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2020 MFA Thesis Show 

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Collaborators: Farinaz Valamanesh, Krystyn Wypasek, and Julian Parikh.

For the 2020 MFA Thesis Show, the branding team created a holistic and participatory system that was meant to fully represent all graduating Masters students from the programs housed in the School of Visual Arts. The team built a custom 20x20 square grid with three layers of concentric circles layered on top that visually indicates the 40 students graduating from the three distinct programs. This grid became the basis of every part of the system, including the three custom typefaces created for the show. Each student was given the grid to make a unique identifier to be used across print and digital media. The resulting shapes come together with the typefaces to create a unified visual system for the 2020 MFA Thesis Show.

2020 MFA Thesis Show

2020mfathesis.show

Collaborators: Farinaz Valamanesh, Krystyn Wypasek, and Julian Parikh.

For the 2020 MFA Thesis Show, the branding team created a holistic and participatory system that was meant to fully represent all graduating Masters students from the programs housed in the School of Visual Arts. The team built a custom 20x20 square grid with three layers of concentric circles layered on top that visually indicates the 40 students graduating from the three distinct programs. This grid became the basis of every part of the system, including the three custom typefaces created for the show. Each student was given the grid to make a unique identifier to be used across print and digital media. The resulting shapes come together with the typefaces to create a unified visual system for the 2020 MFA Thesis Show.


The visual identity of this exhibition is based on the grid system that reflects the school of visual arts community.

TYPEFACE

We created our display typeface, Fairy, with three weights narrow, fishy and chunky. The layering of these three references our three programs housed in one school.

Fishy Chunky Narrow

Chunky is the heaviest weight of the three, so it always appears on the bottom; Fishy is the transitional typeface, featuring heavier terminals and thin strokes. This alphabet always appears in the middle of the layering; Narrow is the last alphabet, the lightest weight of all three, and always appears as the top layer.

SECONDARY TYPEFACE

Tisa is a serif typeface created by Slovenian designer Mitja Miklavčič in 2006. It has a large x-height, which offers excellent legibility, and it is an excellent choice for setting long passages of text on the web.

COLOR

We choose three primary colors and two secondary colors to represent our diversity in this school.


CONDITIONAL DESIGN

Each student created a unique shape based on the grid, and the shapes work together to create a larger visual identity.



THESIS CATALOGUE

This is the 2020 MFA Thesis Catalogue. The first two pages of the catalog are printed on a translucent paper, enabling you to see the typefaces and the list of students in each program individually and together.



Preview the 2020 MFA Thesis Catalogue


2020 MFA ONLINE THESIS SHOW

This online showcase is published on the occasion of the 2020 Master of Fine Arts Thesis of Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts. It represents the culmination of two years of intensive studio work by 40 MFA candidates in Graphic Design, Painting, and Sculpture.

2020mfathesis.show



2020 MFA ONLINE THESIS SHOW (SOCIAL MEDIA)

We made an instagram to showcase work by each student. Because of the current situation, it was helpful to have this virtual platform to continue showcasing work, while being consistent with our branding. Every student has a post with their shape, and for those who submitted for instagram, images of their work follows their shape.

www.instagram.com/bu.mfa.thesis.show/