Naval GazingLyrical essay about the Umbilicate mammulata lichen species to accompany the ‘Naval Gazing’ series—which includes 3 flamework glass vessels with lichen dye and handmade paper. A stack of 8.5”x14” broadsheets (above) were provided as a take-away for the public during the ‘Forces of Nature’ exhibition in Cold Spring, NY. 





Mother Nature Calls A tabloid size risograph-printed catalog for the exhibit ‘Mother Nature Calls’ (2019) Introductory essay by Julia Schwadron, director MFA-IA SCN. Design and ‘Naval Gazing’ essay by Jean Brennan. Printed broadsheet acts as a visual score for nondiscursive communication with(in) a grove of reforested red pines.







I Talk to the WindA broadsheet integrating ecologist Richard Karban’s research on airborne communication between Sagebrush plants with the poem, Suleika, by Goethe and Marianne Willemer. Audience members were guided along a path and onto a foot bridge where they discovered a stack of broadsheets during the ‘I Talk to the Wind’ performance. (2017)





Transform-action A publication documenting the work of MFA studio, Transformation Design. Book design by Skyler Balbus and Jean Brennan. Printed by Pratt Press, 2013. A project of Public Project. Pratt Manhattan Gallery Exhibit




La Poubelle Agréée Visual meditation and mock anthropological study on disposable objects. One family, 300 days. Artifacts were photographed and tagged with date, material, weight, user, function and color and uploaded daily to an online feed. The print collection, a sampling of the 1,144 items documented, is unbound and likewise sortable.





Rabbits Don’t Lay Eggs
A performance written and performed by Susan Osberg.
Printed matter, video and sound by Jean Brennan.






CASFSPrint booklet to profile alumni of the historic UCSC Farm and Garden program. Included travel, interviews, writing, photography and design. Read on ISSUU.
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), Santa Cruz, CA





Because Designs
Accordian-fold brochure for stained glass artist, Susanna Conaway.




Randolph School Design, branding and marketing for a progressive elementary. Photography with simple direct language to capture the attention of local residents in low budget advertising contexts.
Classroom images: Art Directed by Jean Brennan, photographed by Tony Cenicola, playground photo by Cappy Hotchkiss.






Flip InviteThis wedding invite features an animated juicy and wind-struck kiss by the groom and bride to be.
The letters 'L' and 'P' on the cover are highlighted for the couple's initials: Larry and Piper.
Matching postcard features the Pt. Reyes wedding location.


 



MTV
Art direction, package design and animation for MTV's Music Video Awards.
Package included four :10 second IDs, along with bumpers and sponsorship pages.
Each ID features teardrop logo elements animated in sync to different genres of music.
Stills of the event location, Miami, provide the backdrop.






Oxygen Public service announcement for Oxygen's 'Choose to Lead' initiative.
Creative direction: Jean Brennan; Executive Producer: Jan Potenzo; Director: Jason Fisher-Jones. 






PBS: Stay Curious
Redesign of on-air look for PBS.
Package included: live action IDs, original music, logo pneumonic, graphic menus.
CD: Bob English; EP: Jane Potenzo; Art director: Jean Brennan.