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visual communications designer kathleen.allen5@gmail.com 207.669.2330 i am a visual communications designer currently working on a degree in vc design at the ohio state university in columbus oh communication is a powerful tool and it is my goal to use to enhance and clarify the process through good design based on solid research thorough process and creativity i hope you enjoy my work.

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overfishing infographic this work was developed as part of an intermediate visual communication design class where we were asked to create an infographic which explored a subject of our choice through two panels i chose to look at the issue of overfishing the united states exploring the topic at a national level as well as a local level expansion of us fishing grounds in 1976 the magnusen-stevens fishery conservation act was passed by congress it expanded federal jurisdiction of fisheries from 12 to 200 miles o shore in response to global fishing fleets moving closer to the united states how overfishing a ects the fish population and the catch 20,000 1:2 ratio gulf of maine atlantic cod commerical catch cod catch 17,781 cod population 32,269 advancements in fishing gear leading to higher catches in order to take advantage of the seemingly limitless amount of fish in the sea gear was improved so that fishermen could easily catch mass amounts of fish more aggressive and less selective fishing a race for fish launching fishermen into competition to catch as much as they can while they can a 1:2 ratio of catch to population in 1991 set a trend for severe overfishing which led to a decrease in the cod population this decrease set the stage for a 91 decrease in the cod catch over the following 8 years 15,000 the total weight of fish in metric tons a need for increased fishery management regulations put in place by regional fishery councils include shortened seasons size regulations and gear regulations in hopes of rebuilding or maintaining fish populations 1:2.5 ratio cod catch 7,194 cod population 17,995 a 1:2.5 ratio of catch to population in 1996 indicated a small raise in the cod population but still showed that the trend of overfishing was occurring 10,000 more bycatch the unintentional catching and killing of other species 1:3 ratio cod catch 7,527 cod population 23,292 5,000 a 1:3 ratio of catch to population in 1987 followed the decreasing trend that had been established years before however there was a large group of cod born in 1987 that boosted the cod population leading to a population spike in 1991 overfishing 1:12.5 ratio cod catch 1,636 cod population 19,759 a 1:12.5 ratio of catch to population in 1999 was due to the rebuilding goals that were set this limited fishermen to catching 200 lbs/day in the beginning of may dropped down to 30 lbs/day by the end of may and then taken back up to 100 lbs/day by august go 0 1985 1990 1995 2000 fish the cycle of overfishing in the united states fish are a valuable resource in america the fishing industry adds over $1 billion to the economy annually and provides approximately 2 millions jobs however many species of fish are overfished to a level that is unsustainable and a trend of overfishing has developed that could leave our oceans empty all what is overfishing overfishing is the catching of fish faster than nature can replace them this weakens fish populations as well as the ocean ecosystems in the united states the populations of 230 di erent species of fish are measured to determine if they are below a sustainable level overfished currently 1 in 4 species are already overfished and 1 in 5 are becoming overfished stepping up to the plate how to break the cycle americans can help by making responsible choices when eating seafood by choosing fish that are at a sustainable level over those that are overfished the demand for overfished species is lessened so that they have a better chance to rebuild to a sustainable level caught up the evolution of overfishing the gulf of maine atlantic cod the gulf of maine atlantic cod used to be one of the most plentiful fish in new england and was once a staple of their economy but due to severe overfishing the atlantic cod population is only a small fraction of what it once was although management of cod has improved in recent years it is unlikely that the population will ever fully rebuild 1 out of 4 fish species are already overfished dragging up a mess not quite there yet although the atlantic cod population has been on the rise it is still considered overfished to be considered sustainable it must reach a point where there are enough fish in the population to provide a maximum catch while also maintaining the population size currently the population is less then half of what it needs to be eat this 1 out of 5 fish species are becoming overfished destroying cod habitats with harmful gear a significant amount of the atlantic cod fished in the gulf of maine are caught with otter trawls this gear consists of a large net that drags along the seabed acting as a giant plow scooping up fish as it is towed by the boat this damages the ocean floor habitat of the atlantic cod because it also crushes and digs up the ocean floor environment haddock sole flounder sustainable population 82,830 metric tons total weight of population current population why is overfishing a problem for the united states the high consumption rates of seafood the united states is one of the top consumers of seafood in world surpassed only by japan and china in 2008 the us consumed 5 billion pounds of seafood which is equal to 16 lbs per person us fishermen cannot actually supply for this high of a demand and because of it the us imports over 80 of the seafood it consumes annually this high importation rate coupled with a very low exportation rate resulted in a trade deficit on seafood of $9.9 billion in 2008 a cost that continues to rise the fishing industry also provides over 2 million jobs as fisheries collapse so do the local communities which they support in the 1990 s when the new england cod fishery collapsed 20,000 jobs were lost and the local economy experienced a serious decline the 2 million jobs supplied by the fishing industry are enough to employ everyone in the state of maine bluefish wild alaskan salmon before trawling after trawling not this smaller fish to fry reduced fish size means reduced reproduction in cod 72 imported bluefin tuna chilean sea bass toothfish red snapper importing 80 of the seafood consumed in the us has resulted in a $9.9 million trade deficit grouper black sea bass one major reason for overfishing of atlantic cod is that the smaller fish that currently make up the majority of the cod population cannot reproduce as much as the larger fish that used to be plentiful this is due to the fact that cod are being fished at a rate that does not allow them to fully mature before they are caught before overfishing a 52 cod lays 10 million eggs per year during overfishing a 32 cod only lays 2 million eggs per year 33,877 metric tons

