It was a weird year.

The University of the Arts Graphic Design program hosts an annual showcase for its graduating students, and for this year’s event, we embraced the theme of uncertainty in the current U.S. political climate. Our approach was to design a highly conceptual poster that seamlessly represented an interactive landing page for the showcase.

The central image of an empty chair evokes a sense of ambiguity, leaving the viewer unsure of what to expect. On the event website, each graduating student is featured interacting—or in some cases, not interacting—with the chair, further reinforcing this theme of unpredictability.