Editorial Design, Poster Series ArtCenter College of Design, Type 4 (2025) Instructor: Tyrone Drake
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An exploration of Neville Goddard’s philosophy of manifestation, examining the relationship between thought and reality through a mathematical, scientific, and metaphysical lens. Rooted in personal experiences with the law of assumption and the power of imagination, Isness investigates how belief shapes our perception of ourselves and the world around us.
A 44-page broadsheet magazine traces the origins of manifestation, explores its potential dangers and applications, and examines Goddard’s teachings. Archival-inspired typography references the era in which Goddard developed his ideas, while diagrams of the human body, neurons, dreams, and the universe connect abstract philosophy to the physical world.
A series of posters expresses the publication’s central ideas into direct, visual statements. Isness approaches manifestation as an innate human impulse rather than a new phenomenon, exploring the space between what exists and what we believe possible. Through the project, I came to understand manifestation not as a substitute for action, but as a tool for shaping intention and directing the choices that bring ideas into reality.
Typographic experiments distort and transform letterforms, suggesting altered states of consciousness and the unseen forces connecting thought to reality.