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nighthawk films independent film company this work was developed as part of an intermediate visual communication design class where the problem was presented to develop a mark that conveyed defined attributes the mark was then applied to an identity system through branded applications nighthawk is an independent film company which supports and promotes the innovative unique and modern films of independent film makers they believe that those who aggressively pursue their dreams can successfully achieve them.

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nighthawk films independent film company the goal of the stationery system is to represent the company using the lock up to create a professional and cohesive system which still communicates the brands attributes letterhead envelope pocket folder mailing label and business card film guide 1942 market street san francisco ca 94115 415.374.0074 nighthawk film festival march 11-15 2010 pasedena ca 3rd annual 1942 market street san francisco ca 94115 415.374.0074 wes newman 1820 park street new york ny 10008 dear mr newman november 3 2009 wes newman 1820 park street new york ny 10008 dear mr newman november 3 2009 igendi tecustrument optat quo ea nienihit veliquam debitinctem alit lam sin expererem harchitatur odipsande voluptur quis erum culparum fugitint quos doluptati sunt fugiatem exceruptas aut qui omnihil igenis dolest utatem nonet repudi omnis as vendam reiciur simus eos nobit ulluptat inverum in ea pa del et expercit plisitis et quis dolupicitae et ium nesed mod unt porio millanis inus debis ea quam cum con num que ped quoditendit restrum ea nes sequos net atur cati dolorer umquamus dolorepuda consequatis ex etur audiciist ut qui idelent quident acea nullame pa ium rem venda nis alitat ut la volorro te perrum a volupta vitassus to oditi con nos nimendit odiostist facessitat inis moditat emolum eariand andant lantem ab iliquiscil iur auda pelignis eos volestium repuda si ulpa quam odisit assi nonse re cus di aut voluptatecum facimo blaboremped ut optatiur sinulpa dolorro ipitatem faccaec upicident itatem eres ut ommoluptas dolestist autatiam faccabo ehendeniae sum sedi con consecaes acepreic temos doluptas dolo mossim ium fugitiis eicietur sum id eate re ped molecto et volorem nis molenis sitassu ndebit aut ma sum aut es quis ipit pa que di sequatquo quia que platessum laut pos et fugitibusam volum dit mil ipienis que nisquae et voluptate event es veraeptatur arum reperum et ut omniam nias mi sit evel et arupta vollaut omnis enes nobit numquunt volorrum fugiatur simpelit pro eum suntotataqui te nihit enihita simusae velluptatias dipis aut veliciis aligeni dunt henducide prat cati reperessit mos velesto incillu ptatibus explibe rcient esciis rempora qui cone de porum vidus adit veri temperiam et quodis et quosandusa il imus sectum ut et lam a velitiusam occum ius nonsedi gnimi conet haris aborrum vid quatiis reptam reptat vel et arupta vollaut omnis enes nobit numquunt volorrum fugiatur simpelit pro eum suntotataqui te nihit enihita simusae velluptatias dipis aut veliciis aligeni