UHGD18* is an exhibition showcasing the work of 23 designers graduating from the University of Houston’s Graphic Design BFA program.

Featuring work which represents a culmination of formative experiences and personal growth, UHGD18 acts as an important milestone in which we acknowledge the skills that we have attained thus far, and as a crossing point in which we begin our individual journeys into the unknown.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR EXHIBITION

How do typography and illustration work together to create interest that captivates an audience in a small format?

How can we activate mobile spaces to initiate informed discussions on social topics?

When do motion graphics play a role in exhibition design?

How can we use design to reinvigorate communities that are at risk of being gentrified?

What forms can creativity inspiring methodologies take?

LAYERING
CRITICAL THINKING
PROCESS
COLLABORATION
GROWTH / TRANSFORMATION
EXPRESSION / VOICE

The plus sign indicates added values or variables, combination, positivity, or collaboration.

As a multiplication symbol, the × mark indicates compounded values or variables. In arithmetic, it indicates the unknown.

Designers

In what ways do our tools affect our process and thus the product?

How do form and typography inform and evoke meaning?

In what ways do we derive meaning from form and symbols?

What aspects of society, culture, and politics compel us to translate those ideas as symbols?

How can we communicate ideas through the visualization of data?

How can we break through “overwhelming data” to more effectively communicate what those data points tell us?

How do we organize information online and create an immersive experience for the viewers?

How does a collection of objects tell a story?

How can designers advocate for an improved world without having to entirely alter current paradigms?

How do we use design as a mean to engage communities?

How can we encourage engagement to the Buffalo Bayou communities through the emphasis of authenticity, connectivity, and inclusivity?

What do designers take away from a project?

How does design change the designer?

Faculty

Cheryl Beckett

Beckham Dossett

Yoon Kim

Fiona McGettigan

Sibylle Hagmann

Joshua Unikel

GRADUATES

  • Hibah Osman

  • Jinyong Choi

  • Maryam Soltani

  • Derek Witucki

  • José Chavero Rivera

  • Claire Elestwani

  • Amira Maruf

Juniors

  • Alexa Abad

  • Karen Alvarenga

  • Tamila Amanzholova

  • Jason Cardenas

  • Maham Choudry

  • Kristen Fernandes

  • Lulu Flores

  • Jessica Flores

  • Grant Flowers

  • Donna Karimian

  • Miryoung Kim

  • Parichat Kittikornmeta

  • Milan Mathew

  • Camilo Monroy

  • Julia Ong

  • Clarisse Pinto

  • Jaalon Pratt

  • Alejandro Ramos

  • Meliza Resendiz

  • Jesse Reyes

  • Devin Schuhmann

  • Ilse Torres

  • Kris Valladares

  • Manuel Vazquez

  • Annette Wong

  • Weston Woodfin

Special Thanks

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