Category Archives: My Design Process

Social Game

By Jessica Letourneau | Published: March 24, 2011
Pardon me while I reflect for a moment on studying at a Master’s degree course. I am aware many people believe that studying at this level is somewhat of a continuation of your undergrad degree. Perhaps it is to point, but I understand it as deepening your knowledge and perfecting or “mastering” your process. Because [...]
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Letterpress: Labor of Love

By Jessica Letourneau | Published: December 2, 2010
Before coming to London I didn’t have the opportunity or even the knowledge to try letterpress. In the last few weeks I have had amazing insight to this 500 year old typesetting system. I have a new appreciation for the history of design because of the precision and attention to detail needed to operate the [...]
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Addicted to Oil

By Jessica Letourneau | Published: September 4, 2010
I recently completed a information graphics class at RISD and completed two projects that are rich with analysis. The first project was a hazard sign for black ice and had little to do with data but how fast we can comprehend a visual. Another project I did, but really dug my teeth into this time, [...]
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Info Graphics

By Jessica Letourneau | Published: July 10, 2010
Information graphics is a pretty general term that is hard to define. It could probably be better explained by listing the end product than by trying to draw a box around the subject. It involves things like “signage systems, tests, information kiosks, data tables, statistical displays of all types, listings, charts, diagrams, ballots, maps, schedules [...]
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Jackie O, Typeface Design Process

By Jessica Letourneau | Published: June 10, 2010
Some may question, why design new typefaces at all when there are an abundance of beautifully designed fonts available? But the same question would apply to why do we keep creating new paintings, or poems, or photography, or books? Type design is truly an art form that requires a knowledge of the history of type. [...]
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