Rip Or Ruin
Self-Initiated
2016
Featured in Play, Practice, Prototype, Critique RISD Graphic Design Triennial
2019

Rip or Ruin starts as a stack of paper fastened together with a set of instructions asking the user to rip through the pages, leaving at least two fasteners in each piece of paper. The user is encouraged to tear through however many pages they want. Riping is often seen as destructive. The stack of unripped paper, is an appealing object on its own. The user must decide if they want to keep the object the way it is, or take the chance at creating something better through a destructive means. If the user decides to rip the object, they also must determine when the design is done.