Graduates

Teresa Chang

MFA in Graphic Design - 2 Yr Path — Graduate Graphic Design
Course:
GMGX-653-03: Typography 4
Faculty:
Stephen Serrato
Term:
2025 Spring

The City That Moves Through Us

The City That Moves Through Us emerges from years spent in transit. Spending half my life commuting, I began to wonder: despite all this movement, are we truly going anywhere—or is it only the city that carries us along? Featuring artists such as Ed Ruscha, Michael Wolf, and Walker Evans, the project uncovers the monotony, suffocation, and subtle transformations hidden within the daily rhythms of commute.

Tags:
Publication Design,
Typography
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I translated the abstract concept of commuting into a physical book form. Drawing inspiration not only from different types of commutes and featured artists but also from experimental layouts, I sought to depict movement on the page and guide readers deeper into the experience.
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From Martha Rosler’s essays and Ed Ruscha’s Every Building on the Sunset Strip to Guy Debord’s Situationist writings on commuting, I created layouts that respond to each artist’s work while keeping all elements tied to the shared concept of the commute. Designed shifting typographic layouts that draw readers into the content and let them move as they read.
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I used Midjourney and Photoshop to create exhibition concept images that extend the book’s design language into physical space, developing a system that can operate across different mediums.
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