Brittany Baker's portfolio

About Brittany

Howard County

My name is Brittany Baker and I am currently working towards getting my MFA in Graphic Design at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. I received my Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design from Stevenson University in 2013.

Following Stevenson University, I have been working as a graphic designer at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School since June 2014.

View Brittany's Resume

Imaginary Museum

The Pixel Museum is a speculative museum that I created and branded as part of the Spring 2016 Imaginary Museum exhibition at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

The Pixel Museum Trailer
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Alter Ego

In this project, we were asked to develop a fictitious persona that amplified, undermined, and rediscovered an element of ourselves. We produced work in this persona under the direction of Jennifer Cole Phillips and Jason Gottlieb with visiting designer Silas Munro. This installation was on display at MICA's fall show, Extra Bold Condensed, October 16 - October 30, 2015.

JOURNEY TO THE DEEP
The deep sea. A place vastly different, filled with strange life forms and riveting creatures. It is the largest habitat on earth, yet largely unexplored. Let us investigate a few of the magnificent and anomalous creatures that thrive in this mysterious environment. The five specimen presented here are rare and seldom seen outside of their harsh living conditions. So what are you waiting for? Take a look and don’t be afraid to touch. They won’t bite..hopefully not this time.

This conservation showcases five divergent deep sea marine creatures that were carefully captured by the famous marine biologist and borderline mad scientist, Allie Tetra. Allie has a strong belief that even the darkest things in life can be quite beautiful.

The installation was created by handcrafting five 24x36" lightboxes. In addition, five small boxes were mounted under each creature so that viewers could reach in and "feel the texture" of each. The textures closely resembled the uniqueness of each marine animal.

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Aquatic Exploration as precedent for the creature designs. Digital photography taken by me at the National Aquarium.
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Drawings as precedent for the creature designs.
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Naomi Knows

Naomi (Normal Adolescent Online Mentoring Intelligence) Knows is a website inspired by the Growing Girls Project, the PhD dissertation of Ann Herbert. This project was created alongside Erica Holeman, Jarrett Fuller and Miles Holenstein. Special thanks to Anne Riley, Becky Slogeris, and principle advisors Jennifer Cole Phillips and Jason Gotlieb.

After extensive research and a workshop with adolescent Baltimore girls, we discovered that girls ages 8-14 in Baltimore City desired to learn new information from a trusted adult, or online. My group aimed to bring these elements together by creating a trustworthy online presence.

Naomi is an online presence which connects girls to hundreds of archived conversations concerning puberty and growing up. We hope these exchanges between Naomi and these different girls will educate girls going through similar experiences and help them start their own conversations with a trusted adult or peer.

In addition to a functional mobile site, our group also created several full dialogues, glossary page content, illustrations and card hand-outs.

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Motion Graphics

A few motion graphics projects created in Adobe After Effects.

Never Give Up

Never Give Up: The goal of this project was to create a motion piece that engages the audience and communicates a strong message. I aimed to communicate hope and encouragement with my animation. When faith, love, and hope are lost...it can always be found again. Never give up.
Dancing Panda

Dancing Panda: The goal of this project was to create a motion piece that reflects and enhances the chosen audio. I illustrated and animated this panda dancing to music.

Offlife

Offlife: Virtual Graveyard is a futuristic virtual memorial site concept honoring the memory of those who have passed. The identity of your loved one will be archived and displayed in Offlife's virtual cemetery forever.

This project was completed under the direction of Bonnie Siegler of Eight and a Half and mentored by Ellen Lupton and Jason Gottlieb. Concept of Offlife created by Ze Wang.

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John Hopkins University Carey Business School

As the Desktop Publishing Specialist/Graphic Designer on the Marketing & Communications team at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, I am responsible for creating impactful and creative design solutions that meet Johns Hopkins University and Carey Business School graphic identity standards. I work on a wide variety of design-related tasks and projects, including HTML emails, fliers, posters, event programs, brochures and more.

I conceptualize, draft, design and produce a variety of marketing communications deliverables including print and electronic brochures, fliers, event-related marketing materials, and fact sheets using color, type, illustration, photography, and other print and layout techniques.

The following shows examples of print material, HTML emails, and branding designed for the Carey Business School.

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2016 Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School Holiday E-Card

Fourth Friday

Station North's Fourth Friday event located in Baltimore, Maryland desires an artistic interactive experience for families and friends. Their Fourth Friday event is very sociable and engaging. This branding aimed to portray the exciting and entertaining event at Station North.

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EOM Architects

Eric Owen Moss Architects, also known as EOM, is known for its sculptural work in addition to architectural work. They "avoid traditional organization strategies, standardized design solutions, and any notion of architecture as simply a repetitive style". Below are three postcard and t-shirt concepts that I designed based on the style of their architecture that would be sold in their gift shop.