Maryland Institute College of Art

Jennifer White-Torres

Where is your hometown?
Riverdale, Maryland
Where did you attend undergraduate school and what was your major?
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore MD,
B.A. Visual Arts/Graphic Design
Do you have any particular interests?
Photography, Painting, Occasionally rockin’ out on a microphone, Jazz, Traveling, Volunteer Work
What are your favorite typeface(s) and why?
Favorite serif at the moment: too many, but I love Bembo—I love to read it in books; Black Letter typeface: Notre Dame—Gutenberg meets rock & roll
Do you identify with any particular designer? Why?
There are so many, but if I had to choose a few at the moment I will say
countless graffiti/street artists–in particular French photographer & Street Artist–JR

http://www.jr-art.net/

Why have you chosen MICA to further your graphic design education?
To develop and further explore my role as an artist and designer. To embrace the beautiful struggle and to eat dinner at Ellen Lupton’s house of course
Work Samples

Experimental Lettering with Black Letter Typeface Notre Dame

Experimental Lettering

Experimental Lettering

Women in Graffiti Data Poster

Knockout Nation