Sara Austin

is a graphicdesigner currently based out of Baltimore, MD. She received an MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in May 2023. 

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About
Sara Austin
is a graphic designer currently based out of Baltimore, MD. She received an MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in May 2023.

Selected Projects
Women in Fiction
Museum of Time
Outpost
Millennial Serif
Placeholders Exhibition
James River Parks
DEATH
LowBrow
PostPrison.Org
Placeholders Thesis Book
Annie’s Pretzels
BOOK/Shelf


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︎Communication Arts 2023 Shortlist


Placeholders is a reflection on memory, pop culture, and loss. This thesis leverages the power of storytelling in design to create a world that blends the widely recognizable and the deeply personal. Utilizing a broad range of design methods including typography, type design, photography, illustration, 3d, photo editing, and collage, this exhibition varies broadly in its execution but becomes a unified whole in its color, typography, and highly structured arrangement.


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