dunt henducide prat cati reperessit mos velesto incillu ptatibus explibe rcient esciis rempora qui cone de porum vidus adit veri temperiam et quodis et quosandusa il imus sectum ut et lam a velitiusam occum ius nonsedi gnimi conet haris aborrum vid quatiis reptam reptat igendi tecustrument optat quo ea nienihit veliquam debitinctem alit lam sin expererem harchitatur odipsande voluptur quis erum culparum fugitint quos doluptati sunt fugiatem exceruptas aut qui omnihil igenis dolest utatem nonet repudi omnis as vendam reiciur simus eos nobit ulluptat inverum in ea pa del et expercit plisitis et quis dolupicitae et ium nesed mod unt porio millanis inus debis ea quam cum con num que ped quoditendit restrum ea nes sequos net atur cati dolorer umquamus dolorepuda consequatis ex etur audiciist ut qui idelent quident acea nullame pa ium rem venda nis alitat ut la volorro te perrum a volupta vitassus to oditi con nos nimendit odiostist facessitat inis moditat emolum eariand andant lantem ab iliquiscil iur auda pelignis eos volestium repuda si ulpa quam odisit assi nonse re cus di aut voluptatecum facimo blaboremped ut optatiur sinulpa dolorro ipitatem faccaec upicident itatem eres ut ommoluptas dolestist autatiam faccabo ehendeniae sum sedi con consecaes acepreic temos doluptas dolo mossim ium fugitiis eicietur sum id eate re ped molecto et volorem nis molenis sitassu ndebit aut ma sum aut es quis ipit pa que di sequatquo quia que platessum laut pos et fugitibusam volum dit mil ipienis que nisquae et voluptate event es veraeptatur arum reperum et ut omniam nias mi sit evel et arupta vollaut omnis enes nobit numquunt volorrum fugiatur simpelit pro eum suntotataqui te nihit enihita simusae velluptatias dipis aut veliciis aligeni dunt henducide prat cati reperessit mos velesto incillu ptatibus explibe rcient esciis rempora qui cone de porum vidus adit veri temperiam et quodis et quosandusa il imus sectum ut et lam a velitiusam occum ius nonsedi gnimi conet haris aborrum vid quatiis reptam reptat vel et arupta vollaut omnis enes nobit numquunt volorrum fugiatur simpelit pro eum suntotataqui te nihit enihita simusae velluptatias dipis aut veliciis aligeni dunt henducide prat cati reperessit mos velesto incillu ptatibus explibe rcient esciis rempora qui cone de porum vidus adit veri temperiam et quodis et quosandusa il imus sectum ut et lam a velitiusam occum ius nonsedi gnimi conet haris aborrum vid quatiis reptam reptat sincerely kathleen allen kathleen allen director kathleen.allen@nighthawk.com www.nighthawk.com 207.669.2330 207.374.5097 sincerely kathleen allen 1942 market street san francisco ca 94115 1942 market street san francisco ca 94115 kathleen.allen@nighthawk.com www.nighthawk.com 207.669.2330 207.374.5097 mr wes newman kathleen allen 1820 park street director new york ny 10008 1942 market street san franciso ca 94115 207.669.2330 207.374.5097 kathleen.allen@nighthawk.com www.nighthawkfilms.com mr wes newman 1820 park street new york ny 10008 kathleen allen 1942 market street director san franciso ca 94115 207.669.2330 207.374.5097 kathleen.allen@nighthawk.com www.nighthawkfilms.com

