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Autism Acceptance Month at MSOE
Project Overview
Personal Project
March 2023 | 2 Weeks
In March of 2023, Angela Moreau, the assistant director of Student Accessibility Services at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), asked me to help her design stickers for a table she was planning for April in MSOE’s Campus Center (CC). This evolved into being tasks to create a set of informational posters as well.
Project Goal
I was tasked to design two stickers celebrating Autism Acceptance Month at MSOE, to design and write copy for a set of four small informational posters about Autism to be hung around campus, and to design a large poster to promote the table and other information about autism acceptance month to be hung in the CC.
Personal Contributions
I completed the following key tasks:
- Designed sticker based on client idea: Angela wanted a design that included STEM elements, a brain, and some positive text about neurodiversity. I used Adobe Illustrator to combine visual elements together to create a scalable design.
- Wrote copy for posters: I used my existing knowledge about autism paired with research on how to communicate the basic ideas to a general audience to write copy for each poster. I worked on writing concisely and cutting out unnecessary bits to ensure that the poster had enough white space.
- Created visuals for posters: I used Illustrator to place the text I had written and design visuals used to communicate key ideas. I ensured that the posters where cohesive by using the same fonts, sizes, and colors.
- Reviewed design with marketing department: I sent my designs to a representative from the marketing department to get another set of eyes on the project, and to ensure that nothing went against the school’s branding. I also got confirmation that I could use the school’s name in a sticker design.
- Designed another sticker based on my idea: Angela requested that I design a sticker that said “MSOE supports autism acceptance”, so I came up with variations on the rainbow infinity symbol to give variation from the other sticker which was square.
Project Results
The posters were hung up around campus, and the large poster was hung in the CC for the month of April. The folks at the marketing department loved the stickers, and Angela loved how enthusiastic I was about designing the posters and ensuring a good end result.
CC Poster & Set of 8.5x11" Posters
View a PDF of these posters in a higher quality here.
Stickers
If you're a fan of these stickers, they are available Redbubble shop as stickers, buttons, shirts, and more!