Portfolio
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News
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- Feb 10
- Graduate Student Showcase
My thesis proposal for Midpoint Review is featured on the Academy of Art University’s Graduate Student Showcase website. Very cool.
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- Jan 30
- New Lime Colony album
A sneak-peek at the album cover I’m working on for a talented bay area folk rock band. Their debut album is scheduled to drop as soon as I’m done. No pressure.
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- Jan 27
- Font Aid IV: A Call to Action
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) has announced the launch of Font Aid IV, a project uniting the design and typographic communities in raising funds for relief efforts in Haiti.
Interests
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- Jan 29
- Dyana Weissman featured in FontCast #7
I had the pleasure of meeting Dyana two summers ago at Type Camp. It’s nice to see she’s still up to her old tricks—kerning, that is.
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- Jan 28
- Feltron 2009 Annual Report
I have an addiction for great information design. This guy here is my dealer. What can I get for $20?
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- Jan 26
- Cookies to stuff your poker face with
I gotta give it to her. Lady Gaga is both a talented and inspiring artist, and she’s managed to become a household name.
Thesis
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- Mar 01
- Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps
In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft.
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- Feb 22
- Materials Matrix
Designating deliverables is one of the more challenging aspects of thesis work. It’s critical to keep on top of how it all fits together.
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- Feb 16
- Production Timeline
Good time management isn’t easy, and many graduate students find themselves overwhelmed at the end of their thesis work.
Latest Distraction
About Me
In 2008, my life changed in a big way. After moving up the corporate ladder for nearly a decade, I came to two realizations: (1) Design was the one aspect I enjoyed most about work, and (2) there was only so much I could do creatively with Word, Excel and PowerPoint before gouging my eyes out. So I set my sights on a much more personally-rewarding career.
I said goodbye to Business Consulting and began focusing on what I feel is my calling in life: mastering the art of visual communication. I've been pursuing a Graphic Design MFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco ever since and doing so seven days awake. The purpose of this site is to share with you my work and my observations as a Visual Communicator.
Contact
Phone: 714 856 6204 or Email: hello@ngocngo.com