Mollie Bates | Portfolio

Read My Lapel

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:39:47 +0000

Concept and design for the Women’s Information Network’s 17th Annual Young Women of Achievement Awards invitation. The invite was sent via email and will be developed further into a print program. WIN provides resources for young, democratic, pro-choice women – thus the power suit and campaign buttons!

The Brain Drain

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:13:54 +0000

For this December 2008 Follow Up to our feature story on Community Health Workers in India, we examined the Brain Drain of doctors from the developing world. With statistics from a public health study, I created this graphic and designed the page layout. Click here to view on NGM’s website.

Back of the Book

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:13:44 +0000

Each month for National Geographic, I design the back-of-the-book. Since starting this task 18 months ago, we have added new sections, reduced page count, and added a crossword puzzle. Here is a selection of months showing how the designs have developed. Click on thumbnails to view.

August 2008

March 2009

October 2009

The Graphic Imperative

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:05:12 +0000

Poster promoting a traveling exhibit, The Graphic Imperative, which visited U of M in 2009. I explored the posters-plastered-on-kiosks meme in my senior thesis, and extended my experiments to this poster-on-a-poster. The goal was to connect international social design to students’ everyday experience in Ann Arbor.

Guide to Blue Activism

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:45:09 +0000

I designed and wrote The Michigan Independent’s Guide to Blue Activism for my senior thesis at the University of Michigan’s School of Art & Design. The book was written in collaboration with staff members of The Michigan Independent, a progressive monthly campus newspaper. The book was self-published and can be purchased at LuLu.com.

No On 2

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:18:53 +0000

The fall 2006 ballot in Michigan included Proposal 2, a state amendment banning affirmative action. To start my senior design thesis, I designed a logo and three posters which aimed to succinctly communicate the consequences of Prop 2. The posters were used to acquire over $2000 in grants, which allowed us to print thousands to distribute on campus and to other universities in the state.

After developing the posters and logo, I organized dozens of volunteers to implement the campaign on campus over three weeks. We flyered campus kiosks nightly, screen printed over 900 fabric patches for backpacks, spray-chalked sidewalks, made large-scale banners, and deconstructed the logo to make a cheap ‘patchwork quilt’ treatment on posting walls. Photos of the campaign were featured in The New York Times and The Michigan Daily.

86: The Senior Show Promotional Posters

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:56:37 +0000

Collaborative project to promote a show featuring work from 86 students presented to the public at three separate events in May 2007. The team worked together to create the logo and choose colors, but these three compositions are my own.

The Michigan Independent

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:01:50 +0000

I helped to start The Michigan Independent, a student-run, progressive monthly newspaper. As the first design director, I designed the nameplate, folio, grid and layout. I also selected and art directed a cover artist each month. I produced the newspaper for a year and half before passing it along to new designers.