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nighthawk films independent film company in the 2d applications i used the principles established in the stationery system as the starting point but then expanding on them to better fit the application film festival poster and website sample page presenting new films from wes anderson alison anders nancy savoca alison maclean pt anderson christopher nolan quentin tarantino darren aronofsky richard linklater david cronenberg robert altman david lynch sofia coppola david mamet spike lee david o russell film guide nighthawk film festival march 11-15 2010 pasedena ca 3rd annual nighthawk film festival march 11-15 2010 pasedena ca 3rd annual films features events about nollywood babylon messenger the moon frontier egyptian eccles everything strange and new moon nighthawk film festival 3rd annual where is where anarchist s wife the children of invention white lightnin pomegranates and myrrh earth days rosewagner march 11-15 2010 pasedena ca has a quintessentially nighthawk film festival personal encounter astronaut sam bell 3rd annual director duncan jones writers duncan jones nathan parker producers stuart fenegan trudie styler cinematographer gary shaw editor nicolas gastor production designer tony noble music clint mansell march 11-15 2010 of his toward the end three-year stint pasedena cahe,on the moon where presenting computer gerty new films from earth sends back to wes anderson parcels of a resource alison anders diminthat has helped nancy savoca power ish our planet s problems alison maclean pt anderson christopher nolan quentin tarantino darren aronofsky richard linklater david cronenberg robert altman david lynch sofia coppola david mamet spike lee david o russell working alongside his contact us presenting new films from wes anderson alison anders nancy savoca alison maclean pt anderson christopher nolan quentin tarantino richard linklater david cronenberg robert altman david lynch sofia coppola david mamet spike lee

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nighthawk films independent film company the 3d applications were created to show further use of the branding as well as demonstrate the marks versatility and it s ability to stand out the applications are objects which would be used on the film set moon moon director duncan jones reel 1/3 director s chair film reel case and utility van director duncan jones reel 1/3 cre w cre w

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modern typography posters typography these posters were created as a series for a proposed lecture series on modern typography the assignment was to create three posters that functioned as a series but also took inspiration from three different style within modern typography modern typography 5 lectures 7 pm june 8 june 15 june 22 june 29 july 6 10 typographers s the art ter for ity er cen nivers wexn venue tate u 15th a ohio s the treet at high s north o hi bus o colum june 8­july 6 2010 speaker herbert spencer thursdays 7 pm june 8 herbert bayer max bill armin hofmann el lissitzky filippo marinetti josef müller-brockmann ladislav sutnar jan tschichold wolfgang weingart piet zwart phers ogra 10 typ res tu 5 lec thursd ays explorations in new be the our ok will of the bo expression w painterly futurist ness a ne ion will be us tat conscio hic represen ge rap d pa typog the printe born on marinetti po filip most are the rn clarity st and of mode contra nt elements importa design chichold ts ties jan possibili c lore all ati system ould exp we sh typography raphy og classical hy ugly typ uter comp ograp typ ography ography rigid typ hy crazy typ -it-yourself do typograp typography painting hy typograp ng weingart ga wolf explo rn mode raphy g typo june 15 june 22 june 29 ratio july 6 june y 8­jul 6 2010 7 pm r speake spencer t herber wexner center for the arts the ohio state university north high street at 15th avenue columbus ohio the book will be the new futurist expression of our consciousness a new painterly typographic representation will be born on the printed page filippo marinetti ns in contrast and clarity are the most important elements of modern design jan tschichold june 8 t bayer herber ill max b n hofman armin zky it el liss etti ann marin filippo üller-brockm m josef ar v sutn ladisla ichold h jan tsc t eingar ang w wolfg art w piet z we should explore all possibilities classical typography systematic typography ugly typography rigid typography computer typography crazy typography painting typography do-ityourself typography wolfgang weingart june 15 june 22 june 29 wexner center for the arts the ohio state university north high street at 15th avenue columbus ohio 5 lectures 10 typographers july 6 explor at ionsin modern typography june 8­july 6 2010 thursdays speaker herbert spencer herbert bayer max bill armin hofmann el lissitzky filippo marinetti josef müller-brockmann ladislav sutnar jan tschichold wolfgang weingart piet zwart the book will be the new futurist expression of our consciousness a new painterly typographic representation will be born on the printed page filippo marinetti contrast and clarity are the most important elements of modern design jan tschichold we should explore all possibilities classical typography systematic typography ugly typography rigid typography computer typography crazy typography painting typography do-it-yourself typography wolfgang weingart

