PROCESS
One highlight of his career was his series of Herman Miller Picnic Posters that he designed over 20 years. They were bright, fun-filled posters and were the focus of my research, which included searching the library and internet, MIRO organization, and mind mapping. I thought a book would be the best format to represent Frykholm and his career because most of his work was tactile.

The concept for this book stemmed from the idea of a cookbook and Frykholm’s picnic posters. I included elements in each section that make up Frykholm as a whole, like ingredients for a dish. I portrayed Frykholm’s fun aesthetic through my use of a playful grid structure, bright colors, and different section tabs, using the RISO machine to reflect the screen printing aspect of Frykholm’s career.

BRIEF
Life’s A Picnic With Stephen Frykholm is a 120-plus-page book filled with bright colors, RISO printed pages, and is a compendium of his life as a designer. I was tasked with choosing, researching, and creating a design piece about a profound American graphic designer. Employed by Herman Miller for over 40 years, Stephen Frykholm created fun and clever designs in various forms of media, including posters, annual reports, and magazines.


KNOWLEDGE GAINED
Creating this project helped me further develop my skills in InDesign and my understanding of how to use grids, as well as organize a large-scale print piece. In addition, this project helped advance my skills in visual hierarchy and continuity.


SPECS
+ Adobe InDesign
+ MIRO
+ Risograph Machine
+ Print Design
+ Grid Structure
+ Typography
+ Layout

RESEARCH