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Annual Report:



The past year post grad has been a space of growth. I had changed as a person, even if I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what. I began thinking about how school and college quantified my successes; I could count which scholarships I was granted, how many projects I had completed each semester, the graduation cords I received. But without these benchmarks, I was lost within the past 365 days, flipping through calendar pages and having nothing to show for it. 

One night, I sat and wrote down the things I had done recently that really mattered to me. Thirty-five books read, eight visits to the theater, countless drives on my own. Although not grades or certificates, these achievements also mattered to my life and how I had grown over the years. A few months later, my friend sent me an archive of companies' annual reports, spanning decades of issues. As I scrolled at these vintage covers, exploring how companies appreciated good graphic design, I was reminded of the list I had made months ago. I could certainly create an annual report on myself, reflecting upon my past year, wins and losses, and design a booklet that visualizes my journey and takeaways. 

 I began first with writing out blurbs, a reflection of the past year and the things I was most proud of. What I discovered through my writing was that nature had become almost the orchestrator of so many events in my life. I began working this into the landscape of the design of the book. The layout was based on the annual reports, but I spread out the columns, utilizing white space to simulate inhales and exhales. I was inspired by these archives to use vintage images, so I pulled from the public domain archives to use organic vines and flowers to accompany some of the white space sections. Using my own words and images was another goal of mine, as I enjoy completely owning my work. 

After designing and printing, I bound the booklet with a paper tab system of binding to have lie flat spreads and a more handmade feel. The alternating watercolored tabs created a clean spine that crimps the paper in accordion shapes that plays with light and space. 

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