Symbiosis
Beer Can Label, Senior Project 2024
At its core, Symbiosis was an exploration into label design, but with a homage to history and the natural world. I included elements of ancient Greek vase storytelling, while using modern day typography and my own illustrative design to convey 2 stories on each can: one titled “Marine Derived Nutrients”, and the other, “Pollination”.
From beginning to end, I knew I wanted to incorporate both my love of the Pacific Northwest, and love of Graphic Design. I was interested in combining my illustrative abilities with simple typography to create an eye-catching product.
I used a monochrome palette to emulate ancient Greek designs and challenge myself, and to tie both designs together.
At the time, I was working in a brand new restaurant in downtown Tacoma, of which the owners themselves were brewery owners. We worked together to discuss the best way to create this product without the use of bulk ordering.
We ended up with the simple solution of borrowing a few of their empty cans and printable sticker labels.
I was able to use all of my skills in one project. I started with illustration sketches, moving to Procreate, transferring and finishing the designs in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, where I readied them for printing.
The final product included both two can labels, and two framed prints.
