Anne M. Giangiulio

Dealing Death and Drugs: The Big Business of Dope in the U.S. and Mexico

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:25:55 PST

Excerpt from the book I designed, 'Dealing Death and Drugs: The Big Business of Dope in the U.S. and Mexico' by El Paso City Representatives Susie Byrd and Beto O’Rourke. Published by Cinco Puntos Press. Byrd and O’Rourke soon realized American drug use and United States' failed War on Drugs are at the core of problem. In Dealing Death and Drugs—a book written for the general reader—they explore the costs and consequences of marijuana prohibition. They argue that marijuana prohibition has created a black market so profitable that drug kingpins are billionaires and drug control doesn’t stand a chance. Using Juárez as their focus, they describe the business model of drug trafficking and explain why this illicit system has led to the never-ending slaughter of human beings. Their position: the only rational alternative to the War on Drugs is to end to the current prohibition on marijuana.

'Dear Juarez' Poster Protesting Drug Violence in Juárez, México

Anne M. Giangiulio — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:14:50 PST

I designed the poster 'Dear Juárez' originally for 'Peace of Art: Design for Change' (www.peaceofartshow.org). This exhibit presents posters of social protest designed by professional and student designers to create awareness of the situation of violence in Cd, Juarez. To give a face to the violence and help people understand that the violence changes people’s lives. It is a display of Peace and/or protest on both sides of the border. More importantly, Peace of Art raises funds that will aid Cd. Juarez victims and their families. The theme of 2011's show was "Perspectives."

Ailbhe & Johnny's Wedding Invitations

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:22:38 PDT

I designed this pop-up wedding invitation for my good friends. It was inspired by a much simpler, handmade pop-up card from Oaxaca, Mexico that the groom had bought the bride when they were dating and that they both loved. The hands of bridesmaids, family, and friends were enlisted for the measuring, cutting, tying and gluing that these invites required. With coordinating lined envelopes, hand-calligraphy addresses and metallic gold wax seals, These invitations were truly a labor of love. We even made confetti out of any leftover paper scraps!

Which Side Are You On? The Story of a Song

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:48:46 PDT

Excerpt from the graphic novel I designed, 'Which Side Are You On? The Story of a Song' by George Ella Lyon, in collaboration with Brooklyn illustrator Christopher Cardinale, published by Cinco Puntos Press. 'Which Side Are You On?' tells the story of a song which was written in 1931 by Florence Reece in a rain of bullets. It has been sung by people fighting for their rights all over the world. Florence’s husband Sam was a coal miner in Kentucky. Many of the coal mines were owned by big companies, who kept wages low and spent as little money on safety as possible. Miners lived in company houses on company land and were paid in scrip, good only at the company store. The company owned the miners sure as sunrise. And that’s why they had to have a union. Miners went on strike until they could get better pay, safer working conditions, and health care. The company hired thugs to attack the organizers like Sam Reece. Writer George Ella Lyon tells this hair-raising story through the eyes of one of Florence’s daughters, a dry-witted pig-tailed gal, whose vantage point is from under the bed with her six brothers and sisters. The thugs’ bullets hit the thin doors and windows of the company house, the kids lying low wonder whether they’re going to make it out of this alive, wonder exactly if this strike will make their lives better or end them, but their mother keeps scribbling and singing. “We need a song,” she tells her kids. Please be patient when downloading as file is 1.7 MB.

Segunda Llamada: Actions for Sustainable Use of Water Poster Submission

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:34:29 PDT

With the aim to raise awareness over the current environmental situation: Segunda llamada, the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (Autonomous Metropolitan University) and Natura Mexico extended the invitation to participate in the 2nd International Poster Competition with the theme: Actions for sustainable use of water. I submitted this poster which translates to "Why save water today? For tomorrow."

A River Interrupted: Making the Case for Changing our Management of the Rio Grande

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:15:52 PDT

Designed and helped to install the exhibit 'A River Interrupted: Making the Case for Changing our Management of the Rio Grande' on display May 17–December 22, 2011 at The Centennial Museum at The University of Texas at El Paso. This bilingual exhibit's content was created by faculty and students of UTEP's Department of Biology and Center for Environmental Resource Management. The exhibit features data gathered by them and the World Wildlife Fund. Please be patient when downloading as file is 2.7 MB

'European Treasures at the El Paso Museum of Art' Exhibit Catalog

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:29:55 PDT

Excerpt from the The 313-page book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the museum's founding and the arrival in 1961 of about 60 pieces of art from the Kress collection. That gift from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation was instrumental in launching the city-run art museum, hard cover with dust jacket and end papers exhibition catalog I designed for the El Paso Museum of Art. This catalog won a 2011 Gold ADDY and a Special Judges' Award from the Advertising Federation of El Paso. 6 MB.

