2019 Design Portfolio
Metropolis of Tomorrow Redesign —
Spring 2020
Essay Redesign
A 200-page publication documenting the Apollo 11 astronauts’ 1969 world tour which took place following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step presents photos and national archival footage from the tour alongside the tour’s scarce textual documentation which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format. A full PDF can be found here.
The Yale Herald Redesign —
January 2020
Newspaper Style Guide
A 200-page publication documenting the Apollo 11 astronauts’ 1969 world tour which took place following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step presents photos and national archival footage from the tour alongside the tour’s scarce textual documentation which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format. A full PDF can be found here.
Giant Step: The Apollo 11 Goodwill World Tour —
November 2019
Book
A 200-page publication documenting the Apollo 11 astronauts’ 1969 world tour which took place following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step presents photos and national archival footage from the tour alongside the tour’s scarce textual documentation which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format. A full PDF can be found here.
The Yale Herald —
Fall 2019
Biweekly Newspaper
Select pages from the Yale Herald, a bi-weekly undergraduate publication at Yale University, of which Rebecca was the Co-Creative Director of for the Fall 2019 semester. In 2020 she will be helping lead a redesign of the publication as Creative Director. The Herald is designed on Thursday evenings while pieces are undergoing final edits, and finalized early Friday morning. Full issues of the Yale Herald can be found here.
Minutae: Artifacts from Apollo 11 —
October 2019
Curatorial Booklet
The second book in a series of projects about Apollo 11, Minutae was designed while researching the digital records of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Apollo 11 collection, which includes more than 400 unique items. Designed as a multilingual museum visitor’s accompaniment for a small portion of the collection, Minutae seeks to emphasize the small parts necessary to achieve a task as momentous as a moon landing. The booklet is divided into three sections— cloth, metal, and plastic— and all photographs have been made monochrome to draw focus to the tactile nature of the objects displayed.
The New Journal —
October-December 2019
Magazine
Full spreads from The New Journal, a bi-monthly magazine which publishes student reporting and essays concerning the Yale and New Haven communities. Rebecca joined the staff in October and is one of two design editors for the publication, working beneath the Creative Director. Full issues of The New Journal can be found here.
This is (Not ) A Simulation —
September 2019
Photo Essay
The first book in a series of projects on Apollo 11. This is (Not) A Simulation is a photo essay which was created by parsing through hundreds of photographs from the Apollo 11 image archives. Photos from the training procedures were selected to be depicted beside visually similar photos from the mission itself, signified by the T- and T+ timestamps. This photo essay was created as a play off of “the moon landing was falsified” conspiracy theories and celebrates the intense training necessary to bring mankind to the lunar surface.
Yale Daily News: Weekend Edition —
2018-2019
Weekly Newspaper
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
Yale State and Local Policy Review —
Spring 2019
Law Journal
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
The Dew Drop Motel —
April 2019
Film Translation
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
Accent Multilingual Magazine: Harmony —
April 2019
Magazine
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
Metropolis of Tomorrow Redesign —
Spring 2020
Essay Redesign
A 200-page publication documenting the Apollo 11 astronauts’ 1969 world tour which took place following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step presents photos and national archival footage from the tour alongside the tour’s scarce textual documentation which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format. A full PDF can be found here.
The Yale Herald Redesign —
January 2020
Newspaper Style Guide
A 200-page publication documenting the Apollo 11 astronauts’ 1969 world tour which took place following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step presents photos and national archival footage from the tour alongside the tour’s scarce textual documentation which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format. A full PDF can be found here.
Giant Step: The Apollo 11 Goodwill World Tour —
November 2019
Book
A 200-page publication documenting the Apollo 11 astronauts’ 1969 world tour which took place following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step presents photos and national archival footage from the tour alongside the tour’s scarce textual documentation which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format. A full PDF can be found here.
The Yale Herald —
Fall 2019
Biweekly Newspaper
Select pages from the Yale Herald, a bi-weekly undergraduate publication at Yale University, of which Rebecca was the Co-Creative Director of for the Fall 2019 semester. In 2020 she will be helping lead a redesign of the publication as Creative Director. The Herald is designed on Thursday evenings while pieces are undergoing final edits, and finalized early Friday morning. Full issues of the Yale Herald can be found here.
Minutae: Artifacts from Apollo 11 —
October 2019
Curatorial Booklet
The second book in a series of projects about Apollo 11, Minutae was designed while researching the digital records of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Apollo 11 collection, which includes more than 400 unique items. Designed as a multilingual museum visitor’s accompaniment for a small portion of the collection, Minutae seeks to emphasize the small parts necessary to achieve a task as momentous as a moon landing. The booklet is divided into three sections— cloth, metal, and plastic— and all photographs have been made monochrome to draw focus to the tactile nature of the objects displayed.
The New Journal —
October-December 2019
Magazine
Full spreads from The New Journal, a bi-monthly magazine which publishes student reporting and essays concerning the Yale and New Haven communities. Rebecca joined the staff in October and is one of two design editors for the publication, working beneath the Creative Director. Full issues of The New Journal can be found here.
This is (Not ) A Simulation —
September 2019
Photo Essay
The first book in a series of projects on Apollo 11. This is (Not) A Simulation is a photo essay which was created by parsing through hundreds of photographs from the Apollo 11 image archives. Photos from the training procedures were selected to be depicted beside visually similar photos from the mission itself, signified by the T- and T+ timestamps. This photo essay was created as a play off of “the moon landing was falsified” conspiracy theories and celebrates the intense training necessary to bring mankind to the lunar surface.
Yale Daily News: Weekend Edition —
2018-2019
Weekly Newspaper
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
Yale State and Local Policy Review —
Spring 2019
Law Journal
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
The Dew Drop Motel —
April 2019
Film Translation
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.
Accent Multilingual Magazine: Harmony —
April 2019
Magazine
A 200-page documentation of the 1969 world tour which the Apollo 11 astronauts departed on following their July moon landing. The final project in a series of three books about Apollo 11, Giant Step contains photos and archival footage from the tour, alongside its limited textual documentation, which includes interviews, transcripts, news articles, auction descriptions, and journal entries. The book was designed to contain all publicly accessible information about the tour and display it in a chronological, easy-to-approach format.