Long Story Short Overview

Challenge

Design a catalog that reflects the gallery’s theme for the year’s artists and create marketing materials to promote the exhibition.

Solution

Our team developed a title and cover design that reinforced the abstract ideas of the artists featured in the catalog. The title and wordmark reflect the unpredictable nature of their work, breaking traditional design rules to take creative risks. We created a suite of marketing materials to promote the exhibition and provide wayfinding throughout the gallery.

Project Timeline: 12 Weeks

I delivered:

  • A published and printed catalogue

  • Marketing postcard for Sponsors

  • Gallery show sign

Team:

Creative Director: Sean Schumacher / Malcolm Church

Project Manager: Tabor Cote

Production: Elly O’Bannon, Tabor Cote, Connie Bisson,
Diego Garibay

Essay copy: Elly O’Bannon

Cover Design: Elly O’Bannon

Stacks of black and white flyers with bold text on gray background, advertising a long story short event at Portland State University, including details about an art exhibition and performances.
Signboard for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University advertising the Long Story Short exhibition from May 21 to June 8, 2024, displaying list of artists and logos.
Event signage for 'Long Story Short' 2024 showcasing at Portland State University from May 16 to June 8, with a reception on May 16. The poster includes details such as location, dates, and a website, with a minimalistic design on a yellow-green wall background.
A laptop displaying an online book listing for 'Long Story Short' on a dark surface.
Booklet titled "Long Story Short" on a wooden shelf with a sculpted wooden hand nearby and sunlight casting shadows.
Open book with abstract black ink art on pages titled 'Masters of Fine Arts' and 'Studio Practice & Art + Social Practice,' placed on a wooden surface with a coffee mug and a small sculpture, with sunlight and shadow patterns.
Open book on wooden table with colorful abstract art, handwritten text, and a small blue book titled 'An Invitation.' A hand holds the small book; next to it is a gray ceramic cup, and a wooden mannequin's hand leans on the table. Shadows cast from n
Open magazine on wooden table with black coffee mug and beige vase, sunlight casting shadows, in a well-lit room with white walls and green plant in foreground.
A drawing of a red and black cartoon cat with the words "The original" and "Join us" in stylized text.
A black and white drawing of a person wearing a spacesuit with a helmet, standing in a landscape with a rocket and celestial bodies in the background.