Building a City and a Nation: Immigration Stories from El Paso, Texas

Anne M. Giangiulio — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:30:44 PDT

Designed and helped to install the exhibit 'Building a City and a Nation: Immigration Stories from El Paso, Texas' on display March 1, 2011 to May 15, 2011 at the Main Branch of the El Paso Public Library. This bilingual exhibit's content was created by faculty and students of UTEP's Department of History. The exhibit features historic portraits taken at the Casasola Photography Studio in El Paso, Texas and documents the experiences, struggles and triumphs of people crossing into the United States from Mexico with images of immigrants hailing from Mexico, Lebanon, China and beyond. The exhibit later traveled to The Houston Public Library and The University of Texas at Brownsville. For more information about the exhibit, go to: http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=68203

Posters Protesting Drug Violence in Juárez, México

Anne M. Giangiulio — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:45:07 PST

I designed the posters 'Juárez: Once a City, Now Statistics' and 'Stop the Violence in Juárez' originally for 'Peace of Art: Design for Change' (www.peaceofartshow.org). This exhibit presents posters of social protest designed by professional and student designers to create awareness of the situation of violence in Cd, Juarez. To give a face to the violence and help people understand that the violence changes people’s lives. It is a display of Peace and/or protest on both sides of the border. More importantly, Peace of Art raises funds that will aid Cd. Juarez victims and their families. Both posters were later also named finalists in the 2010 Eleventh International Biennial of the Poster in Mexico City, Mexico and were on display at the Museo Franz Mayer in Mexico City.

El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexican Revolution

Anne M. Giangiulio — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:45:41 PST

Designed and helped to install the exhibit 'El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexcian Revolution' on display on display October 1, 2010 to January 10, 2011 at the El Paso Museum of History. This bilingual exhibit's content was created by faculty and students of UTEP's Department of History and coincided with the 2010 100th anniversary of the start of the Mexican Revolution. As a strategic base for revolutionaries and home to the largest ethnic-Mexican population in the United States at the time, the city of El Paso became a major site of cultural production by journalists, writers, businessmen, photographers, filmmakers, and musicians. This culture not only chronicled the Revolution, but was itself a battleground of images and ideas. A portion of the original exhibit is on permanent display on the museum's second floor. For more information about the exhibit, go to: https://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=65492

'Voices in Freedom' poster

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:24:40 PST

I am one of only one hundred graphic designers worldwide invited to participate in the 2010 poster exhibit 'Voices in Freedom' sponsored by the International Biennial of the Poster in Mexico, celebrating the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

'Into the Desert Light: Early El Paso Art 1850-1960' Exhibit Catalog

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:09:39 PST

Excerpt from the 135-page, hard cover, cloth-bound exhibition catalog I designed for the El Paso Museum of Art. 4.6 MB.

Wilco Show Poster

Anne M. Giangiulio — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:41:43 PDT

Designed a gig poster for the June 17 Wilco show at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. The poster was stenciled and spray painted with metallic silver paint on speckletone green French paper. Black hemp twine attached adds texture and the headphone cord for the local Gambel's quail enjoying the music.

'Hanging in Balance: 42 Contemporary Necklaces' Exhibition Catalog

Anne M. Giangiulio — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:21:27 PDT

'Hanging in Balance: 42 Contemporary Necklaces' catalog designed for the exhibit at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. This catalog won a 2005 Gold ADDY Award from the Advertising Federation of El Paso. Please be patient when downloading as file is 75.7 MB.

Mesilla Valley Film Society Logo

Anne M. Giangiulio — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:40:21 PDT

I designed this proposed logo for the Mesilla Valley Film Society located in Old Mesilla, NM. The logo is based upon the historic architecture of the Fountain Theatre, where the society shows its films.

Teachers for a New Era logo

Anne M. Giangiulio — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:24:54 PDT

I designed the logo for Teachers for a New Era, a program of UTEP.

'Multiplicity: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture' Exhibition Catalog

Anne M. Giangiulio — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:39:29 PDT

'Multiplicity: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture' catalog designed for the exhibit at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. This catalog won a 2007 Gold ADDY Award from the Advertising Federation of El Paso.

The Shadow of the Shadow

Anne M. Giangiulio — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:31:51 PDT

'The Shadow of the Shadow' by Paco Ignacio Taibo II, published by El Paso's Cinco Puntos Press. The newspaper business and dominoes play a large role in the story and also in my design for the book. Its first chapter is available for download here.

'UTEP Department of Art Biennial Faculty Exhibiton' Catalog

Anne M. Giangiulio — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:14:10 PDT

'UTEP Department of Art Biennial Faculty Exhibition' catalog designed for the exhibit at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. Please be patient when downloading as file is 40.3 MB.

HEART logo

Anne M. Giangiulio — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:47:46 PDT

I designed the logo for HEART (Health Education Awareness ResearchTeam), a program of UTEP’s College of Health Sciences.