The Wiki Reader was an assignment in which the entire class received a word on Wikipedia and chose a collection of links based on that first word. This is an 8.5 x 11 sized booklet. The words I received were Human Rights, Unemployment, Roaring 20s, Prohibition, Poverty, Climate Change, Vaccinations, Refugees, Religion, and Political Party.
The design process of Did You Read The News? defined the connection between all these words. These words have been showcased on our news in the past and today. With that knowledge, I also understand that the search engine Wikipedia mainly carries false news. Since the words and their definitions had to come from Wikipedia, I wanted to create a sarcastic warning of false news. Throughout each photograph, the design choice was to place pieces of the news within critical moments. The colors were chosen to brighten and darken the overall feel. With the black and white imagery, a pop of color added to the entire satire theme, while the darker versions of the bright colors allowed for the seriousness of the overall topic to shine through. Using a semibold Sans Serif typeface allowed the attention to be on the words from Wikipedia, making them stand out, especially with the change of colors. The body copy throughout is Arno Pro regular with nine points and eleven leading. The design on the back of the booklet was created to fully play on the sarcasm of reading the news from Wikipedia and ending with a warning.
"Did You Read The News" was selected in the Annual Juried Show at York College of PA in 2024. The juror was Anna Jordan.
Imagery is found on Pexels.com with free licensing. All edits and overall design of the booklet were done by Emily Foxwell.
Photographers: Ahmed Akacha, Anna Shvets, Brett Sayles, Cottonbro Studio, Jeremy Bishop, Jonathan Borba, Mostafa Meraji, Plato Terentev, Sora Shimazaki.
This booklet is an experimental class project for purely educational design purposes.
