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Exhibition titled We Designed This displayed in Julian Hall Student Gallery at Illinois State University
FROM THE PEDALBOARD
From the Pedalboard is my BFA thesis exhibition, which explores the community within the central Illinois band scene. Utilizing photographs, interviews, live videos, and take-home assets I highlight the significance of smaller communities and the importance of documentation within a local music scene. After spending the past three years extensively documenting and working with local bands, I began this project by exploring the question: How does a local band scene help people further develop themselves as creators?
POSTERS
The posters were the first project of that exploration. I drew inspiration from one of my earlier projects and various band posters. I chose a non-traditional poster shape, which allowed me to emphasize both the members of each band and my personal photography style uniquely. I also knew I wanted to create custom type for each band name, lyrics, and informational text. However, this presented a challenge, as the interviews had not yet been conducted and would not take place until months later.
ZINE
The scene helps promote artists in many unique ways—one of which is through zines. The zine pictured on the right focuses on the local band Dayshift. Inside, includes exclusive interview content not featured in the video. I produced 50 numbered copies to distribute to gallery visitors. Before the band broke up, I also designed the cover art for their upcoming single Perchance. When unfolded, this zine reveals a full poster featuring the artwork.
INTERVIEWS
The interview video was the final that brought the project together. After working with Stumbling Block on their live sessions, I envisioned the video as a mix of multi-camera interview footage and live performance clips. I developed a set of general questions alongside band—and member-specific prompts. There is a section of the Heaving., video that I chose to redact to give Trevor—the one wearing the mask—a more mysterious appearance. Click the Link to watch the full video!
TITLE
Choosing the tile was the final step in completing my part in the exhibition. I came up with the name walking to one of the local show venues and thought that creating type from guitar pedals would be a compelling way to display the title. Most of the pedals are modeled after two of my friends' pedalboards, and the correct wiring was completed with assistance from Joey Unger, owner of the venue Stumbling Block.
PROCESS BOOK
Feel free to check out the online version of the process book by clicking the button below.
OTHER DESIGNERS
https://www.nsporrerdesign.com
https://www.genesiswittedesign.com
https://www.byrobynn.com
https://www.cailyndesigns.com
https://www.laurenmodesign.com
There were many other talented designers who were involved in, and help create, the We Designed This exhibition. Feel free to check out their work at the links below!
https://www.haileymarczakdesigns.com
https://www.bensandersdesigns.com
https://www.sammyparksdesign.com
https://www.kianalin.com