These posters were created for the 18th Annual History of Graphic Design and American Democracy competition, reflecting an exploration of how design communicates with its audience, how visual form evolves, and how cultural forces shape style. Each piece draws from historical research while interpreting those ideas through a contemporary lens, continuing a legacy of meaningful, culturally aware communication.
This poster reimagines The Three Little Pigs as a political allegory to illustrate the rising hostility between Republicans and Democrats, particularly the growing hatred toward the Democratic Party. Presented as an open storybook, the scene shows the straw and wooden houses already destroyed, while the once-strong brick house begins to crumble under the force of the wolf’s words. By pairing a familiar children’s tale with watercolor imagery, the piece contrasts innocence and aggression, revealing how political hostility and hateful speech can dismantle even the strongest foundations of unity and understanding.
Three Little Donkeys
Style : Art Nouveau
Story/ Concept
This poster was created to capture the charm of a true children’s storybook page by using watercolor textures, and soft linework, all while blending innocence with a darker political metaphor to show how hostility can erode even the strongest foundations. My goal was to guide the viewer through the narrative as if they were reading a book spread, not just viewing a poster, while also strengthening my illustration skills in Procreate, exploring how gentle visuals can carry heavier themes, and developing a cohesive storybook identity that feels whimsical at first glance but reveals deeper meaning on a closer look.
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This poster uses a towering, decaying cheeseburger to symbolize the SAVE Act’s attempt to make voter registration increasingly complex and inaccessible. Each collapsing layer represents another unnecessary obstacle, turning a basic democratic process into something bloated, confusing, and ultimately impossible to swallow. By exaggerating scale and discomfort, the piece critiques how bureaucratic barriers can distort participation and overwhelm the very people the system is meant to serve.
Can’t Stomach It?
Style: Post Modernism
Story/ Concept
This poster was created to use exaggeration and visual discomfort as a way to critique how simple civic processes can become overwhelming when weighed down by unnecessary restrictions. By transforming a cheeseburger into a collapsing monument of bureaucracy, the piece highlights how barriers stack until participation feels impossible.
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This piece explores how children form trauma bonds in the aftermath of school shootings—connections built not through shared play, but through shared survival. The paper dolls symbolize innocence that endures, fragile and intertwined, even after being torn by violence.
Together Forever
Style: Conceptual Image
Story/ Concept
This poster was created to reveal how innocence persists even in the face of violence. By turning a classroom bulletin board into a haunting memorial, the piece invites viewers to confront the emotional aftermath of tragedy and the bonds that form through shared survival. My personal goals were to deepen my understanding of conceptual storytelling, and craft imagery that feels both tender and devastating—reminding us that even torn paper can still hold together.
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This poster critiques the growing issue of quantity over quality in modern housing, where new builds often prioritize speed and profit over safety and durability. On the outside, the home appears pristine and newly renovated, symbolizing the polished image developers present to the public. But once opened, the interior reveals a deteriorated, unsafe structure that tells a very different story. This contrast exposes how many homes that “meet code” still fail to provide livable conditions, revealing the deeper instability hidden beneath the surface.
What’s Inside Matters
Style: Dadaism
Story/ Concept
This interactive poster was created to use contradiction and visual shock to expose the gap between what developers promise and what residents actually experience. By presenting a home that looks flawless on the outside but collapses on the inside, the piece highlights the instability hidden within modern housing practices.
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