Social Change

I love projects that focus on social change, impacting the community though graphic design. This is why I thoroughly enjoyed our project working with the United Way to help people understand Poverty in Douglas County. To me, graphic design is not just a means to a pretty poster, it is a tool we can use to better society.

For our United Way project, I started off working as an Experience Designer. I found that I learned a great deal regarding the users experience and how to approach a project, not based off of personal goals and desires, but rather, to address the intended audiences's wishes and expectations.

I then worked within a smaller group that focused on "hard choices made by those in poverty." And I was amazed at what we found. Perhaps my favorite part about this project was the research. I learned more about this subject than I ever would have on my own. And for that I am grateful.

This is the initial information that I researched for our group: