Ascend Charter Schools
Ascend is a tuition-free Public Charter School open to all and focused on Liberal arts education and based around different parts of Brooklyn.
Junior Designer for
Morgan Jordan Studios
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Design in Context
How do we concretely design for the school community and make information easily accessible?
In creating the different design material for Ascend, it was important to create specialized mockups that were applicable to the school areas. This meant photographing the communities and school while also designing accurately the program material.
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Adaptable Design
Flexible design templates for the diverse Brooklyn community.
Flyers, promotional materials, and online advertisements were made to be flexible enough templates that could handle both English and Spanish translations with either short or long form information. This was important as to understand the communities Ascend was reaching out to.
Way-
finding
Accessibility
Through the use of color coding, icons, and applying the Ascend brand, the maps became accessible and easily readable for young students, teachers, and parents in the Ascend community.
