Manda VillarrealMar 8, 20201 minBook Design DraftsMy first 3 books are basically complete! Hoping to have my 4th done by tonight. Here is an update on my book designs: Book 1: Book 2:...
Manda VillarrealJan 30, 20203 minVisit with art librarian Jamie Vander Broek: Julia Chen & other Art BooksThis past Monday I had the chance to meet with Jamie Vander Broek, the art librarian at the Duderstadt library on North Campus. Not...
Manda VillarrealJan 25, 20204 minResource Wrap-Up: Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr.With the finishing of my contextual discussion portion of my thesis yesterday, I feel really good about the sources I've been finding to...
Manda VillarrealJan 8, 20204 minDNA Test results! WHOA.I'm so excited to share more about my DNA test results!! I took a test with Ancestry.com., the same site I've been using to log my...
Manda VillarrealJan 8, 20202 minSemester 2! Quick UpdateNow we are in the home stretch - only 80-something days until this thesis project comes to a close. And still so much to do! I just want...
Manda VillarrealNov 7, 20193 minDNA Test & Grant ProposalJust a little update! I have ordered my AncestryDNA test and it has arrived!! I'm nervous/excited to try it out. I will pick it up...
Manda VillarrealNov 7, 20191 minBirth Control Packaging Design Draft UpdateAbove is the first part of template draft for the birth control packaging. This will be the box the "PEZ/Lighter" style cartridge will...
Manda VillarrealNov 7, 20191 minCoaster/Wine Bottle Design Draft UpdatesCOASTERS Here are the finalized coaster designs. I may edit some color choices, (and some outer room fonts need to be updated from...
Manda VillarrealNov 7, 20192 minKelsey Museum Design Draft UpdatesIn class we had updates critiques on our way-finding projects. Here's a collection and brief of what I presented. Slide 1: Kelsey Museum...
Manda VillarrealOct 29, 20193 minPackaging Mid Term CritiqueLast week everyone in my class had the chance to present where we are currently, now that we are half way through the semester. Here is a...
Manda VillarrealOct 20, 20191 minFeedback: Deeper DivesThis is the feedback/questions I received from my classmates during our deeper dive critique. We showed 2-3 projects we developed...
Manda VillarrealOct 20, 20192 minHistory of Birth Control: PodcastAfter announcing in class that I have decided to do my package re-design project on daily use birth control prescription packaging, 2...
Manda VillarrealOct 20, 20193 minWine Tasting... for Research!Over fall break I had the chance to go to a wine tasting at Spicer's Orchard in my hometown, Fenton, Michigan. After a very productive...
Manda VillarrealOct 17, 20193 minDeeper Dive IP ProjectsComing back from fall break, today in IP we looked at two "deeper dive" projects, or two more develop iterations of our projects. It was...
Manda VillarrealOct 12, 20191 minWine Coasters ResearchNext step in my coaster design/packaging project was to figure out which 6 wines I wanted represent on my 6 coasters. After some...
Manda VillarrealOct 7, 20191 minGathering MaterialsThanks to Shengyuan I have a come across an abundance of historical and way-finding materials currently or previously used by the Kelsey...
Manda VillarrealOct 7, 20193 minFirst Draft of Thesis ProposalIn my IP Project, I will be creating a book of illustrations, maps, photographs, infographics, etc, in order to explore the concepts of...
Manda VillarrealOct 7, 20192 minAncestry.com and DNA test?!After our class make-a-thon, I decided my next step into my project would be to start developing my family tree, and to get as much info...
Manda VillarrealSep 26, 20193 minWine Flight Packaging ConceptsNow that I have decided what I'm doing for my packaging re-design, I can go back and focus more on my other project I will be working on...
Manda VillarrealSep 24, 20192 minPackaging Re-Design ProposalPACKAGING RE-DESIGN: DAILY USE BIRTH CONTROL PRESCRIPTION PACKAGING PROPOSAL : MANDA VILLARREAL INTRODUCTION Birth control is an evolving...