ian covert
Graphic Design BFA, VCUarts | May 2025
I am a designer, musician, and person based in Richmond, VA. Website hand-coded by me 𓍯𓂃𓏧♡
Twink '25 | Zine, 2024
A zine publishing of an essay I wrote about being a Twink. Includes research on the history, politics, and context of the term, as well as speculative plans for a project intended to synthesize and expand on these ideas. Printed in two layers on a Risograph, the pink layers contain imagery sourced from James Bidgood's Pink Narcissus (1971).
tw(z)in(e)k | Zine Series, 2024
Three zines that explore the slang term Twink in the modern digital realm. Twink Defs compiles the top six definitions of the term on urbandictionary.com. Twink Tweets selects some of the most popular tweets containing the term. Twink Quiz asks the audience to discern who the real Twink is amongst photos of celebrities. Risograph printed on letter sized paper.
Illustrated Poster Works | 2024
Posters developed for a variety of live events. Illustrations were hand-drawn; final comps were shared digitally and printed at various A-sizes.
Challengers Valentines | 2025
Valentine cards printed with three colors on Risograph. Labelmaker captions.
selfie | Website, 2024 | selfie.com
An experimental website that allows the user to control my face by clicking on different parts of it. Compiles a collection of selfies primarily taken while walking down the street. Hand-coded in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
On The Nose | Poster Series, 2024
A poster series created in response to growing conversations and digital documentations of rhinoplasties. Included in an undergraduate exhibition in Florence, Italy.
There Will Come Soft Rains | Book Design, 2024
A designed republishing of short story There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. Laser printed.
Promenading | Book Design, 2023
A book containing photographs and writing about the concept of walking down the street. Explores visibility and body politics. Laser printed; 30 spreads.
I ❤ Public | Poster Series, 2023
Posters designed for a campaign about being in public. Inkjet printed.
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