http://aggietoppins.com Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:21:47 +0000 http://aggietoppins.com en http://www.aggietoppins.com/See-Through-Poster http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/See-Through-Poster Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:21:47 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 4981428 Exhibition poster for Mary Anne Arntzen's show at ICA Baltimore. Silkscreened by the illustrious Lou Joseph. <img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4981428/ICABaltimore_Arntzen_web.jpg" width="500" height="662" width_o="500" height_o="662" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4981428/ICABaltimore_Arntzen_web_o.jpg" data-mid="26674445" border="0" align="left"/> Exhibition poster for Mary Anne Arntzen's show at ICA Baltimore. Silkscreened by the illustrious Lou Joseph. http://www.aggietoppins.com/Zines-by-Octagon http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Zines-by-Octagon Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:57:40 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 4573760 I make zines about the intersection of memory, mortality, and simulacra under the handle Octagon. Octagon issues 1 and 2 are on sale at Quimby's in Chicago. <img src="http://payload113.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4573760/Zine_Covers.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload113.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4573760/Zine_Covers_o.jpg" data-mid="24311437" border="0" align="left"/> A web site for the project is currently under construction. <img src="http://payload113.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4573760/Site_Cap1web.jpg" width="670" height="470" width_o="700" height_o="492" src_o="http://payload113.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4573760/Site_Cap1web_o.jpg" data-mid="26974192" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload113.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4573760/Site_Cap2_web.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="700" height_o="495" src_o="http://payload113.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/4573760/Site_Cap2_web_o.jpg" data-mid="26974193" border="0" align="left"/> I make zines about the intersection of memory, mortality, and simulacra under the handle Octagon. Octagon issues 1 and 2 are on sale at Quimby's in Chicago. A... http://www.aggietoppins.com/Westing http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Westing Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:46:29 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3512722 Poster series for Jason Meyer's solo show, Westing, which explored humankind’s relationship to nature. Each poster featured an image of a landscape with all its natural components removed — trees, mountains, and mesas were brutally slashed away by jagged forms that alluded to the very nature they destroyed. <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Poster1a_web.jpg" width="650" height="488" width_o="650" height_o="488" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Poster1a_web_o.jpg" data-mid="18818149" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Poster2c_web.jpg" width="650" height="487" width_o="650" height_o="487" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Poster2c_web_o.jpg" data-mid="18818150" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Poster3c_web.jpg" width="650" height="488" width_o="650" height_o="488" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Poster3c_web_o.jpg" data-mid="18818151" border="0" align="left"/> The design of the exhibition catalog emphasized the artist's interest in geological and conceptual strata. The oversized title text wrapped the cover in a westward movement. <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_Cover_web.jpg" width="650" height="488" width_o="650" height_o="488" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_Cover_web_o.jpg" data-mid="18823109" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_CoverOpenweba.jpg" width="649" height="455" width_o="649" height_o="455" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_CoverOpenweba_o.jpg" data-mid="18823480" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_Spread1web.jpg" width="650" height="455" width_o="650" height_o="455" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_Spread1web_o.jpg" data-mid="18823435" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_Spread4web.jpg" width="650" height="455" width_o="650" height_o="455" src_o="http://payload60.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3512722/Westing_Catalog_Spread4web_o.jpg" data-mid="18823741" border="0" align="left"/> Poster series for Jason Meyer's solo show, Westing, which explored humankind’s relationship to nature. Each poster featured an image of a landscape with all its... http://www.aggietoppins.com/Memento-Mori-Greeting-Cards http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Memento-Mori-Greeting-Cards Tue, 08 May 2012 15:19:23 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3365675 Series of letterpress greeting cards based on 18th-century gravestone symbols. Memento Mori, which means "Remember you will die," were popular reminders at that time. <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard1_web.jpg" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard1_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17294357" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard2_web.jpg" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard2_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17294359" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard3_web.jpg" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard3_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17294360" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard4_web.jpg" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCard4_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17294362" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCardsAll_web.jpg" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMCardsAll_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17294363" border="0" align="left"/> I also made a "Memento Mini" set of small letterpress cards. <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMiniCardsAll_web.jpg" width="650" height="433" width_o="650" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3365675/MMiniCardsAll_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17294364" border="0" align="left"/> Series of letterpress greeting cards based on 18th-century gravestone symbols. Memento Mori, which means "Remember you will die," were popular reminders at that... http://www.aggietoppins.com/AnimalNews http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/AnimalNews Tue, 08 May 2012 09:44:14 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3363058 Quarterly newsletter for Morris Animal Foundation for which I got to look at cute pictures of animals all day. <img src="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3363058/MAF_AnimalNews_web.jpg" width="650" height="498" width_o="650" height_o="498" src_o="http://payload53.