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out of belfast typography this project was a proposed cover and interior pages for an exhibit catalogue the exhibit was on the art of four women from belfast ireland who showed their work at denison university in ohio the cover emphasizes a theme of belfast heritage which is then carried throughout the interior pages out of belfast denison university art gallery granville ohio 43203 kathy herbert sharon kelly eilís o baoill joy sperling with merijn van der heijden katherine white joy sperling with merijn van der heijden katherine white denison university art gallery granville ohio

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out of belfast typography the interior pages of the exhibit catalogue take cues from the cover to create visual interest within the book one of the goals of this book was to also be conscious of typographic decisions which increase legibility kathy herbert sharon kelly eilís o baoill joy sperling with merijn van der heijden katherine white table of contents denison university art gallery granville ohio this catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition out of belfast kathy herbert sharon kelly eilís o baoill and was funded entirely by the elizabeth firestone graham foundation denison university art gallery 13 september­17 october 1999 wright state university art gallery 2 november­5 december 1999 copyright © 1999 by the dension university art gallery published by the denison university art gallery burke hall denison university granville ohio 42023 all rights reserved this book may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without written permission from the publisher designer kathleen allen department of design the ohio state university typeface sabon 1 3 7 acknowledgments joy sperling introduction merijn van der heijden out of belfast kathy herbert sharon kelly eilís o baoill joy sperling 25 35 42 kathy herbert artist s statement biography essay sharon kelly artist s statement biography essay eilís o baoill artist s statement biography essay 61 73 85 95 107 ann henderson biography interview eilís o baoill artist s biography susan macwilliam biography interview aisling o biern biography interview sally young biography interview b 1966 zonkwa nigeria 1997 postgraduate diploma in cultural management university of ulster belfast 1990-91 m.a fine arts university of ulster belfast 1986-89 b.a fine arts university of ulster belfast 1985-86 certificate in foundation studies in art and design bibliography recent solo exhibitions 1994 wordplay context gallery derry and old museum arts centre belfast recent group exhibitions 1996 invitation selected show context gallery derry claim rename fax work or gallery vancouver canada hirstism billboard project artsite belfast city centre art rebels catalyst arts belfast 1995 synapse art initiatives contemporary art symposium sydney australia the agonies of a wrong decision catalyst arts belfast super 8 2 parts catalyst arts belfast 1994 hit and run site-specific sheffield 1993 random access site-specific irish life mall dublin see through art site-specific irish life mall dublin tir saile sculpture symposium and trail co mayo 1992 sheffield media show site-specific sheffield recent arts administration activities 1999 catalyst art founding member board of directors and management committee member ards art centre arts officer 1993-96 sculptors society of ireland member board of directors 10

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imagination poster photographics these posters were created as part of a photographics class at the ohio state university the goal was to take an object and create a secondary meaning for it which would be communicated through the posters in this case a key was my object and unlocking one s imagination was the message i was communicating your imagination 11.10-11.24 inspiration unlock imagination creation ins pi ra n tio on creation nati agi nov 10-dec 3 2 00 im 9 unlock you r im ag n u ck lo on ati in

