Industry

Information Design

Client

Academic Project

Fractured Minds, Fractured Communities: Information Design & Motion Graphics

The Brief

As part of a collaborative research project on the U.S. mental health crisis, I was responsible for translating shared research into individual design deliverables: six data visualization charts, two large-scale infographic panels, and a motion graphic. The research was conducted as a group. Every visual was made independently.

Research

Understanding the problem before designing the solution.

Working with a team of four, I contributed survey design and data collection, literary research on the political and societal causes of mental illness, and statistical analysis across demographics. My research focused specifically on how systemic factors like isolation, community erosion, economic instability, and cultural pressure drive mental health outcomes differently across race, geography, and gender.

Six Charts: Choosing the right container for the data.

The first step was identifying which data could be most clearly communicated visually. I selected six datasets and matched each to a chart type based on what question the data was answering, not just what looked interesting. Raw Excel charts were then redesigned in Illustrator to align with the visual language of the final panels.

The Outcome

The final work demonstrates the full arc of information design, from raw data to visual system to motion, communicating a complex and layered subject clearly and without sensationalism, with every visual decision grounded in what the data actually says.

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