https://zachstanik.cargo.site Zach Stanik Portfolio Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:11:10 +0000 https://zachstanik.cargo.site en https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Bio Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:19:00 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Bio Zach Stanik (they/them) is a recent graduate of Yale University, where they received a B.S. in computer science and focused on the graphic design curriculum at the Yale School of Art. Zach currently works as a software engineer and freelance graphic designer based in Queens. A common thread in Zach’s design work is a fascination with the elements that define stories. What are the building blocks of a narrative? What are some commonalities across the myriad modes of storytelling? How can narrative elements be translated to visual language? They engage with these questions and more to produce compelling designs that activate stories and imaginations alike. Inspiration for their work comes from a wide variety of sources, from James Baldwin’s novels to Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Zach has experience in several disciplines of design, including print, digital, and motion. They currently manage most of the design needs for the NYC-based theater group Compagnia de’ Colombari. Recently they also co-founded Ellipsis, a joint design studio, in collaboration with their friend and fellow designer Lauren Gatta. This site is an attempt, ever-mutating, to categorize and present their academic, professional, and personal works. Currently accepting work and always open to connecting! Please reach out at zcstanik@gmail.com. Resume | Vimeo ︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎ Featured Motion Posters Print Branding Web <img style="display:none;" src="" onerror="scrollDown()"> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Featured Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:04:32 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Featured Featured Compagnia de’ Colombari <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73c5b760a11984398f49e9fa88fccdd6afa65c9ad2817800630fb95364b5a802/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139941526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/73c5b760a11984398f49e9fa88fccdd6afa65c9ad2817800630fb95364b5a802/Thumbnail.jpg" /> California Prison System <img width="1002" height="1002" width_o="1002" height_o="1002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2af58c395f29f1edc790494992917b15c8e8de0b69e52e1c18070af62e40ff24/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139941938" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2af58c395f29f1edc790494992917b15c8e8de0b69e52e1c18070af62e40ff24/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Paper Dreams <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32066904f3ea4c1e6aef1ffe59400fc6235a65fd8ed915b76f8592e35a126465/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139942077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/32066904f3ea4c1e6aef1ffe59400fc6235a65fd8ed915b76f8592e35a126465/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Tendon <img width="964" height="964" width_o="964" height_o="964" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a50e99f5b9f639e5666ee2d9e1551f604303234e85803db4acb53853b9bd0b36/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139942681" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/964/i/a50e99f5b9f639e5666ee2d9e1551f604303234e85803db4acb53853b9bd0b36/Thumbnail.jpg" /> The Coast Shapes the Ocean <img width="852" height="852" width_o="852" height_o="852" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/076ff89634331a3a7e094143d16c45c19a6848927113a150a593efc730c2090c/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139942698" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/852/i/076ff89634331a3a7e094143d16c45c19a6848927113a150a593efc730c2090c/Thumbnail.jpg" /> WoW! Poetry Book <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d6484354e9506a15d09323a80fd8393b55e2e4877bc7b055a40cb1ffb6d58e0/WoWScrapCollage.jpg" data-mid="171849552" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d6484354e9506a15d09323a80fd8393b55e2e4877bc7b055a40cb1ffb6d58e0/WoWScrapCollage.jpg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Motion Sun, 17 Apr 2022 20:50:48 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Motion Motion Design &amp; Animation Paper Dreams <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32066904f3ea4c1e6aef1ffe59400fc6235a65fd8ed915b76f8592e35a126465/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139889685" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/32066904f3ea4c1e6aef1ffe59400fc6235a65fd8ed915b76f8592e35a126465/Thumbnail.jpg" /> The Clown and the Automaton <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6a74841ef2e538d5d20b82ece41b6f7d08a2b42b9f96c865b2b0333764f112b/ThumbnailResized.jpg" data-mid="139886025" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/e6a74841ef2e538d5d20b82ece41b6f7d08a2b42b9f96c865b2b0333764f112b/ThumbnailResized.jpg" /> Metamorphosis <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/061d8e50066510aab0bd80ad1d21596e8f7e1e7903a591688f8ca48f36f32d06/ThumbnailResized.jpg" data-mid="139883293" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/061d8e50066510aab0bd80ad1d21596e8f7e1e7903a591688f8ca48f36f32d06/ThumbnailResized.jpg" /> Essence Logo <img