Holly McMahon

Design

A collection of my graphic design projects, mainly focusing on typography and poster designs. Click the images to enlarge and learn more about them.

Jazz Line font (2018)
digital, printed
18 x 24 in.

Yokoo Poster (2018)
digital, printed
10 x 16 in.

Rockwell Poster (2018)
digital, printed
10 x 16 in.

Matisse Poster (2018)
digital, printed
10 x 16 in.

ABC's of Endangered Species (2017)
digital, printed
3 x 5 in.
This project is meant to showcase species in a fun and interactive coloring flash card game for kids.

Vase (2018)
digital
8.5 x 11 in.

What's in a Name? (2018)
digital
8.5 x 11 in.
This design showcases my name. The mountains in the foreground hold a special meaning to me of home.

Typographic Spacing (2017)
digital
10 x 10 in.
Typographic spacing emphasizes whitespace and the function that letters have between one another. Does it seem like it's falling off the page?

Baskerville Poster (2018)
digital
11 x 17 in.
The Baskerville posters emphasize the Baskerville font and celebrate it with a complex design that fits all the letters together in a large B, for Baskerville.

Baskerville Poster (2018)
digital
11 x 17 in.
The Baskerville posters emphasize the Baskerville font and celebrate it with a complex design that fits all the letters together in a large B, for Baskerville.

Seahorse (2018)
digital
18 x 24 in.

Breakfast Club (2018)
digital
18 x 24 in.
A redesigned poster in homage to the iconic 80s movie, The Breakfast Club.

Angle (2018)
digital
Angle is a play on words, having the "A" be like that of a mathematical angle.

Build Up (2018)
digital
Build Up is a design on a play of words. Build up and up and up and up...

Ag (2017)
ink, print
Ag is just that. The letters "A" and "g" make up a simple letter-form, but a complex hand-drawn design.

Champion (2017)
digital
11 x 17 in.
The letters in Champion are carefully placed, allowing for the viewer to see it's typographic foundation with need to know design terms.

36 Days of Type: A
digital
1280 x 1280 px
A is based on artist Josef Albers, and the Study of Homage to the Square.

36 Days of Type: B
digital
1280 x 1280 px
B is based on artist John Banting and his style of stamping.

36 Days of Type: C
digital
1280 x 1280 px
C is based on artist Mary Cassett and her unique style of impressionistic painting.

36 Days of Type: D
digital
1280 x 1280 px
D is based on artist Salvador Dali and "The Persistance of Memory".

36 Days of Type: E
digital
1280 x 1280 px
E is based on artist Maurice Esteve and "L'etoile polaire".

36 Days of Type: F
digital
1280 x 1280 px
F is based on artist Dan Flavin and his neon work.

36 Days of Type: G
digital
1280 x 1280 px
G is based on artist Ewan Gibb's sculpture artwork with nails.

36 Days of Type: H
digital
1280 x 1280 px
H is based on artist Auguste Herbin and his abstract paintings.

36 Days of Type: I
digital
1280 x 1280 px
I is based on artist Callum Innes and his minimalistic paintings.

36 Days of Type: J
digital
1280 x 1280 px
J is based on artist Andre Jemec.

36 Days of Type: K
digital
1280 x 1280 px
K is based on artist Wassily Kandinski and "Circles in a Circle".

36 Days of Type: L
digital
1280 x 1280 px
L is based on artist Jim Lambie and his functional floor artwork.

36 Days of Type: M
digital
1280 x 1280 px
M is based on artist Hansjorg Mayer's "Edition".

36 Days of Type: N
digital
1280 x 1280 px
N is based on artist David Nash and his work with charcoal and sculpture combined.

36 Days of Type: O
digital
1280 x 1280 px
O is based on artist Julian Opie and his work.

36 Days of Type: P
digital
1280 x 1280 px
P is based on artist Jackson Pollock and his famous abstract artwork.

36 Days of Type: Q
digital
1280 x 1280 px
Q is based on artist Harvey Quaytman's simplistic geometrical paintings.

36 Days of Type: R
digital
1280 x 1280 px
R is based on artist Ad Reinhart's "Number 88".

36 Days of Type: S
digital
1280 x 1280 px
S is based on artist Diet Sayler's paintings.

36 Days of Type: T
digital
1280 x 1280 px
T is based on artist William Tillyer and his watercolor paintings.

36 Days of Type: U
digital
1280 x 1280 px
C is based on artist Max Ulig's unique portraiture.

36 Days of Type: V
digital
1280 x 1280 px
V is based on artist Jeff Verheyen and his artwork.

36 Days of Type: W
digital
1280 x 1280 px
W is based on artist Andy Warhol and his Marilyn Monroe pop art prints.

36 Days of Type: X
digital
1280 x 1280 px
X is based on artist Xu Zhen's sculptures.

36 Days of Type: Y
digital
1280 x 1280 px
Y is based on artist Yukinori Yangani and his anthill sculptures.

36 Days of Type: Z
digital
1280 x 1280 px
Z is based on artist Larry Zox and his abstract paintings.

36 Days of Type: 0
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 1
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 2
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 3
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 4
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 5
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 6
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 7
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 8
digital
1280 x 1280 px

36 Days of Type: 9
digital
1280 x 1280 px