Christopher Sausto Design

Inspire Magazine

2008-09-08T10:53:00.000-07:00

Designed and produced this little magazine (6"x6") to document what inspires me in any given week. It goes through a typical train of thought that I would have at any given time displaying all sorts of creative and visual inspirations that I have. It is 10 spreads and screen printed throughout with the message "do not become the slave of your model" in gold ink, the back of the magazine is also spray painted gold.

Site-based Typography

2008-09-06T11:53:00.000-07:00

Sagmeister style site-based photographic typography.

Personal Feature Article

2008-09-06T09:28:00.000-07:00

A cover and feature article layout I came up with that addresses the similiarties and differences between a person's analog and digital self.

Customize Poster Design

2008-09-06T08:51:00.000-07:00

Poster design to advertise a new leisure management class at the Willem de Kooning Academie. The class is designed to teach students how to customize events to fit with their target audience's.

EasyJet Rebrand

2008-09-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

New brand identity for the EasyJet coroporation. I really liked the current logo and color scheme so decided it wasn't neccsary to stray very far from some of the key elements of there current branding. However, I did find the current logo a bit ambigous. So I decided added a few elements that linked the new logo more with travel. There are also some sample pictures of possible marketing solutions using the new brand identity.

Camera Japan Poster Design

2008-09-06T08:04:00.001-07:00

I designed this poster for a Japanese Film Festival being held in a few citys in Northern Europe. I wanted to allow the viewer the exeprience of viewing there own enviorment through a lens while also emphasizing an important piece of Japanese culture. The solution is strong, simple and graphic.

Post Card

2008-09-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

Designed and hand-printed 30 of these letter press postcards for my friends and family while I was abroad.

Overhaul

2008-08-29T17:01:00.001-07:00

New website coming soon.

Stay Tuned.

LIFE

2008-06-05T05:22:00.000-07:00

These are screen captures from a flash animation I did. It is a typographical translation of an Oscar Wilde quote about Life.

"One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar."

Molecules & Life Book Cover

2008-01-23T16:43:00.000-08:00

This is a book cover that I designed and produced for a science book called Molecules and Life. I wanted to use familiar imagery to create an approachable book that many audiences would find visually appealing.

CLICKart v1 Promotional Poster

2008-01-17T12:45:00.000-08:00

This is a promotional poster for a flash application I developed. The concept stems from the fusing of popart and the advanced digital medium. The computer randomly generates compositions, using pre-designed shapes and images, that can then be randomly changed and manipulated with the click of a button.

12 Angry Men Promotional Poster

2008-01-17T12:38:00.000-08:00

A promotional poster for a black-box theater production of 12 Angry Men. I used cropping, composition and color to create a dramatic, tense and moody tone.

Self-Portrait.

2008-01-17T12:27:00.000-08:00

A digitally manipulated self -portrait.

UnBeige Web Banner

2008-01-17T12:20:00.000-08:00

A web banner that I designed for an online design forum, www.mediabistro.com/unbeige. I interpreted the meaning of forum and used provocative images and colors to display the idea of open discourse.

Cell Phone Symphony Promo Poster

2008-01-17T10:33:00.000-08:00

A poster I designed for a concert in which cell phones were used as instruments. A mathematical system was used in order to create the graphics, the length and color of each line represents a phone number from a previously surveyed group of people.

The Pacifist Calendar

2008-01-17T10:25:00.000-08:00

Two ten by ten cubes that I designed and constructed out of balsa wood and a heat-treated vellum. The concept behind the calendar expressed an anti-war quote from an accomplished humanitarian for every month coinciding with his or her birth.

Kraft Magazine: Feature Article

2008-01-17T10:10:00.000-08:00

A few spreads from a 40 page magazine article and cover that I developed for an article about independent jewelry artists which featured their work. I used common elements to "frame and tie" the drastically different featured work together.

CFAR Poster

2008-01-17T10:05:00.000-08:00

A large format poster I designed for the MICA Center for Applied Research. I focused on the “hand done” aspect of design using only analog elements to create this composition.

Veganism: An Active Guide

2008-01-17T09:20:00.000-08:00

A self published book that I designed, printed and distributed explaining the benefits of an animal bi-product free diet. I used form an negative space to create simple yet diverse images.