http://allisonkerst.com Allison Kerst Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:46:07 +0000 http://allisonkerst.com en http://allisonkerst.com/process-blog http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/process-blog Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:46:07 +0000 Allison Kerst 2945656 http://allisonkerst.com/Design-Observer http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/Design-Observer Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:45:53 +0000 Allison Kerst 1127853 This a redesign of the Design Observer website, a very academic source of all types of design criticism, into a printed and ipad publication. The idea for the identity and layouts comes from the idea that all design has a strong relation to the grid whether it is 2d or 3d. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/publication_00_webs.jpg" width="501" height="600" width_o="501" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/publication_00_webs_o.jpg" data-mid="14995067" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/TOC.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="750" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/TOC_o.jpg" data-mid="14995479" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/dept_2.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="750" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/dept_2_o.jpg" data-mid="14995424" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/dept_1.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="750" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/dept_1_o.jpg" data-mid="14995419" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/ipad_web_2_2.jpg" width="670" height="521" width_o="771" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/ipad_web_2_2_o.jpg" data-mid="14995334" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/ipad_web_3.jpg" width="670" height="520" width_o="772" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/1127853/ipad_web_3_o.jpg" data-mid="14995337" border="0" align="left"/> This a redesign of the Design Observer website, a very academic source of all types of design criticism, into a printed and ipad publication. The idea for the... http://allisonkerst.com/The-Oracle-of-Medea http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/The-Oracle-of-Medea Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:45:49 +0000 Allison Kerst 2406272 The Oracle of Medea is a fortune telling game, converted from Cornelius Agrippa's The Ladie's Oracle. Agrippa was not only a womanizer, but also a very famous alchemist, which is why most of the ornaments and patterning in the design are symbols of alchemy, and have a feeling of wonder and magic. <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406272/DSC_0069.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406272/DSC_0069_o.jpg" data-mid="12284626" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406272/DSC_0087.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="2048" height_o="1360" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406272/DSC_0087_o.jpg" data-mid="12284658" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406272/DSC_0090_3.jpg" width="670" height="371" width_o="803" height_o="445" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406272/DSC_0090_3_o.jpg" data-mid="14997625" border="0" align="left"/> The Oracle of Medea is a fortune telling game, converted from Cornelius Agrippa's The Ladie's Oracle. Agrippa was not only a womanizer, but also a very famous... http://allisonkerst.com/Adidas-Adizero-5-star http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/Adidas-Adizero-5-star Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:45:48 +0000 Allison Kerst 2407428 The Adidas Adizero 5-star Football Cleat weighs in at 6.9 ounces making it the lightest cleat ever. The idea for the campaign comes from images of lightness and speed and the magic that results from it, on the football field, in outer space, and beyond. This project was completed during my internship at Mutt Industries where I got to play Art Director for the commercial and lead the design for the web campaign. I mostly just pretended like I knew what I was doing. <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/160x600_playfullvideo.gif" width="160" height="600" width_o="160" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/160x600_playfullvideo_o.gif" data-mid="27487127" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/300x250_playfullvideo.gif" width="300" height="250" width_o="300" height_o="250" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/300x250_playfullvideo_o.gif" data-mid="27487007" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/728x90_playfullvideo_2048.gif" width="728" height="90" width_o="728" height_o="90" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/728x90_playfullvideo_o.gif" data-mid="27487010" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/ADIDAS_fb_2048.gif" width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/ADIDAS_fb_o.gif" data-mid="27487161" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/ADIDAS_fb_2_2048.gif" width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407428/ADIDAS_fb_2_o.gif" data-mid="27487158" border="0" align="left"/> The Adidas Adizero 5-star Football Cleat weighs in at 6.9 ounces making it the lightest cleat ever. The idea for the campaign comes from images of lightness and... http://allisonkerst.com/From-One-Designer-to-Another http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/From-One-Designer-to-Another Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:45:38 +0000 Allison Kerst 2407052 This was completed in response to a one week challenge to touch someone's heart with design. Targeting our design peers at MICA, we hoped to make graphic design a little less serious, and inspire a fresh perspective, a closer look, or a new way to observe. Done in collaboration with Mary Galloway. <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/closer_look.jpg" width="670" height="518" width_o="2048" height_o="1583" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/closer_look_o.jpg" data-mid="12286475" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/freshperspective.jpg" width="670" height="518" width_o="2048" height_o="1583" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/freshperspective_o.jpg" data-mid="12286484" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/newway.jpg" width="670" height="518" width_o="2048" height_o="1583" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/newway_o.jpg" data-mid="12286495" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407052/heart_3_gif_o.gif" /> This was completed in response to a one week challenge to touch someone's heart with design. Targeting our design peers at MICA, we hoped to make graphic design a... http://allisonkerst.com/Logic-is-Always-False-Process http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/Logic-is-Always-False-Process Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:12:34 +0000 Allison Kerst 3537729 Shown is each stage of the process that I went through to complete my thesis. I started the project on my iphone and went back and forth between digital and physical processes in order to better understand new media and include others in my discovery process. Stage 1: Iphone explorations Stage 2: Iphone explorations translated into physical ones, including human participation Stage 3: Javascript/ Scriptographer explorations Stage 4: Javascript/ Scriptographer translated into physical ones, including human participation Stage 5: Google Sketchup explorations <img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/iphone_2048.jpg" width="1600" height="600" width_o="1600" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/iphone_o.jpg" data-mid="18284944" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/iphone_conditional_2048.jpg" width="1536" height="600" width_o="1536" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/iphone_conditional_o.jpg" data-mid="18284719" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/java_2048.jpg" width="1552" height="600" width_o="1552" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/java_o.jpg" data-mid="18285060" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/java_conditional_2048.jpg" width="1552" height="600" width_o="1552" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/java_conditional_o.jpg" data-mid="18285213" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/3d_2048.jpg" width="1552" height="600" width_o="1552" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3537729/3d_o.jpg" data-mid="18285323" border="0" align="left"/> Shown is each stage of the process that I went through to complete my thesis. I started the project on my iphone and went back and forth between digital and... http://allisonkerst.com/Logic-is-Always-False http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/Logic-is-Always-False Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:12:33 +0000 Allison Kerst 3530984 Completed for my thesis at MICA, this project is an exploration in all things I am not an expert in. I am not a digital genius, sculptor or mind reader. Exploring new media and including human participation is my way to relinquish control in my design process. My hope is that viewers are not be able to decode exactly how I reached the outcome, but may be inspired to approach new media in a less serious way, and to embrace the illogical. Body of work includes a 5'x3'x1' paper, wire, and neon light sculpture, zine, and four commemorative screenprints. Awarded Outstanding Senior Project 2012 <img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/web_installation_2048.jpg" width="2048" height="413" width_o="2048" height_o="413" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/web_installation_o.jpg" data-mid="18282582" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/WEB_SPREADS1_2048.jpg" width="2048" height="327" width_o="2048" height_o="327" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/WEB_SPREADS1_o.jpg" data-mid="18283801" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/WEB_SPREADS2_2048.jpg" width="2048" height="306" width_o="2048" height_o="306" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/WEB_SPREADS2_o.jpg" data-mid="18283954" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_Logic_web.jpg" width="504" height="700" width_o="504" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_Logic_web_o.jpg" data-mid="27515364" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_Is_web.jpg" width="504" height="681" width_o="504" height_o="681" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_Is_web_o.jpg" data-mid="27515363" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_Always_web.jpg" width="504" height="691" width_o="504" height_o="691" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_Always_web_o.jpg" data-mid="27515357" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_False_web.jpg" width="504" height="677" width_o="504" height_o="677" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530984/Thesis_False_web_o.jpg" data-mid="27515361" border="0" align="left"/> Completed for my thesis at MICA, this project is an exploration in all things I am not an expert in. I am not a digital genius, sculptor or mind reader. Exploring... http://allisonkerst.com/heart-2-heart-ft-Mariah-Carey http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/heart-2-heart-ft-Mariah-Carey Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:33:42 +0000 Allison Kerst 3530864 Audio gem featuring Mariah Carey ballad. The object is designed for two users, each user holds a heart segment. While segments are united, audio plays properly. As heart segments are separated, song speed decreases with distance. Retractable chain pulls the segments back together. Featured on http://fromktoj.com/ <img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530864/web_proofofconcept.jpg" width="670" height="433" width_o="1224" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/3530864/web_proofofconcept_o.jpg" data-mid="18244611" border="0" align="left"/> Audio gem featuring Mariah Carey ballad. The object is designed for two users, each user holds a heart segment. While segments are united, audio plays properly. As... http://allisonkerst.com/Digital-Misuse http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/Digital-Misuse Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:18:57 +0000 Allison Kerst 2407160 All of the assets in the poster and gif came from formal explorations of artificial hair. I then manipulated those explorations using a wide variety of digital tools in the most wrong unconventional way possible. <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407160/blugrid_ASSET_LIBRARY_POSTER_2.jpg" width="448" height="600" width_o="448" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407160/blugrid_ASSET_LIBRARY_POSTER_2_o.jpg" data-mid="14989051" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2407160/wowmom_layers_1_o.gif" > All of the assets in the poster and gif came from formal explorations of artificial hair. I then manipulated those explorations using a wide variety of digital... http://allisonkerst.com/Play-Magazine http://allisonkerst.com/following/allisonkerst.com/Play-Magazine Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:00:23 +0000 Allison Kerst 2406043 Play Magazine targets the element of the ridiculous in contemporary pop culture. This is the music issue, and features such topics as: Beyonce's different weaves throughout her career, Kreashawn's new video game, and a conversation between Tyler The Creator and Wacka Flocka Flame. In response, the design is playful, experimental, and rhythmic. <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread1.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="1280" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread1_o.jpg" data-mid="12109931" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread5.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="1280" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread5_o.jpg" data-mid="12109944" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread6.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="1280" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread6_o.jpg" data-mid="12109945" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread7.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="1280" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_spread7_o.jpg" data-mid="12109947" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_unbeweavable.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="1280" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/play_unbeweavable_o.jpg" data-mid="12109948" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/DSC_0048_9.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="807" height_o="536" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/DSC_0048_9_o.jpg" data-mid="14987016" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/DSC_0053right_height.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="807" height_o="536" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/0/29727/2406043/DSC_0053right_height_o.jpg" data-mid="14997532" border="0" align="left"/> Play Magazine targets the element of the ridiculous in contemporary pop culture. This is the music issue, and features such topics as: Beyonce's different weaves...