Final Project Proposal

For this project, I want to expand upon the skills and techniques I developed in my Intro to Graphic Design class, specifically working with Adobe Photoshop to create layered, experimental imagery. In that class, I was introduced to the idea of using my own photography as raw material for design work — cutting, isolating, blending, and distorting images to create something entirely new. Building from that foundation, I want to create a new body of work that explores ideas of memory, place, and the emotional relationship we have with everyday environments. I plan to use photographs I’ve taken over the past few years — mostly scenes from New York City, portraits of friends, and snapshots of small, personal moments — and manipulate them digitally to create surreal, dreamlike compositions. This project is about reworking my own personal archive — turning familiar images into fragmented, layered landscapes that feel both personal and distant, recognizable yet abstract. Through this process, I want to explore how memory can distort and reshape the way we remember places, people, and experiences.

April14 - Organizing and gathering photographic material; shooting new images if needed; creating moodboards & visual references

April 28 - Experimenting in Photoshop with layering, collage techniques, masking, and blending to create visual language

May 14 - Refining a series of 5-7 digital collage works; exploring composition, texture, and thematic connections