In this project we were tasked with creating something that represented a designer of our choice that is well-known in the graphic design community. My choice was Lakota designer Sadie Red Wing, a designer and activist. The reason I chose this designer is due to the fact that not everybody chooses to do Native American influenced work especially taking the time to reach out and look into designers that represent someone like myself. (Anishinaabe / Chippewa Natives).

I chose to go the print-design route with my project creating my own typeface based off of my own heritage (Chippewa patterns, beaded work, symbols, mythology). I created four posters that went together to build a larger one each poster representing a season with it’s respectful symbols that went with it and made something to bring awareness to visual sovereignty inspired by Sadie Red Wing activism work and a personal love letter to my own culture.

TYPEFACE

“Glyphs” By Sierra Chisenhall

Each icon represents something important to the Great Lakes region of Natives.

Research / Sketching