After graduating college, I had the privilege of being a graphic design intern for the non-profit Positive Masculinity Now. Focused on queer and masculine issues, this non-profit aims at helping people embrace masculinity in healthy, emotionally intelligent ways through workshops, blogs, books, and many other forms of printed and digital media. My job as an intern was to work with a team of other designers and content writers in the production process of such media.
As an intern for Positive Masculinity Now, I have the responsibility of creating and formatting content into graphics that will be published in a self-care guide the company is set to release. Part of that responsibility means creating a formatting standard that will assist in the printing process. The graphics shown here are trimmed and all follow a specific grid system to fit the dimensions given. With these guides in place, I can then create compositions, illustrating visuals and type-setting content.
This flyer was an exploration into composition, typography, and the art of combining all of the elements together. For the task I was given information on the event and a brief guideline of the visuals needed. From those I created the figure and started to build up around her. After playing with different typefaces, compositions, colors, and arrangements, I ultimately landed on the version seen second from the top. Feedback from my creative team on legibility, contrast, and negative space took the composition a step further, improving upon the second image and finalizing into the version at the top!
One of the many flyers made during my time as an intern!
One of the many flyers made during my time as an intern!
One of the many flyers made during my time as an intern!
