Exploring a high school hallway as a basis for navigation, I noted the emotionally driven decisions teens make and the common act of note-passing to others, and based my project on emotions. Teens tend to make certain emotions more vocal than others. The representations of the stronger emotions are easier to "catch" in this piece than the emotions that generally stay hidden. The handwriting of the notes also adds to the expression of each piece.

A study of gang activity in the Hispanic Southwest Detroit area. The book includes a brief history and descriptions of the main gangs in addition to images of their graffiti and hand signs. Personal gang member stories are included, as well as a glossary in the back of commonly used terms and slang. This book was designed and written by myself after a few months of research and interviews in the area.

A poster created in conjunction with a book about gang life in the Hispanic Southwest Detroit area. The poster promotes the book. The type in the gun are excerpts from interviews with gang members from the area.