Completed Booklet Cover, Pictured Inside of Spruance Gallery at Arcadia University, Fall 2025
Overview
Project Summary
As part of my graphic design apprenticeship with Arcadia Exhibitions, I worked alongside exhibitions director, Matthew Borgen, fellow student worker and classmate, Willow Edmonds, show curator, Cynthia Veloric, and artist, Hiro Sakaguchi, to layout and design the accompanying booklet for the Hiro Sakaguchi: Landscapes of a Restless Mind exhibition at Arcadia University.
My Roles
Researcher
Cover Designer
Booklet Designer
Timeline
Week 1 - Research, Initial Layout of Text and Images
Week 2 - Cover Design, Booklet Details
Weeks 3 - Feedback and Edits from Director, Curator and Artist
Week 4 - Final Adjustments, Printing Preparations
Research & Insights
Challenges
Quick turnaround time from start to opening reception
Implementing feedback from multiple people
Important To Include
Essay by curator
Images on display in the show
Proper credits and captions
Exhibition information
Process
1. Research into Artist's Work and Website
2. Rough Layout of Text and Imagery
3. Character and Paragraph Styles
4. Captions
5. Feedback and Edits
6. Printing
Initial Layout
Initial Layout
Final Layout
Final Layout
Cover v1
Cover v2
Final Cover
Completed Booklet Spread, Pictured Inside of Spruance Gallery at Arcadia University, Fall 2025
