RACHEL BOWLES

King Street Creamery RebrandBranding for a local creamery in Boone, NC. We developed the identity from a geometric kit of parts inspired by the shapes of an ice cream cone. These shapes are included throughout the identity as letterforms and patterns that are present on business cards, cone wrappers, and stickers. || Spring 2016 Varying sizes || Digital PrintCollaboration with : Sam Scott

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Elicit Some ResponseNewspaper design that explores the relationships found in two people’s individual collection of images and experiences from two different locations over the course of a weekend. || Fall 2015

Images gathered from the New York Art Book Fair c. 2015 and Boone, NC.

389 mm x 578 mm || Broadsheet NewspaperEdition of : 50Collaboration with : Ben Krochmal

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Visual HabitualVisual Habitual is an interactive installation that asks the audience to consider behavioral patterns that they possess but may not recognize. Viewers are presented with a large board covered with habit cards. As they approach the board they are prompted to pick a habit, take a card, flip it over and reflect. Is it a good habit? A bad habit? A harmless quirk? In promoting self-awareness, the installation allows us to discover similarities we share with those around us. || Spring 2016

8’ x 4’ || Risograph, Digital Print, Pegboard

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Lil Mama : LipglossAlbum cover design for hit single Lipgloss by Lil Mama. || Spring 2016

13x13 || Calligraphy + Digital Print + Vinyl

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SameHand lettered alphabet styled to emulate the essence of Keith Haring || Spring 2016

Digital illustration

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Shiny Teeth + Painted NailsA book designed and written in response to the history of the Miss America pageant in the US. The use of Barbie dolls as imagery alludes to the standard of perfection that circulates throughout the conversation of beauty standards women are held to.

Trade size, 5" x 8" || POD book https://issuu.com/rachelbowles/docs/shinyteeth_paintednails15

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Pattern DesignYour dream 90s wardrobe meets pattern designs inspired by the spirit of the 90s, roller rink carpets, and funky neon lighting. || Spring 2016

varying sizes || Digital illustration

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Let Us Talk HairBody hair is rarely shown in the visual culture that we find ourselves so immersed in. Specifically in regards to women, hair is something that holds meaning and narrative. It is said... "Ask a woman about her hair and she just might tell you the story of her life." [Elizabeth Benedict.] Let Us Talk Hair began as a social space where women contributed data and personal stories about their own relationships with hair. Since, it has evolved into this poster series that showcases the insecurities, frustrations, and stigmas that surround this conversation of hair. || Spring 2016

18x24 || Digital Posters

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