width="944" height="944" width_o="944" height_o="944" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ad6b657413b385674e586b7ed542d4b0c50ba5b556c9d4701b0adb04580a03b/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139890217" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/944/i/0ad6b657413b385674e586b7ed542d4b0c50ba5b556c9d4701b0adb04580a03b/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Pulp Fiction Type in Motion <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee8b94428bf32aebf7c75474c5c5ff4cdb822433f77f8821d6f552bbe0832808/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139890450" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/ee8b94428bf32aebf7c75474c5c5ff4cdb822433f77f8821d6f552bbe0832808/Thumbnail.jpg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Posters Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:09:15 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Posters Posters &amp; Fliers California Prison System <img width="1002" height="1002" width_o="1002" height_o="1002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2af58c395f29f1edc790494992917b15c8e8de0b69e52e1c18070af62e40ff24/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139931967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2af58c395f29f1edc790494992917b15c8e8de0b69e52e1c18070af62e40ff24/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Israel Sack Archive <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09cc8aeb1a61408370ae52470a4e64c4623be58546086ff115bea442fbbf3bb8/Thumbnail.png" data-mid="139931621" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/09cc8aeb1a61408370ae52470a4e64c4623be58546086ff115bea442fbbf3bb8/Thumbnail.png" /> Presley Slab Type Specimen <img width="1490" height="1490" width_o="1490" height_o="1490" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4f5a877ea433c44df38ba51b11dd8d1bbb9d627284231e2a08a3db663a9bdd9/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139932407" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4f5a877ea433c44df38ba51b11dd8d1bbb9d627284231e2a08a3db663a9bdd9/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Zang Tumb Tumb <img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bbca6458c7a974307c65d482bcca3e92b304c1ab3286e4458643e103a29109d/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139932487" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/5bbca6458c7a974307c65d482bcca3e92b304c1ab3286e4458643e103a29109d/Thumbnail.jpg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Print Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:14:15 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Print Print &amp; Books WoW! Poetry Book<img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d6484354e9506a15d09323a80fd8393b55e2e4877bc7b055a40cb1ffb6d58e0/WoWScrapCollage.jpg" data-mid="171842297" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d6484354e9506a15d09323a80fd8393b55e2e4877bc7b055a40cb1ffb6d58e0/WoWScrapCollage.jpg" /> Combined Texts <img width="742" height="742" width_o="742" height_o="742" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16719447cfb251110716055ec492b6709d93b5ec4c883fd819e21236d1148cab/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139937121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/742/i/16719447cfb251110716055ec492b6709d93b5ec4c883fd819e21236d1148cab/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Tendon <img width="964" height="964" width_o="964" height_o="964" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a50e99f5b9f639e5666ee2d9e1551f604303234e85803db4acb53853b9bd0b36/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139937702" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/964/i/a50e99f5b9f639e5666ee2d9e1551f604303234e85803db4acb53853b9bd0b36/Thumbnail.jpg" /> The Coast Shapes the Ocean <img width="852" height="852" width_o="852" height_o="852" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/076ff89634331a3a7e094143d16c45c19a6848927113a150a593efc730c2090c/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139938146" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/852/i/076ff89634331a3a7e094143d16c45c19a6848927113a150a593efc730c2090c/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Catch 22 Chapbook <img width="576" height="576" width_o="576" height_o="576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8e78a562e6c05c0f2d4b3cc7abd16faf979aa450a7ecef226e3382e0715ccf1/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139938566" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/576/i/f8e78a562e6c05c0f2d4b3cc7abd16faf979aa450a7ecef226e3382e0715ccf1/Thumbnail.jpg" /> The Silence of the Lambs <img width="856" height="857" width_o="856" height_o="857" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f00a896d6f2ce05d47579f17d995a6b1b2d2f4fd1b873e3b937bb76fe020b91/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139938658" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/856/i/9f00a896d6f2ce05d47579f17d995a6b1b2d2f4fd1b873e3b937bb76fe020b91/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Essence <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fd722b91374e517f86e4754da240744935ca9195cad3416fd021676ac24981a/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139938957" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/9fd722b91374e517f86e4754da240744935ca9195cad3416fd021676ac24981a/Thumbnail.jpg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Branding Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:38:57 