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**A year in the studio, in fast-forward.**

Big prints, new presses, moving flat files, late nights, new friends, Hatch Show Print intern days, BIG INK, TipoItalia, even a broken foot, and a whole lot of *“how did I end up doing this?”* moments.

Not everything and not everyone but a little window into my studio life this past year.

Grateful for all of it 🫶💙 Here’s to what’s next and 2026. by @kennedya.creative

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6 months ago

‘Upside Down and Backwards’ by Kennedy Adams - @kennedya.creative
🔠MFA in Graphic Design (2026)
‘My work explores typography, legibility, and recognition through the lens of dyslexia. Growing up, reading and writing were not natural-they were sites of friction, confusion, and persistence. A late diagnosis reframed these struggles, revealing how systems of language often overlook those who process and recognize language differently. As a result, many individuals are left behind in educational settings simply for thinking and learning in alternative ways.
Dyslexia is highly common, affecting approximately 20% of the population-roughly 1 in 5 people. While it impacts over 780 million people globally, a significant portion remain undiagnosed. In the United States alone, an estimated 40 million adults have dyslexia, yet only 2 million are formally diagnosed.
For me, letters have never been neutral tools for communication; they have been obstacles, shapes, textures, and puzzles to decode. Through hand typeset letterpress printing, I investigate the physicality of language and the labor embedded in reading. In the typesetting process, each character must be composed upside down and backwards-slowing down language and disrupting fluency. Handling each letter in its reversed orientation, spacing it by hand, transforms reading into a tactile act and opens space for moments of discovery.
For this mural of posters, I printed a 24-line Gothic wood type from our school letterpress studio, setting the full alphabet as a type specimen. After printing, I scanned the specimen sheet and digitally traced the letterforms, translating them into a large-scale composition for the mural. The forms were then CNC. routed and reassembled as an enlarged specimen.
To produce the central mural, each letterform was cut and fragmented to accommodate the scale of the paper and press bed. The result is a giant puzzle of letterforms-modular pieces that tile together across the wall, forming a mural that reflects both the structure and disassembly of language.’ 🔠
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#dyslexia #upsidedownandbackwards #letterpress #graphicdesign #typesetting
@mfao_iub / @iuartanddesign taken in Grunwald Gallery of Art by @kennedya.creative

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4 months ago

Still thinking about this night.
So grateful for everyone who showed up and showed love it means so much. A night to remember 🫶💙 taken in IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design by @kennedya.creative

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4 months ago

My favorite poster from my internship at @hatchshowprint ⚡️

Designed for Cyndi Lauper’s show at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, this was a three-color print with a split fountain background. It was one of those projects that really pushed me as a designer and printer, but seeing it come together on press made every hour worth it.

Swipe for a behind-the-scenes look at the printing process⚡🤘 taken in Nashville, Tennessee by @kennedya.creative

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5 days ago

A few posters from my internship at @hatchshowprint last summer.

Three very different projects, three very different design problems to solve. Lots of makeready for that second one, but seeing it come together on press made it worth all the adjustment.🤘🔥

Still especially happy with how the “THE” landed perfectly in the negative space of the 3. Couldn’t have planned it better. taken in Hatch Show Print by @kennedya.creative

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9 days ago

I love BAT (Big Ass Type) and I cannot lie… 🪵

Finally getting around to posting photos from my kickass internship last summer at the coolest spot in town, @hatchshowprint.

Nothing like standing next to a piece of wood type that’s taller than you are 😂 taken in Hatch Show Print by @kennedya.creative

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16 days ago

Catching up on the feed with some projects from the past year (and then some) that I was too busy making to post.

I had the amazing opportunity to print with @biginkprints again, this time in Cincinnati at the incredible @americansignmuseum. Definitely one of the coolest places I’ve ever pulled a print and I’ve been lucky enough to work in some pretty amazing print shops.

This piece is a crop from a random sorts type specimen I pulled last summer at Tipoteca during the TipoItalia program. It was such a fun printing type ranging from a few inches to over a foot tall.

“Sorts and Smile” (2026) by @kennedya.creative

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a month ago

@kennedya.creative is one of our student scholarship recipients, and funding is still available! Special thanks to our sponsor @speedball_art 🙏

Learn how to carve and print a woodcut with us! Register now for the follow workshops. The deets are on our website. (link in bio)

@motherbrookarts Dedham, MA

@capregionartscenter Troy, NY

@perkinscenter Collingswood, NJ

@delaplaine Frederick, MD

@speedball_art Statesville, NC

@artcomplexmuseum Duxbury, MA

#biginkprints #woodcutworkshop #printmakingclass taken in American Sign Museum by @kennedya.creative

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a month ago

letterpress texture x riso texture 😮‍💨🔥 by @kennedya.creative

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2 months ago

Exploring moiré patterns through layered typographic forms and rotating print sequences. by @kennedya.creative

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2 months ago

Had the chance to lead a workshop/demo this semester, and it was so much fun sharing some of what I learned during my time interning at Hatch Show Print last summer. We talked about poster layouts, hierarchy, and typography using some of the awesome posters I collected during my time at Hatch. Then everyone got to print and pull a gig poster of their own (with their names hand-set in type and triple checking for the typos I made 🤣).

Big thanks to the Graphic Design BFAs for bringing such great energy and enthusiasm to an early morning class. Excited to see more folks getting interested in print, type, and poster design. taken in IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design by @kennedya.creative

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2 months ago

hi, I’m back 🙂

life got a little busy, but I’ve got some fun new things to share soon 👀 by @kennedya.creative

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3 months ago