of the exhibition’s floor plan on the cover, a mirrored inside cover, and silver duotone images. Designed at The Shed with Design Director Keri Bronk.

Sonic Sphere

The Shed Art direction, Animation, Signage
2023
Sonic Sphere was a multi-sensory concert series at The Shed. Animations were produced in Processing with a custom generator developed by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus 🪄.
Sonic Sphere was a multi-sensory concert series at The Shed. Animations were produced in Processing with a custom generator developed by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus 🪄.
Sonic Sphere was a multi-sensory concert series at The Shed. Animations were produced in Processing with a custom generator developed by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus 🪄.
Merch for Sonic Sphere.
Advertising for Sonic Sphere.
Sonic Sphere was a multi-sensory concert series at The Shed. Animations were produced in Processing with a custom generator developed by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus 🪄. 
Animations were produced in Processing with a custom generator developed by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus. Process video by Kiel.

The Twofold Commitment
Trinh T. Minh-ha

Published by Primary Information
6.6 × 8.9 in
204 pagesBook Design
2023
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015). 
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015).
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015). 
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015). 
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015). 
Interviews are tabbed with green markers to signal repeating themes and connections in Minh-ha’s work. 
Interviews are tabbed with green markers to signal repeating themes and connections in Minh-ha’s work. 
Interviews are tabbed with green markers to signal repeating themes and connections in Minh-ha’s work. 
Interviews are tabbed with green markers to signal repeating themes and connections in Minh-ha’s work. 
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015). 
The Twofold Commitment is an artist book by filmmaker, writer, and theorist, Trinh T. Minh-ha. The book features the lyrical script and stills from the artists’ film Forgetting Vietnam (2015). 

Open Call at The Shed

The ShedPrint, Animation, Signage
2021–2024
2021 signage. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2021 advertising. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2021 printed program. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2021 printed program. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2023 signage. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2023 advertising. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2023 banners. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 
2024 advertising. Open Call is The Shed’s biennial commissioning program. The visual identity spans digital, printed, and spatial platforms. It continues to develop and iterate over time as the program expands. 

Tiger Hands: A Dance Document 
Edited by Benjamin Akio Kimitch

5.5 × 8.5 in
70 pagesBook design
2023
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 
Tiger Hands: A Dance Document is an archive and reflection on Tiger hands, a performance by dance artist and choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch. 

Misc Signage for The Shed

The ShedSignage, Animation
2020–2024
Black glitter title graphic for Howardena Pindell’s exhibition Rope/Fire/Water.
Process producing the glitter title graphic for Howardena Pindell’s exhibition Rope/Fire/Water. Mask and paint by Tom Black Studio.
Detail of glitter title graphic for Howardena Pindell’s exhibition Rope/Fire/Water.
Title graphic for Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition The Trace of an Implied Presence.
Digital billboard for Tiona Nekkia McClodden’s exhibition The Trace of an Implied Presence.
Digital signage for Mirror Ball. Psychedelic animation by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus.
Social post for Mirror Ball. Psychedelic animation by Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus.
Metallic gold title graphic for Maxwell Alexandre’s exhibition Pardo é Papel: The Glorious Victory and New Power.
Metallic gold title graphic for Maxwell Alexandre’s exhibition Pardo é Papel: The Glorious Victory and New Power.
Metallic gold title graphic for Maxwell Alexandre’s exhibition Pardo é Papel: The Glorious Victory and New Power. Mask and paint by Full Point Graphics.

The Shed 2022 Gala

The ShedArt direction, Animation
2022
Art direction for The Shed’s annual gala. 3D Animations by Shira Inbar🔮.
Art direction for The Shed’s annual gala. 3D Animations by Shira Inbar🔮.
Art direction for The Shed’s annual gala. 3D Animations by Shira Inbar🔮.
Art direction for The Shed’s annual gala. 3D Animations by Shira Inbar🔮.

Carmelina: Figures
Ronaldo V. Wilson

Published by Wendy’s Subway
6.75 × 9 in
144 pages Book design
2021
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 
Carmelina: Figures is an homage to the author’s mother, Carmelina. Part book, part performance, it features a vellum book jacket, silk screened texts, and tissue-thin interior paper. 

Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech”

Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoPrint, Signage
2019
Exhibition materials for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective “Figures of Speech” at the MCA Chicago. Designed with Design Director Gabriel Melcher and Senior Designer Christine Zavesky. 
Exhibition materials for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective “Figures of Speech” at the MCA Chicago. Designed with Design Director Gabriel Melcher and Senior Designer Christine Zavesky. 
Exhibition materials for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective “Figures of Speech” at the MCA Chicago. Designed with Design Director Gabriel Melcher and Senior Designer Christine Zavesky. 
Exhibition signage for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective “Figures of Speech” at the MCA Chicago. Designed with Design Director Gabriel Melcher and Senior Designer Christine Zavesky. 
Exhibition signage for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective “Figures of Speech” at the MCA Chicago. Designed with Design Director Gabriel Melcher and Senior Designer Christine Zavesky. 

Christina Quarles
Edited by Grace Deveney 

Published by MCA Chicago and DelMonico Books•Prestel 
7.5 × 11 in
100 pages Book design
2020
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 
This book was produced on the occasion of Christina Quarles’s exhibition at the MCA Chicago. 

Marking The Occasion
Edited by Jaime Shearn Coan and Tara Aisha Willis

Published by Wendy’s Subway
6.5 × 9.5 in
184 pages Book design
2020
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 
Marking the Occasion gathers archival materials and new contributions from dance and performance artists David Thomson, Julie Tolentino, Mariana Valencia, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Mlondi Zondi. 

Relations
Edited by Tara Aisha Willis

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
5 × 7.5 in
44 pages
Book design
2018
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.
Relations was produced for Bebe Miller, Ishmael Houston-Jones, and Ralph Lemon’s performance at the MCA Chicago. The booklet features archival photos of the dancers and an insert of Fred Holland and Ishmael Houston-Jones’ Manifesto. Designed with Gabriel Melcher.

Transit Lines

Poetry Society of America and PATH Animation
2021
Transit Lines was a series of moving poetry animations commissioned by the Poetry Society of America. They played on digital signage screens throughout PATH train stations.
Transit Lines was a series of moving poetry animations commissioned by the Poetry Society of America. They played on digital signage screens throughout PATH train stations.
Transit Lines was a series of moving poetry animations commissioned by the Poetry Society of America. They played on digital signage screens throughout PATH train stations.
Transit Lines was a series of moving poetry animations commissioned by the Poetry Society of America. They played on digital signage screens throughout PATH train stations.


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