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Branding Branding Compagnia de’ Colombari <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73c5b760a11984398f49e9fa88fccdd6afa65c9ad2817800630fb95364b5a802/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139899631" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/73c5b760a11984398f49e9fa88fccdd6afa65c9ad2817800630fb95364b5a802/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Modern Love <img width="801" height="801" width_o="801" height_o="801" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5eef351e546205de6b5b7fe12b44f39f0bf7d1dc783e6888fc23c5ef7d263db/Thumbnail.png" data-mid="139899650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/801/i/c5eef351e546205de6b5b7fe12b44f39f0bf7d1dc783e6888fc23c5ef7d263db/Thumbnail.png" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Web Mon, 18 Apr 2022 03:43:21 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Web Websites &amp; UX/UI Kat Morris Portfolio <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9296330dc2e111d71fc7d022490175c462558f6587c303d7cc133aeb8517840/Thumbnail.png" data-mid="139903216" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/d9296330dc2e111d71fc7d022490175c462558f6587c303d7cc133aeb8517840/Thumbnail.png" /> Compagnia de’ Colombari <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73c5b760a11984398f49e9fa88fccdd6afa65c9ad2817800630fb95364b5a802/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139903350" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/73c5b760a11984398f49e9fa88fccdd6afa65c9ad2817800630fb95364b5a802/Thumbnail.jpg" /> Dura Europos Interface <img width="449" height="449" width_o="449" height_o="449" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59d5e100469a871cc4f3ce787d5a4c2412ab2d1cdbdaf94398f03c51f1fde278/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139903369" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/449/i/59d5e100469a871cc4f3ce787d5a4c2412ab2d1cdbdaf94398f03c51f1fde278/Thumbnail.jpg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Compagnia-de-Colombari-2 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:07:45 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Compagnia-de-Colombari-2 Compagnia de’ Colombari Summer 2020–Present In the summer of 2020, I started working for the NYC-based theater group Compagnia de’ Colombari as an independent graphic designer. I was originally hired to design and build a new website and design a new logo, stationery, and identity images for a selection of their productions. During that time our professional relationship strengthened, and I now manage most of their design needs, including website maintenance, gala signage, and images for all their productions. From the start with Colombari, I set out to develop and maintain a consistent brand identity. The experimental theater company contains multitudes in their diverse group of artists; stages bold performances in a variety of cities, streets, and venues; and has a strong commitment to fostering community. I embodied these attributes and more in a consistent visual language that is bold and loud yet at the same time familiar and engaging. Logo &amp; Wordmark The logo takes inspiration from the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus, the cascading red and white “steps” drawing the viewer into the center stage to engage with Colombari’s work. In line with the group’s original desire, the logo looks like it could be a sticker “slapped onto the side of a trunk.” For the wider wordmark, the letters appear to be standing front and center on a stage as they are revealed to the viewer. The typeface for both the logo and wordmark is Oswald, a bold open-source sans-serif font that gives the theater company a modern voice to be reckoned with. Both were designed entirely in Adobe Illustrator. <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28075b6906460644253c92185ec920d5f2e6ad2122289a583392ea55a1c93e7c/Thumbnail.jpg" data-mid="139941622" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/28075b6906460644253c92185ec920d5f2e6ad2122289a583392ea55a1c93e7c/Thumbnail.jpg" /> <img width="1869" height="222" width_o="1869" height_o="222" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f014cc768bd32e7c6e6548d618a619a70d273f4eb750fbfb89508e20e51898ec/FullBandWebBackground.jpg" data-mid="139941623" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f014cc768bd32e7c6e6548d618a619a70d273f4eb750fbfb89508e20e51898ec/FullBandWebBackground.jpg" /> Website Similar to my intentions with the company’s logo, I designed Colombari’s website to be inviting and engaging first and foremost. With minimal distractions and a clear interface at their disposal, visitors to the site can easily explore as much or as little of the company’s work as they desire. Of particular interest is the “ARTISTS” page, custom-coded to showcase countless candid photos of the group, its artists, and community members in a random layout each time the page is loaded and/or the animation loops. The homepage is also a bold and clear landing page for the site, using large tiles to direct visitors to the most important events and work to check out. The site was designed and built on Wix, the hosting platform Colombari’s original site was built on. <img