Smithsonian Collaboration: The Bias Inside Us
I was able to be a part of a wonderful collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and the Smithsonian. This was a traveling exhibition featured at different colleges entitled "The Bias Inside Us". The exhibition focused on discouraging internal bias and spreading awareness.
I was assigned to create a series of posters were centered around classism. It was my intention to educate students about classism and how to prevent this bias from corrupting how we view others.
I was never given specific written material to include on each of the 10 poster designs I was assigned, so I had to develop my own content. I spent a lot of time doing research and reading over scholarly articles to make sure I represented the term accurately.
I poured over all of the materials given to me from the Smithsonian and clicked through the online Bias Inside Us exhibit numerous times in order to capture the intended message accurately. Each of my posters has its own set of visuals specific to the written content.
I drew all of these designs following the established style and color palette the exhibit already had. I had a lot of fun illustrating these quirky geometric figures as it’s very different from my usual style.
I think they have a lot of personality and fit in well with the exhibits online exhibition. These posters were printed at 11" x 17" and displayed around the university
