ANDREA MATO
Andrea Mato is a Venezuelan multidisciplinary artist and designer, focusing primarily on identity design, books, and creative coding. With a deep interest in the intersection of graphic design and photography, she holds a BFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design and is currently pursuing an MFA in Graphic Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where she continues to expand her multifaceted practice.
01 RISD GRAPHIC DESIGN TRIENNIAL IDENTITY
Exhibition Identity Design
Expiration Date explores the relationship between graphic design and time, particularly in the digital age. While design has always been ephemeral, digital obsolescence adds new challenges. The exhibition examines the fleeting nature of images, questions authorship, and reconsiders design in shifting contexts.
The visual identity extendeds across posters, flyers, a dedicated website, exhibition graphics, vinyl installations, and Instagram content.
Website Design | Photography
What if we view the web as an endless street? This intriguing question is the foundation of Street Scenes, a project inspired by Rebecca Solnit's Wanderlust: A History of Walking. Street Scenes consists of two interconnected websites meticulously crafted to immerse users in the sensation of wandering through a vibrant city street.
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03 In Dialogue with El Lissitzky: Typographic Space and Design
Book Design
This publication examines a dialogue between two texts by artist and designer El Lissitzky—Typographical Facts and Topography of Typography—in relation to examples from signage design.
Website Design | Visual Experiments
roooooocks.com showcases 140 different interpretations of a rock. The creation of these interpretations involved extensive experimentation with various materials, and approaches. The website allows the audience to filter by category to explore the diverse methods utilized.
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05 ON WRITING
Book Design
This book intertwines two voices, creating a conversation between Marguerite Duras' On Writing and Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. The design reinforces each voice with distinct type treatments, while still allowing the conversation to flow seamlessly.
06 JAMJUNCTION FESTIVAL
Music Festival Identity Design
The identity for an eclectic musical experience blending funky jazz, indie pop/electronic, and groove. The festival showcases a rich tapestry of musical styles from Berlioz’s enchanting orchestral compositions to The Funky Knuckles’ soulful jazz melodies and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones’ innovative fusion sounds.
07 THE ANTHROPOCENE REVIEWED
Book Design | Photo Collage
The book presents an excerpt from John Green’s book The Anthropocene Reviewed. Greene draws a parallel between life and art in the text using the metaphor of the world’s largest ball of paint. Central to the design are abstract compositions crafted through meticulous photo-collaging, accompanied by a typographic treatment focused on repetition to emphasize key thematic elements.