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Shaping the Future

Technology & Community Initiative Communications

A connected set of district communication pieces translating technology, STEM, connectivity, and safety initiatives into materials a broad public audience can understand at a glance.

Created professionally for Putnam County School District. This is not an Ark & Ember client project or venture.

The Work

Anchoring STEM & Connectivity flyer presenting the Harbor Grade, Stem Surge, and AnchorNet initiatives in three navy columns with illustrated circular headers. — Anchoring STEM & Connectivity — Harbor Grade · Stem Surge · AnchorNet

Securing the Shores of Safety flyer presenting the Putnam Portwatch, Seascape Surveillance, and Sentinel Secure initiatives in three navy columns with illustrated circular headers. — Securing the Shores of Safety — Putnam Portwatch · Seascape Surveillance · Sentinel Secure

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The Challenge

Communicate multiple complex district technology, STEM, connectivity, and safety initiatives to broad audiences in a format that could be quickly understood while maintaining a recognizable visual identity across every piece.

The Approach

Develop a reusable nautical visual framework that connects multiple initiatives through common typography, layout structure, imagery, naming, and visual hierarchy — while allowing each subject area to keep its own identity. Each initiative is named, illustrated, and summarized in parallel columns so audiences can scan one piece or compare several.

My Role

Creative Direction
Information Design
Visual Design
Content Organization
Copy Development
AI-Assisted Creative Workflow
Final Production

The Outcome

A repeatable communication format that presents distinct initiative families — digital equity and school safety — as parts of one recognizable system, with room for additional subject areas to be added in the same framework.