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3363058/MAF_AnimalNews_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17280036" border="0" align="left"/> Quarterly newsletter for Morris Animal Foundation for which I got to look at cute pictures of animals all day. http://www.aggietoppins.com/Sympathy-Card-Set http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Sympathy-Card-Set Mon, 07 May 2012 19:22:27 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3358879 Letterpressed set of three sympathy cards, designed to provide ongoing support to a bereaved friend. Each card is meant to be sent over the course of a year. The circle motif dissipates with time. <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358879/Sympathy_cards2.jpg" width="650" height="434" width_o="650" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358879/Sympathy_cards2_o.jpg" data-mid="17257359" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358879/SympathyCards_2.jpeg" width="650" height="434" width_o="650" height_o="434" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358879/SympathyCards_2_o.jpeg" data-mid="17256704" border="0" align="left"/> Letterpressed set of three sympathy cards, designed to provide ongoing support to a bereaved friend. Each card is meant to be sent over the course of a year. The... http://www.aggietoppins.com/Division-of-Labor-Catalog http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Division-of-Labor-Catalog Mon, 07 May 2012 18:46:52 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3358801 Exhibition catalog for Division of Labor, featuring the work of 11 artists, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, March 2012. Exhibition catalog for Division of Labor, featuring the work of 11 artists, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, March 2012. http://www.aggietoppins.com/Story-Inside http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Story-Inside Mon, 07 May 2012 18:17:12 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3358524 This zine documents a co-creational exercise that explored collecting as memorial. I sent 18 people mason jars and asked them to place objects inside that tell a story about someone they love. The contributors also sent written stories explaining why they chose the objects they did. This zine documents a co-creational exercise that explored collecting as memorial. I sent 18 people mason jars and asked them to place objects inside that tell a... http://www.aggietoppins.com/Elegy http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/Elegy Mon, 07 May 2012 18:03:02 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3358429 Elegy is a concept for an app that allows people to make curated memorial albums and share them via social media. I designed this as part of my MFA thesis project, The Good Service. Elegy is a concept for an app that allows people to make curated memorial albums and share them via social media. I designed this as part of my MFA thesis... http://www.aggietoppins.com/The-Good-Service-Exhibition http://www.aggietoppins.com/following/aggietoppins.com/The-Good-Service-Exhibition Mon, 07 May 2012 17:52:09 +0000 Aggie Toppins | Graphic Designer 3358112 The Good Service exhibition took place at the Maryland Institute College of Art in April 2012. With a display of natural, pre-industrial funeral artifacts and design concepts for new kinds of memorials, my goal was to give visitors a contemporary look at end-of-life rituals in the United States. <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Coffin_JarsBG2_web.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Coffin_JarsBG2_web_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253381" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Jar_Table_Coffin2_web.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Jar_Table_Coffin2_web_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253385" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Jar_Table_Computer_web_8.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Jar_Table_Computer_web_8_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253899" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Sarah_Reading_web.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Sarah_Reading_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17254119" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/YoungSun_Sarah_Reading_web.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/YoungSun_Sarah_Reading_web_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253150" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Jars_Offering_web.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Jars_Offering_web_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253387" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Paper_Offerings_web.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Paper_Offerings_web_o.jpg" data-mid="17253389" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Focal_Point_ScreenBG_2web.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Focal_Point_ScreenBG_2web_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253384" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Urn_PlantsBG2_web.jpeg" width="670" height="446" width_o="950" height_o="633" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/164517/3358112/Urn_PlantsBG2_web_o.jpeg" data-mid="17253391" border="0" align="left"/> The Good Service exhibition took place at the Maryland Institute College of Art in April 2012. With a display of natural, pre-industrial funeral artifacts and...