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About — Kara Blake Chin
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I'm Kara a recent graduate from University of California Davis where I studied Design with an emphasis in Visual Communication. My areas of interest within the graphic design field are layout design, information design, typography and identities. I would describe my design aesthetic as clean and simplistic. I pay attention to detail quite a bit and I often have many, many rulers to guide my designs but I don't forget to step back and look at the overall composition. This little blog called.
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Minimal Letterforms — Kara Blake Chin
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This project focused on becoming intimate with a select few typefaces to understand how they differentiate from each other. Before moving to the computer, it began with tracing and shading letterforms of different sizes. The four square grid was a constraint that required this project to examine how these letterforms worked both individually and together.
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HOW TO ACTUALLY COOK PERFECT RICE WITHOUT A RICE-COOKER – Lady and Pups – an angry food blog
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FIGS AND RICOTTA CHEESECAKE POPSICLE. HOW TO ACTUALLY COOK PERFECT RICE WITHOUT A RICE-COOKER. LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, ONCE AND FOR ALL… DON’T YOU EVER,. BOIL YOUR SUSHI RICE. There are a lot of rumours out there about cooking rice without a rice-cooker. And when I say “rice” in this particular case, I’m. Referring to the Asian short-grain white rice, or mostly known as, the Japanese sushi rice (but. And when I say “failure” in this particular case, I’m specifically referring to. Asian short-grain...
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Resume — Kara Blake Chin
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Tracy Wright Corvo — Kara Blake Chin
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Graphic design work for Honolulu based portrait photographer Tracy Wright Corvo focuses on producing promotional material that effectively communicates this photography business. Such materials include postcards, thank you notes, flyers and information sheets.
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Photography Near and Far — Kara Blake Chin
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Photography Near and Far. All photos were taken with natural light using a Sony a390 DSLR. Lenses included 18-55mm kit, 30mm macro and 18-270mm telephoto. Locations from top to bottom:. Pinnacles National Park, CA. San Francisco, CA. The Pantanal, Brazil. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England. Barbican Centre, London, England. Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England. Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England.
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Paul Rand Book — Kara Blake Chin
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Using designer Paul Rand's article. Design and the Play Instinct. And its accompanying images, the goal of this project was to design a cohesive book that best displayed the materials provided. This book is balanced with a consistent four column grid and images of a variety of different sizes. All pull out quotes are bound by a coral box of varying opacities. This book is also hand bound and printed. View the full book. Coral and charcoal gray. 85in x 6.5in.
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Pattern, Form, and Surface — Kara Blake Chin
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Pattern, Form, and Surface. When walking into a classroom filled with numbered brown paper bags, there's a child-like excitement that fills the air. When you happen to pick two bags with ping pong balls, it feels like it was meant to be. For my ping pong balls, I chose to focus on scale and interaction with water and light. The biggest challenge for me was creating a cohesive story that would tie all nine photos together. Size: 8in x 8in.
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Ceramics Painting — Kara Blake Chin
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