Hyperbolic Realities
Exhibition
Design
Ed Templeton is a professional skateboarder, photographer, painter and entrepreneur based in Huntington Beach, California. Through his skateboarding career, Templeton began photographing his surroundings while traveling around the globe. His imagery primarily focuses on the antics of his friends and the suburban culture he grew up in.
Project Duration: 5 weeks, Fall 2023
Tools Used: Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop,
Project Overview: Ed Templeton is a contemporary photographer and painter who’s work largely focuses on the unexpected realities of American suburbia. The Blanton Museum of art is curating an exhibition of photographs taken by Templeton, which he altered with the use of paint.
Goal: To create a visual identity and exhibition catalogue following the curation of painted photos presented by Templeton.
Outcome: Hyperbolic Realities is a exhibition showcasing a selection of photographs artist Ed Templeton has taken and added paint to to give them a new meaning.
Dimensions: 8.27” x 11.69”
Paper: 60lbs, Glossy
Project Scope:
Visual Identity
Exhibition Design
Print Catalogue
With more time I would like to create the museum layout and way-finding system for the exhibition. I would have also liked to conduct the interview myself and experience the collaborative aspect of designing for someones else’s work.
With More time:
WHAT I LEARNED:
Doing this project I learned a lot about creating dynamic page layouts. I didn’t want the spreads to feel repetitive, so I had to experiment with ways to make them cohesive and exciting without them becoming too different. I also learned how to expand concepts of another artist’s work into a design system that conveys the same messages throughout the exhibition.
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