Cicek wine label system
2007.
design notes
Drawing inspiration from a badly designed, then redesigned, flier, I designed a series of labels and tasting materials for a fictional Turkish winery. "Cicek" means flower in Turkish and is the source of the logo design.
redesign
2007.
design notes
The classic Napoleon poster (by...) redesigned in the style of Stefan Sagmeister.
The Mermaid & the Barmaid
three color reduction woodcut, 2007.
design notes
Part one of the summer diptych. This work was inspired by 18th century figureheads.
Odalisque
woodcut, 2005.
design notes
A reclining (headless) nude.
Lilly 2
three-color reduction woodblock print, 2004.
design notes
So named because she's the sequel to Lilly 1.
Lilly 1
three-color reduction woodblock print, 2003.
design notes
First woodcut print ever, spawned by a strange fascination with the cards produced for sideshow entertainers.
Rupert
zinc intaglio, 2003.
design notes
A loving portrait of Charles Tipp.
About Me
I'm a graduate student of graphic design at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. I make reductive woodblock prints, handcode XHTML and CSS, and use the Adobe Creative Suite.
Contact me at melissa nilsson at gmail dot com