Communications Design Intern
@ involveMINT
Creating graphics and branding assets for local Pittsburgh civil and social organization.
GRAPHIC DESIGN / BRANDING / ILLUSTRATION
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INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
InvolveMINT is a Pittsburgh civil and social organization that builds digital complementary currency systems in under-resourced communities to empower residents to affect positive change and enable local resilience. ChangeMakers (volunteers) earn TimeCredits which can then be spent or exchanged for basic needs realized from underutilized community resources.
BACKGROUND
My job was to create diagrammatic posters and infographics (usually complimentary to digital announcements and emails) and other branding assets to communicate the concept, logistics and purpose of involveMINT.
ROLE
Adobe Illustrator, Figma (worked remotely due to Covid-19)
PROGRAMS
April - July 2020
TIMELINE
I was given various problem statements and topics relating to food insecurity, digital currency systems,
under-resourced households, etc. to base my designs and illustrations on. Below I showcase my final deliverables, and its corresponding problem statement.
involveMINT EXCHANGE CARDS
Create standard notecards that illustrate how a one exchanges their credits with SpendPartners
Illustrate how TimeCredits are circulated by incorporating P2P exchanges, service opportunities, and community collaborative seeding projects.
OVERALL CURRENCY SYSTEM DIAGRAM
Illustrate the services ChangeMakers can provide during the pandemic to help those in need while earning TimeCredits.
COVID-19 SERVICES DIAGRAM
EXCHANGE ECOSYSTEM DIAGRAM
Illustrate the system of how ChangeMakers serve, exchange, and spend TimeCredits.
PROCESS WORK
