2023: Year of Girlhood
2024
graphic design, art direction, editorial, web design, writing
A multimedia project that celebrates and critiques online trends from 2023 on girlhood culture with four essays, a website, a booklet, and an exhibition.
BFA Digital Design Thesis Project @ University of Colorado, Denver
Read here --> girlhood-2023.com
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Let The Grrrls Riot is the first essay of the series which explores the rise of female rage in popular media and the importance of anger, no matter how unladylike.
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Barbies & Billionaires: The Perils of Neoliberal Feminism critiques the emphasis on individualism and capitalism (i.e. #girlboss) as part of mainstream feminism.
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Take a Bow, Coquette! is a discussion on the coquette fashion trend — “one of ribbons, bows, and Sandy Liang totes” — that took over 2023.
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Babygirl Boys: On the Crisis of Masculinity analyzes the rise of the alt-right manosphere and the "male loneliness epidemic."
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This project was a labor of love that took 8 months to produce — 4 months on research, 4 months on writing and design. I dedicate this project to all the girls and the dolls of the world who need protection now more than ever. Special Thanks to:
Maria Elena Buszek
Jada Akoto
Lynn Suyeko Mandzuik
Michelle Carpenter
and all my friends, family, &
classmates at CU Denver