width="3840" height="2001" width_o="3840" height_o="2001" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adf24e45ffe0bf12d4c3da15bce58ba75a1213b600b3bd3d1e08ae2de4f5b572/WebsiteScreenshot1.png" data-mid="139941627" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adf24e45ffe0bf12d4c3da15bce58ba75a1213b600b3bd3d1e08ae2de4f5b572/WebsiteScreenshot1.png" /> <img width="3840" height="1977" width_o="3840" height_o="1977" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cca860f2cba27dbe0f65dce0dfbf977c20d718d914ed809c9d7987e58234b7aa/WebsiteScreenshot2.png" data-mid="139941628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cca860f2cba27dbe0f65dce0dfbf977c20d718d914ed809c9d7987e58234b7aa/WebsiteScreenshot2.png" /> Identity Images One of the most engaging parts of working with Colombari so far has been creating identity images for the group’s repertoire of productions. Each production presents a different puzzle to solve. I pore over all the available information on a given story, analyzing how to boil the narrative down to a static image. With almost complete creative control over the resulting designs, I’m able to explore different methods for conveying the essence of a story to viewers. The result is a unique image suited for each production that still conforms to my style and the brand I developed for the company. I designed the set of images as a whole over the course of a couple years from summer 2020 to the present, using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator primarily. For each production, the images are delivered to the company in 4 sizes for different platforms and purposes. <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d6484354e9506a15d09323a80fd8393b55e2e4877bc7b055a40cb1ffb6d58e0/WoWScrapCollage.jpg" data-mid="139941639" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d6484354e9506a15d09323a80fd8393b55e2e4877bc7b055a40cb1ffb6d58e0/WoWScrapCollage.jpg" /> <img width="5100" height="5100" width_o="5100" height_o="5100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2daf797ff27e9b2406f30baaa1333846800839577114fd51df844cb7e8080af3/TWIRIRIRSquare.png" data-mid="139941638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2daf797ff27e9b2406f30baaa1333846800839577114fd51df844cb7e8080af3/TWIRIRIRSquare.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/869b1ce94710188db0481101412ecf2cec5003585a643d705e2570a478a1007f/KingLearSquare.jpg" data-mid="139941633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/869b1ce94710188db0481101412ecf2cec5003585a643d705e2570a478a1007f/KingLearSquare.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8de2d02b12c0cb8bc8b0b3ff3eabe88c705be5619b07856c34ada96cc8f2406e/RevelationSquare.jpg" data-mid="139941636" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8de2d02b12c0cb8bc8b0b3ff3eabe88c705be5619b07856c34ada96cc8f2406e/RevelationSquare.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c016eb53941c87cd1c29e78b1ac321aa7d29e64ddf2859b2d542dd6f74d0cbfd/MOLIASquareNew.png" data-mid="139941634" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c016eb53941c87cd1c29e78b1ac321aa7d29e64ddf2859b2d542dd6f74d0cbfd/MOLIASquareNew.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/629da7e96850d4dc14476f98600a40cd32a74a52d61f38d6b5741581c2987224/texts-beheadingsSquare.png" data-mid="139941637" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/629da7e96850d4dc14476f98600a40cd32a74a52d61f38d6b5741581c2987224/texts-beheadingsSquare.png" /> <img width="4500" height="4500" width_o="4500" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49f32b6c9931bffd5c1eeb23902c538ba269321a84d5d22c0492153c1be8667f/JudithSquare.png" data-mid="139941632" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49f32b6c9931bffd5c1eeb23902c538ba269321a84d5d22c0492153c1be8667f/JudithSquare.png" /> <img width="4501" height="4500" width_o="4501" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab2d08677d6f55fcd49b42b53a0ab121d5258a8308d7c60494265f0b694bafc4/ETRMCSquare.png" data-mid="139941631" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab2d08677d6f55fcd49b42b53a0ab121d5258a8308d7c60494265f0b694bafc4/ETRMCSquare.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/106f445e43a482f10f305672e432318c4a08cbceaaf13a0178c8e693ba70a158/GiuliaSquare.png" data-mid="139941630" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/106f445e43a482f10f305672e432318c4a08cbceaaf13a0178c8e693ba70a158/GiuliaSquare.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b6050b8f29877bc826557562a190c110c32424dcc86ad3594cd3acb0b9ab931/OrfeoSquare.png" data-mid="139941635" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b6050b8f29877bc826557562a190c110c32424dcc86ad3594cd3acb0b9ab931/OrfeoSquare.png" /> <img width="4500" height="4500" width_o="4500" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91bdd51886dc3e15730018c8bfe579b2bb36243afe3acd97bb6a09bb49a9a366/AngelsSquare.png" data-mid="139941629" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91bdd51886dc3e15730018c8bfe579b2bb36243afe3acd97bb6a09bb49a9a366/AngelsSquare.png" /> Stationery &amp; Signage After designing a new logo for Colombari, I then designed their new stationery, including new templates for their envelopes, general letterhead, and annual appeal letter. This project was challenging given the printing and editing restrictions imposed by the company. I thus designed simple yet elegant templates, starting in Adobe InDesign and translating to Microsoft Word templates for the company to edit afterward. For the fall 2021 iteration of Colombari’s annual gala, I designed a series of entrance signs modeled on the company’s new logo. These signs were the centerpiece of the company’s visual presence at the gala and the first thing guests saw upon arriving. The signs were designed in Adobe Illustrator. <img width="927" height="1199" width_o="927" height_o="1199" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4252a7aa85214a5df6068113e773f10115dd77b1b84884e17952b797b6ad548f/Stationery.jpg" data-mid="139941624" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/927/i/4252a7aa85214a5df6068113e773f10115dd77b1b84884e17952b797b6ad548f/Stationery.