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typeface poster univers the goal of this poster was to create an informative poster about the typeface and its designer while also giving the viewer a context of the time period in which the typeface was created adrian frutiger was one of the most prominent typeface designers of the 20th century frutiger designed over twenty typefaces including frutiger and univers his work with type still continues to influence the direction of typography today 1928 gill sans 1957 helvetica 1957 univers univers univers 53 univers 54 univers univers 45 55 univers univers 46 56 univers univers 47 57 univers univers 48 58 univers univers 49 59 univers 63 univers 64 univers 65 univers 66 univers 67 univers 68 univers 73 univers 74 univers 75 univers 76 univers 93 univers 94 univers 85 univers 86 frutiger developed a numerical coding system as a means for identifying the variations of the typeface the first digit in each font s number refers to the stroke weight three being the lightest and eight being the heaviest the second digit refers to the width of the letters revealing condensed and expanded forms roman fonts are assigned even numbers and oblique fonts even univers 94 univers 93 univers 85 univers 86 univers 39 optically-even stroke wieghts and a large x-height improve legibility in univers and give it the ability to work well in large headlines as well as small body text universposter.indd 1 5/13/2009 4:56:13 pm

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modern dance performance exercises with typography the goal of this exercise was to explore hierarchy and semantic meaning within a typographic composition while working within set parameters this parameter was to use image within type while conveying rhythm and movement bebe miller dance company e beb world premiere necessary beauty conjuring the rhythms of action and memory as it plumbs the transformative potential within everyday encounters cosmic revelations and intimate details necessary beauty aims to reveal the unexpected yet necessary artful moments of our lives worl the most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious albert einstein d pre miere ler mil most ess nec the october 2008 wednesday 1­ saturday 4 8 pm wexner center for the arts the ohio state university mershon theater 1871 north high street columbus ohio tickets $18 general public $15 members $10 students call 614.292.3535 or visit wexarts.org for more info october 2008 wednesday 1­ saturday 4 8 pm beau dan ce c any omp ence we ca n ex peri is th e my steri tiful ary emo wexner center for the arts the ohio state university mershon theater 1871 north high street columbus ohio tickets $18 general public $15 members $10 students call 614.292.3535 or visit wexarts.org for more info the and ring ion conju s of act mbs m lu rhyth ry as it p ve o ati mem nsform tra hin the rs l wit ntia unte pote ay enco d ons every revelati s ic etail s to cosm timate d ty aim in beau ected and ssary xp nece the une ful art al reve ssary lives nece ur yet nts of o e mom tion bea uty ous albe rt ein stein ler e mil bebnce da mpany uty co bea ary ess nec d the n an ring conju s of actio mbs m lu rhyth ry as it p ve emo rmati m ansfo the tr al within ters n nti pote ay encou s n d every revelatio ils ta ic cosm timate de ty in and ary beau ss l the nece revea t s to aim ected ye l unexp ary artfu lives ss ur nece ents of o mom tiful beau n most the tion we ca e mo nce is th e rie expe rious in te mys ert einste alb d worl prem iere 4 2008 turday sa ber octo esday 1­ n wed pm 8 beb em ille nc r da e co mpa ythm ny ber octo 8 200 ay 1­ nesd wed ay 4 saturd 8 pm conju ring the rh dm s of s it ative day latio ns actio n an ry a emo ansf nec plum e tr bs th orm ce ner wex e arts rsity th unive for state ohio the r te t thea stree hon mers orth high n 1871 us ohio lumb co lic ets tick neral pub ge $18 bers mem ts $15 uden .3535 st $10 92 14.2 s.org call 6 wexart sit or vi info more for nter arts the r for rsity cente unive ner te wex hio sta eo th ter thea h street hon mers north hig io 1871 bus oh m colu pote wit ntial hin e very essa u enco and co nters smic reve intim ate d eta ece ils n veal ssary t eau ry b ty beau aims ecte to re the ry s on unexp d ne yet cessa artfu worl d pre miere ublic ets tick eneral p g $18 embers m $15 udents 535 10 st 4.292.3 org s 1 call 6 t wexart si or vi ore info rm fo ti emo tiful beau the most ce is the erien n exp we ca s riou in myste inste ert e alb l mo me fo nts o ur live y

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thank you please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments kathleen.allen5@gmail.com 207.669.2330

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