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Brand Identity
Omneky
Air Company
BreakBeat
Hawaiian Mazes

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Marking Memory
Interview with a Designer
Marked Books
Regeneration I & II

Information Design
Pollo Guisado
Mapping France

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The final display featured “Memory Boxes” crafted from laser-cut frosted acrylic and cardboard, illuminated by lights that projected meaningful quotes and moments I shared with my grandmother. In the foreground, 3D-printed objects symbolized stories and life lessons she taught me. Completing the exhibit was a book I created, documenting the process, archiving our conversations, and exploring literature on the function and significance of memory.

Each Memory Box came with a detatchable silk screen, each screen had an embroidered word that all came together to say “A microcosm of memories that we hold dear.” When the screen is taken off, each image and text becomes clearer, representing the permanence memories can have when they are documented and archived. There are 8 boxes because there are 8 letters my grandmother sent to me while in college.

These patterns were laser printed inside each “Memory Box” seen in the display, taking from one of the many patterns present in my grandmother’s home.

Spiral-bound book created with black and white ink, brown cardstock, and frosted acrylic, mirroring the materiality of the display.

Process

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Marking Memory

2024

For my degree project, I explored how the ephemerality of memory shapes individuals, families, and the collective. Inspired by a beloved family member’s dementia diagnosis, I created a personal archive to preserve and commemorate familial stories.

This archive serves as a microcosm within the larger timeline of history, capturing the narratives of someone significant not only to me but also to her family and community. In doing so, I highlight the importance of preserving memories through objects and practices that will hopefully remain beyond our lifetimes and well into the future.