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Discover San Francisco Poster
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We were one of five designers asked by Neenah Paper to create a poster for distribution at HOW Design Live in San Francisco. Our strategy was to create an image that would introduce out-of town attendees to San Francisco’s scenic wonders in a way that encourages participation and engagement. Our solution utilizes illustrations of San Francisco’s world famous landmarks to engage the viewer in forming the city’s name, creating a typographic tour of San Francisco.
Each landmark is keyed to descriptive text at the bottom of the poster, enabling viewers to discover useful facts and figures about the city. The poster was acquired by the U.S. Library of Congress’ Popular & Applied Graphic Art, Prints & Photographs Division, home to one of the world’s most comprehensive poster collections, in recognition of “visually celebrating distinctive features of a world-class West Coast city with wit and imagination.”
Recognition
U.S. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection, 2014
Communication Arts Typography Annual 4, 2014
Graphis Design Annual (Silver), 2015
Graphis Poster Annual (Silver), 2015
Graphis Typography 3 (Silver), 2015
Creativity 43 (Platinum), 2013
Spark Design Awards (Gold), 2013
Print Regional Design Annual, 2014
HOW International Design Awards, 2014
American Graphic Design Awards, 2013
International Poster Exhibition - Korea, 2013
PaperSpecs Gallery, 2014
Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography Collection, 2016
Letterform Archive Collection, 2017
SJSU X SEOULTECH Exchange Exhibition, 2018
BACKSLANT Exhibition, Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography, 2018
IDEEC International Design Education Exposition & Conference, 2019
Graphis Exhibition, AIGA National Conference, 2019
Graphis San Francisco Exhibition, 2020
SJSU Design Faculty Exhibition, 2024
U.S. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection, 2014
Communication Arts Typography Annual 4, 2014
Graphis Design Annual (Silver), 2015
Graphis Poster Annual (Silver), 2015
Graphis Typography 3 (Silver), 2015
Creativity 43 (Platinum), 2013
Spark Design Awards (Gold), 2013
Print Regional Design Annual, 2014
HOW International Design Awards, 2014
American Graphic Design Awards, 2013
International Poster Exhibition - Korea, 2013
PaperSpecs Gallery, 2014
Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography Collection, 2016
Letterform Archive Collection, 2017
SJSU X SEOULTECH Exchange Exhibition, 2018
BACKSLANT Exhibition, Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography, 2018
IDEEC International Design Education Exposition & Conference, 2019
Graphis Exhibition, AIGA National Conference, 2019
Graphis San Francisco Exhibition, 2020
SJSU Design Faculty Exhibition, 2024