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Process: Jason Alejandro

August 12, 2015

VCFA MFA in Graphic Design rising 4th semester student Jason Alejandro shares some his solo and collaborative process work with the world!

Digital sketches of some studies exploring typographic abstraction.

Digital sketches of some studies exploring typographic abstraction.

Detail of a poster titled 100 Things. These 100 people, places, and objects represent just a minuscule sampling of what makes Puerto Rico's culture distinct.

Detail of a poster titled 100 Things. These 100 people, places, and objects represent just a minuscule sampling of what makes Puerto Rico’s culture distinct.

This poster features a quote by the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement, Ramón Betances. It translates to, "no one can give to others what they don't have for themselves". My research this semester has focused on Puerto Rican history, culture, and nationalism, as well as Latino identity.

This poster features a quote by the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement, Ramón Betances. It translates to, “no one can give to others what they don’t have for themselves”. My research this semester has focused on Puerto Rican history, culture, and nationalism, as well as Latino identity.

Illustrator wireframes for the "Formgebung zine". Mike and Laura each sent me a letter "R" and then I created a new letterform based on what was received.

Illustrator wireframes for the “Formgebung zine”. Mike and Laura each sent me a letter “R” and then I created a new letterform based on what was received.

Early thumbnails for a collaborative zine on typographic form-making with classmates Laura Rossi Garcia and Mike Scaringe. We each worked on a series of letters and then traded them back and forth ultimately spelling the word "formgebung".

Early thumbnails for a collaborative zine on typographic form-making with classmates Laura Rossi Garcia and Mike Scaringe. We each worked on a series of letters and then traded them back and forth ultimately spelling the word “formgebung”.

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