To Whom It May Concern,

Thank you so much for the opportunity to resubmit my portfolio. I understand the gravity of such an invaluable experience and also being the first class of USC students to study abroad at the London College of Communication.

This pdf. includes three typographical assignments and a glimpse at my concep-tual reasoning. I hope that this supplemental portfolio will enforce my potential to succeed within the LCC curriculum.

My original portfolio, focused in applied and freelance design projects, can be viewed at: www.behance.net/alexiscotton

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best,Alexis Cotton

acotton@usc.edu behance.net/alexiscotton 917.617.2522.

Glassworks

Course: Design II

Assignment: Listen to “Glass Works” composed by Phillip Glass and create a poster for a hypothetical concert. Complete multiple studies of typographical hierarchy in black and white before creating a final poster in color. The concept should focus on coordinating the music with typographical hierarchy. All text provided must be used.

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER

March 26, 2015

7:30pm

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GLASSWORKS

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER

March 26, 2015 7:30pm

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Typography Study

Course: Typography A

Assignment: Find a block of text (or write an anecdote of your own) to create a hypothetical event. Instead of one final poster, you are expected to submit 5 de-signs to show your conceptual thinking. All designs must be in black and white.

I don’t wanna be the many who let fear queer the journey to committing to something far greater than themselves. Love is an energy that heals you, every morning wakes you with a smile or a simple touch of certainty that today certainly be a good day and I’m so excited because it’ll be a day spent our way. One you find that to be the manythat let it slip would be such a woe that you would never ever let grow or commit I don’t even wanna be the few who found a simplicity, a natural side of collaboration that leads to understanding that

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Made to steer you in the right direction to achieve true happiness and elations where rules rule and constructs can’t limit how lucky you feel to be in the it seeked by all found by many and appreciated by few.

You see I don’t wanna be the all the many or the few. The only one I want to be is the one made for you Because tracing my hands through your hair eyes locked not a care in the world I realize that not even the few know what it’s like to love.

Inspired by a booka shared memoir

“I was made for you.”

INVITATION ONLY - MECA.CO M 6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD HOLLYWOOD, CA

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SAND EVERYTHING

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I don’t wanna be the many who let fear queer the journey to commit-ting to something far greater than themselves. Love is an energy that heals you, every morning wakes you with a smile or a simple touch of certainty that today certainly be a good day and I’m so excited be-cause it’ll be a day spent our way. One you find that to be the many-that let it slip would be such a woe that you would never ever let grow or commit I don’t even wanna be the few who found a simplicity, a natural side of collaboration that leads to understanding that

Made to steer you in the right direc-tion to achieve true happiness and elations where rules rule and con-structs can’t limit how lucky you feel to be in the it seeked by all found by many and appreciated by few. You see I don’t wanna be the all the many or the few. The only one I want to be is the one made for you.

Because tracing my hands through your hair eyes locked not a care in the world I realize that not even the few know what it’s like to love.

“I WAS MADE FOR YOU.”

“I AM NOT A TROPHY,

YOU CAN’T ACHIEVE ME.”

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BY ANUNEXPECTEDFRIENDSHIP.”

DOLBYTHEATRE

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6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028

EXPECTATIONS, EXCEPTIONS

I don’t wanna be the many who let fear queer the journey to committing to something far greater than themselves. Love is an energythat heals you, every morning wakes you with a smile or a simple touch of certainty that today certainly be a good day and I’m so excited because it’ll be a day spent our way. One you find that to be the manythat let it slip would be such a woe that you would never ever let grow or commit I don’t even wanna be the few who found a simplicity, a natural side of collaboration that leads to understanding that “I was made for you.”

AND EVERYTHING IN B E T W E E N

Made to steer you in the right direction to achieve true happiness and elations where rules rule and constructs can’t limit how lucky you feel to be in the it seeked by

all found by many and appreciated by few. You see I don’t wanna be the all the many or the few. The only one I want to be is the one made for you Because trac-ing my hands through your hair eyes locked not a care in the world I realize that not even the few know what it’s like to love.

EXPECTATIONS, EXCEPTIONS

DOLBY THEATREFEB 15, 2014

AND EVERYTHING

IN BETWEEN.

I DON’T WANNA BE THE MANY WHO LET FEAR QUEER THE JOURNEY TO

COMMITTING TO SOMETHING FAR GREATER THAN THEMSELVES. I DON’T EVEN

WANNA BE THE FEW WHO FOUND A SIMPLICITY, A NATURAL SIDE OF COLLABO-

RATION THAT LEADS TO UNDERSTANDING THAT “I WAS MADE FOR YOU..”

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I don’t wanna be the many who let fear queer the journey to committing to something far greater than themselves. Love is an energythat heals you, every morning wakes you with a smile or a simple touch of certainty that today certainly be a good day and I’m so excited because it’ll be a day spent our way. One you find that to be the manythat let it slip would be such a woe that you would never ever let grow or commit I don’t even wanna be the few who found a simplicity, a natural side of collaboration that leads to understanding that

Made to steer you in the right direction to achieve true happiness and elations where rules rule and con-structs can’t limit how lucky you feel to be in the it seeked by all found by many and appreciated by few. You see I don’t wanna be the all the many or the few. The only one I want to be is the one made for you Because tracing my hands through your hair eyes locked not a care in the world I realize that not even the few know what it’s like to love.

Premiere at the Dolby TheatreFebruary 15th, 2017

FILM BY ALEXIS COTTONInvitation Only. Reception to Follow.

6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028

“I was made for you.”

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NIGMA- “Self-Segregation”

Course: Independent Study: The nature of independent study classes is stu-dent-motivated, with students taking the initiative. The students are to initiate their own projects, determine what research needs to be done, and carry out the projects independently.

Assignment: NIGMA is an alias created for a semester long independent art study. The mission of NIGMA is to create collective protest art aimed to educate and spark student conversation on college campuses. This specific project pre-sented statistics about self-segregation on campuses through 11”x17” stickers posted in various bathrooms at my university.

IGM

AN

“Greek life may be especially detrimental to

campus racial climate when institutions lack

structural diversity, likely because Greek life

appears to play a more balkanizing role

on such campuses”

nigmacollective.tumblr.com

@NIGMACOLLECTIVE

(Milem,

Chang, &

Antonio

, 2005)

“White students are most

likely to have homogenous

friendship groups.”

“Those who are white,

viewed groups of students

of color as homogenous or

self-segregating, while minority

participants themselves viewed

the pan-minority as diverse and

a means toward coalition

building across racial lines.”

(Warikoo & Deckman, 2014).

(Aries, 2008; Espenshade

& Radford, 2009; Stearns,

Buchmann & Bonneau, 2009)

OF U.S. ADULTS STATED THAT THEY HAD A FRIEND OF ANOTHER RACE WITH WHOM THEY DISCUSSED IMPORTANT MATTERS.”

15%

(McPherson et al., 2006)

IGM

AN

“Those who are white,

viewed groups of students

of color as homogenous or

self-segregating, while minority

participants themselves viewed

the pan-minority as diverse and

a means toward coalition

building across racial lines.”

IGM

AN“Greek life may become an overly dominant force that

discourages the formation of friendships outside of the

Greek subculture.”

(Aries, 2008; Espenshade & Radford, 2009; Stearns, Buchmann & Bonneau, 2009)

EXPE

CTATIONS, EXCEPTI ON

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