January 21st, 2012 | by Cheryl | published in Notes to Self, Thesis
Just as I was about to meltdown from my counterproductive thesis lockdown, D-Crit classmate and thesis soldier Tara gave me a pretty good pep talk: You’re taking your sources too seriously. Figure out what you want each part to say and use your sources to support that point. They need to work for you. It’s stupid to set goals that [...]
January 9th, 2012 | by Cheryl | published in Thesis, Writing
An excerpt from my initial 3,000 words: In a small passport photo booth, a woman tilts her chin down and allows her side-swept bangs to fall in front of her nose, covering her face almost entirely. With a quick flash, her photo is taken. Captured in this faceless photo, the wave in her hair reveals [...]
December 17th, 2011 | by Cheryl | published in Explorations, Thesis
This was the image of students protesting in Paris, May 1968 which inspired Amandine Alessandra to begin her experimentation with human letters. It was when I decided to revisit this image in Massin’s Letter and Image, that I realized there was a very active movement happening among us right now, a movement that could really use Amandine’s [...]
December 15th, 2011 | by Cheryl | published in Explorations, Thesis
As you know, I’ve disappeared for the last few months to study the relationship between the human body and typography for my thesis. I’ve been investigating the provocative and activist nature of this medium as well as the effect and experience of making and interpreting human letters. But so far I’ve only been an armchair [...]
October 20th, 2011 | by Cheryl | published in Design, School, Thesis, Updates
If you are interested in the intersection of typography and anatomy, you can find me with my thesis thinking cap on here: thesis.cherylyau.com I will be hoarding all sorts of photos, videos, links and quotes… and as I am trying to organize my thoughts, feel free to ask me questions to challenge me and throw [...]