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Item Because this is how our ancestors would have wanted it(2019) Goos, Melaina; Pacher, ConstanzaThe last poster is connecting all the posters. Recognizing individual worth, healing with traditional practices, and reinforcing the importance of healing because that is what their Ancestors would want. The use of traditional practices, connecting to the land and back to their cultural identity will help to heal from the pain experienced from colonization and intergenerational trauma. The photograph is blurry besides the circular portion in the center. It is representing bringing back clarity and not being lost anymore.Item It's worth it(2019) Goos, Melaina; Pacher, ConstanzaThe first poster is a reflective quote. It expresses a numb feeling towards self-worth and feeling love. The quote is communicating that it is worth it to open up to love whether it is from someone or yourself and the reflection that the writer is loved, but has a hard time feeling it. It symbolizes the importance of worth and the beginning of healing.Item Morphology mockup(2019) Agustin, Kayla; Bury, Anna; Cherkewick, Kessia; Cox, Lisa; Goos, Melaina; Joe, Alyssa; Kellough, Ashlin; Pacher, ConstanzaMorphology: A Visual Exploration of Dialogue in Literature, is a project of DESN330 Typography II, a course in the Bachelor of Design at MacEwan University, taught by Assistant Professor Constanza Pacher (MDes). In this experimental typography project, students visually translated an assigned short story into a two-page layout that challenges convention. With the overall goal of enhancing the meaning of the written text through visual devices, students focused on the nuances of language and speech in dialogues. The project encouraged students to explore alternative ways to organize the page, all while maintaining the legibility and readability of the texts. The resulting piece is a collective publication, which was professionally printed in January of 2020. In addition to designing their own spreads, a group of volunteers worked together in conceiving the name of the publication, as well as designing covers, and front and back matter.Item Morphology: anthology of dialogue: a visual exploration of dialogue in literature(2019) Agustin, Kayla; Bury, Anna; Cherkewick, Kessia; Cox, Lisa; Goos, Melaina; Joe, Alyssa; Kellough, Ashlin; Kraemer, Anna; Larochelle, Coralie; Lockwood, Cole; McDonald, Alyshia; Richmond, Nick; Shields, Summer; Skogstad, Emma; Ta, Greta; Wine, Emma; Pacher, ConstanzaMorphology: A Visual Exploration of Dialogue in Literature, is a project of DESN330 Typography II, a course in the Bachelor of Design at MacEwan University, taught by Assistant Professor Constanza Pacher (MDes). In this experimental typography project, students visually translated an assigned short story into a two-page layout that challenges convention. With the overall goal of enhancing the meaning of the written text through visual devices, students focused on the nuances of language and speech in dialogues. The project encouraged students to explore alternative ways to organize the page, all while maintaining the legibility and readability of the texts. The resulting piece is a collective publication, which was professionally printed in January of 2020. In addition to designing their own spreads, a group of volunteers worked together in conceiving the name of the publication, as well as designing covers, and front and back matter.Item Process document: project 3: MacEwan book of the year(2019) Goos, Melaina; Pacher, ConstanzaIncludes mind map, notes, sketches, and photographs from the creative process.Item Rationale(2019) Goos, Melaina; Pacher, ConstanzaDiscusses the concept of the design and how the project communicates it.Item They used our sweet, sweet grass to smudge away hurt(2019) Goos, Melaina; Pacher, ConstanzaThe second poster represents the connection to the land and sacred plants. The poster reinforces the importance of Indigenous people to return to traditional/sacred practices that were taken away and not recognized after they were colonized. Sweet grass is a sacred plant associated with healing and spirituality. The poster is representing the importance of connecting to their culture and embracing their identity and healing with the use of sweet grass and traditional practices such as smudging.Item This accident of being lost(2019) Goos, Melaina; Pacher, ConstanzaThe three posters together symbolize reflection and the healing process. The images used for them were photographed in Elk Island, outside of Edmonton, using a lens that divides and distorts the image. The photographed images are blurry, and broken into separate parts and are a reflection of being lost and disoriented. The photographs have muted/minimal colour and progressively get lighter throughout the three posters. It represents the stages of healing and supports the quotes used for each of the posters. The posters have nature as the subject as it is crucial for Indigenous peoples to be connected to the land to heal from the trauma experienced from colonization.