Student Works

THE COLOR OF STORIES

MATTHEW HARKER

  • mharker@depaul.edu

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Overview

Using Kurt Vonnegut’s eight “Shapes of Stories” as a framework, I’ve translated all eight narrative arcs into a series of film posters through color, layout, and imagery. Each piece maps the emotional rise and fall of a specific story into a visual design system.

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THE PLAYBACK

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THE PLAYBACK

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THE PLAYBACK

DAD'S DINNERS

DAD'S DINNERS

DAD'S DINNERS

SOUTH WORKS EVOLUTION

SOUTH WORKS EVOLUTION

SOUTH WORKS EVOLUTION

Exhibition Dates: June 11-14

Design Museum of Chicago (DMC) 72 E. Randolph St., Floor 1, Chicago, IL 60601

Jarvis Innovation Center (JIC) 1 E. Jackson Blvd., Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60604

Reception Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM


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Exhibition Dates: June 11-14

Design Museum of Chicago (DMC) 72 E. Randolph St., Floor 1, Chicago, IL 60601

Jarvis Innovation Center (JIC) 1 E. Jackson Blvd., Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60604

Reception Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM


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Exhibition Date: June 11

Design Museum of Chicago (DMC)

72 E. Randolph St., Floor 1, Chicago, IL 60601

Jarvis Innovation Center (JIC)

1 E. Jackson Blvd., Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60604

Reception Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM


© 2026 Post— All rights reserved