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Inheriting the Land
As Publications Manager for Acton Institute, I coordinated proofing, editing, and chose covers for a peer-reviewed academic journal called Journal of Markets & Morality and the institute's Christian Social Thought Series as well as a series of monographs.
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Acton University Brochure
In collaboration with design firm Greymatter Group, I produced a brochure promoting the Acton Institute's four-day educational conference.
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Save-the-Date
Over the years, I designed Acton Institute Annual Dinner fundraising event invitations and materials like this 2013 Save-the-Date card featuring political satirist PJ O'Rourke.
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Acton Notes
As Publications Manager for Acton Institute from 2001-2006, I produced Acton Notes (a bimonthly newsletter) and Religion and (a quarterly journal) that carried institute messaging and ideas.
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ArtPrize® Sustainability Guide
This 2016 ArtPrize® Eight sustainability guide leveraged branding developed by Conduit Studio to help event vendors increase their sustainability goals.
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Recycling Factsheet
This Michigan Trash Research Project Factsheet is a 2-sided media kit summary of economic impact findings I designed in 2015 for West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum.
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MSW & Recycling Internship
In the summer of 2015 I sorted waste in landfills, provided support research to a GVSU economist, and designed materials for reporting documents as part of a solid waste and recycling research internship for a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) funded grant.
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Waste Infographic
I designed this Michigan Waste Infographic in 2016 for a Type class project combining data gleaned from a grant-funded solid waste and recycling research internship.
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RapidStart project
As part of a multi-disciplinary team I designed the presentation and worked on the wayfinding portion of this 2013 public transportation project that focused on the experience of waiting for and boarding the bus. The entire team participated in user-centered research.
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DisArt Festival
For the 2015 Disability Arts Festival called DisArt. I produced some promotional posters as well as helping create a gallery experience for the broad audience expected to attend.
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RCE Grand Rapids
For the United Nations' 2015 inaugural Regional Centre of Expertise Grand Rapids event. I designed a user journey map for the city's mayor to help visualize what our international guests would encounter .
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unCommons project
I filled the role of project manager and presentation designer for this 2016 proposal for a thoughtful renovation of the KCAD student commons that sought to support a learning commons.
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United Way ad
I designed a 2015 class project magazine ad aimed at empowering people to make their world better by investing in existing agencies in their community.
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REI Billboard
This 2015 speculative class billboard ad was an outdoors-focused project I designed for REI as a call to those who love to explore amazing places.
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Shinola ad
I designed this 2015 speculative class project magazine spread for Shinola around the concept of circularity and the company's ethos of revitalization.
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Eastown Community ad
This recent 2017 quarter-page ad was a design I created for the Eastown Community Association to be printed in a publication called the Guide to Local Living.
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I’m Leslie and I’m a Grand Rapids, MI - based designer with a focus on public interest engagement. I have years of experience in graphic design production and project management as well as a passion for sustainability and social equity and, in particular, the place where the two intersect.
Connect with me!
lyarhouse@yarhouse.com