Adobe Illustrator

Univers Typeface Poster

This poster project was made as an undergrad at UIC, School of Art & Design as an undergrad. This course taught me a lot about the graphic design principles and typography. The Univers typeface was designed by the typographer, Adrian Frutiger. A quote I want to highlight from Adrian Frutiger reads, “From all these experiences the most important thing I have learned is that legibility and beauty stand close together and that type design, in its restraint, should be only felt but not perceived by the reader.”

UIC Innovation Center Website, 2011

In 2011, I was a graphic designer at the University of Illinois (UIC) Innovation Center where I worked on redesigning their website, facility branding, and event poster production design. The Innovation Center focuses on technology development in research projects, in-house prototyping, hosting student events, and educational presentations.

UIC Innovation Center Website Research Projects

UIC Innovation Center Website Research Project Page

UIC Innovation Center Website Translational Innovation Process

Motion Graphics Studies, School of Motion: Animation Kickstart Compilation Featured Image

Motion Graphics Studies, 2019

This is an collection collection of projects I made while taking the online course Animation Kickstart course from School of Motion in 2019. The 8-week course was taught by Nol Honig.

Song on the first half of this compilation is by mobygratis. Song title “colts field”. All of the projects are linked below individually on Vimeo.

Making Keyframes exercise Artwork provided by School of Motion.
Awesome: Write-on Motion Script Exercise. Design by Rebecca Lo.
Nol’s Neckties Exercise. Artwork provided by School of Motion.
Wow Factory Exercise. Artwork provided by School of Motion. Animation by Rebecca Lo.
Geometric Dance Party Exercise. Music was provided by School of Motion. Animation and Design by Rebecca Lo.
Keyframe Killa, Kinetic Typography Exercise. Music by Joey Korenman from School of Motion. Design and Animation by Rebecca Lo.
Notril Corks (Unfinished Exercise). All artwork and graphics by Ariel Costa (blinkmybrain.tv). Animation by Rebecca Lo.

Individual Videos are listed below.

Making Keyframes exercise

Making Keyframes exercise, 2019.
Artwork provided by School of Motion.

Awesome Write-on Motion Script Exercise

Nol’s Neckties Exercise

Nol’s Neckties Exercise, 2019.
Artwork provided by School of Motion.

Wow Factory Exercise

Wow Factory Exercise, 2019.
Artwork provided by School of Motion.
Animation by Rebecca Lo.

Geometric Dance Party Exercise

Geometric Dance Party Exercise, 2019.
Music was provided by School of Motion.
Animation and Design by Rebecca Lo.

Keyframe Killa, Kinetic Typography Exercise

Keyframe Killa, Kinetic Typography Exercise, 2019.
Music by Joey Korenman from School of Motion.
Design and Animation by Rebecca Lo.

Nostril Corks (Unfinished Exercise)

Notril Corks (Unfinished Exercise), 2019.
All artwork and graphics by Ariel Costa (blinkmybrain.tv).
Animation by Rebecca Lo.

User Experience Studies: KitchenList App Case Study, 2015

In 2015, I attended a User Experience course through General Assembly. where I learned about the fundamental concepts, tools, and learned about the different project process methods. The final course project resulted in a case study presentation and a low fidelity level user interface mockup. The app case study I made is called KitchenList. The app is meant to address a household need to keep track of household items in an inventory list and a grovery shopping list that can be shared and modified by multiple users.