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/deebe7fe4cf1e98abc764af97ef8f8e65743447d681a367ccfc79047620e535a/PrintedSignsREsized.jpeg" data-mid="139941626" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/deebe7fe4cf1e98abc764af97ef8f8e65743447d681a367ccfc79047620e535a/PrintedSignsREsized.jpeg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/California-Prison-System-1 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:09:54 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/California-Prison-System-1 California Prison System Spring 2021 Series of narrative posters visualizing the startling growth of the prison system in California and its damaging and isolating effects on residents of the state, especially Black residents. As the list of prisons established in the state grows exponentially over time in the posters, the list physically separates two transcribed letters. The letters were exchanged between Edmond Richardson and Adamu Chan, two friends who met while incarcerated together in the San Quentin State Prison. Adamu has since been released and is living in the Bay Area, which he describes as a sort of prison in itself. The separation is furthered by the juxtaposition of two series of photographs, the top taken from inside San Quentin, photographer unknown, and the bottom taken around Bay Area suburbia by photographer Mimi Plumb. I designed this series for the class Advanced Graphic Design. The posters were designed and laid out in Adobe InDesign. <img width="1080" height="2160" width_o="1080" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47e3b70930f4d6dce77bf9a89445c42160c9e0d5d1b7ed13383e75895edd75ba/FinalDraft.jpg" data-mid="139941993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47e3b70930f4d6dce77bf9a89445c42160c9e0d5d1b7ed13383e75895edd75ba/FinalDraft.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="2160" width_o="1080" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67fdc739ec7190c4feb18a6a91a0fd17fe12c024bc68cd20092a7f3d837af7dd/FinalDraft2.jpg" data-mid="139941994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67fdc739ec7190c4feb18a6a91a0fd17fe12c024bc68cd20092a7f3d837af7dd/FinalDraft2.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="2160" width_o="1080" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f60611d19760e83452d257ed6abb679908c839a6b0586451f9bd893054aa768/FinalDraft3.jpg" data-mid="139941995" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f60611d19760e83452d257ed6abb679908c839a6b0586451f9bd893054aa768/FinalDraft3.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="2160" width_o="1080" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d00b46652fc6fe0da4af225b4b07e3af1aeab86d21335bc408d09a42f53ca2c/FinalDraft4.jpg" data-mid="139941996" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d00b46652fc6fe0da4af225b4b07e3af1aeab86d21335bc408d09a42f53ca2c/FinalDraft4.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="2160" width_o="1080" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/308f6a95392ba8314ac6ed0c43baefc3092b599e8fed49b148a04a9094520dca/FinalDraft5.jpg" data-mid="139941997" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/308f6a95392ba8314ac6ed0c43baefc3092b599e8fed49b148a04a9094520dca/FinalDraft5.jpg" /> https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Paper-Dreams-1 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:11:10 +0000 Zach Stanik Portfolio https://zachstanik.cargo.site/Paper-Dreams-1 Paper Dreams Fall 2020 Short animated film exploring depression and isolation during the Covid pandemic. One of my more vulnerable works, this film challenged me to turn the camera on myself. For this project I was tasked with transforming myself into a stop-motion character, through a technique called pixilation, and focus in some way on the topic of masks and Covid. Struggling with depression at the time, I decided to explore mental health issues and feelings of isolation exacerbated by the pandemic. The character I turned myself into for the duration of producing this film lives in a surreal alternate reality, viewing their world behind a veil of paper and distorted light. Although this paper character moves through and sees their world differently from us, I believe their affect and emotional struggles are at once recognizable and relatable. It becomes clear that this character is simply going through the motions, struggling to carry out the most basic of routine tasks. The ending invites the audience into the world of the film, forcing them to question what masks, physical and otherwise, they may don while navigating the world. I produced this film for the class Principles of Animation. The frames were composed in Dragonframe and the final film edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. All sound effects were recorded by experimenting with paper. Music: “No.6 In My Dreams” by Esther Abrami.