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Zack Gibson

BFA in Graphic Design — Graphic Design
Course:
GPRT-152 Communication Design 2: Information & Context
Faculty:
Guillaume David

Brain Arcade

Brain Arcade is a hand-made zine that juxtaposes William S. Burroughs and retro arcade games. This was an exercise of combining two contrasting ideas and trying to make connections between them. Themes that emerged from this exercise were chance, spontaneity, alternate realities, and escapism.
Learning Outcomes:
This project made me realize what I am capable doing myself. Everything from the design, printing, binding, and sticker making was done by myself and by hand. I also I learned how to connect two subjects that may originally seem like they have nothing in common. Through research, you can find overlapping themes or ideas in almost any subjects and integrate them into design decisions.