Design a show poster for the Watkins College of Art Spring 2017 graphic design senior exhibition.

Change can be a difficult to process at times, but for students graduating college it's an exciting time of opportunity. As a class we decided to illustrate this change through a medium that is visually interesting and unexpected. Ferro fluid is a messy black substance that contains nanoparticles of magnetite that react to a magnetic field in a phenomenal way, producing dense spikes and fluid motion. The variation of forms and nature of the ferrofluid’s viscosity provide endless shapes and visuals, mirroring our process as artists and designers.

Creating the visuals took a lot of time and preparation, but the assistance of photographer, Travis Commeau, our vision was documented "in camera." We placed hand cut linoleum letters and taped them to the bottom of a baking dish...then let the ferrofluid work its magic.

With this show we wanted to visually stimulate our audience while doing something that was unexpected and interesting. We chose to use ferrofluid for its unique properties and phenomenal structure to represent our transformation from school to the “real world”.

By strategically targeting the Nashville advertising and design community with large scale printed posters, and unleashing animated versions of the poster at Creative Mornings Nashville, over 300 professionals attended our senior show for seven students at St8mnt.