DESIGN

In the James and Anne Duderstadt Center, is a collaboration of teams from multiple units, departments, and programs from across the University of Michigan.  The Digital Media Commons (DMC) is a unit of the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies with direct reporting responsibility for the overall operations, stewardship, and technologies of the Duderstadt Center. Under the DMC umbrella is Ground Connections containing the Fabrication Studio, Design Labs 1+2, Groundworks, and Gallery. Ground Connections builds relationships with diverse partners to advance the innovative integration of DMC resources in curricular, co-curricular, and civic activities. I worked for Ground Connections from 2021 to 2024 as a Fellow. 

Groundworks had a new addition of six extended display stations,  otherwise called laptop docking stations. New signage was needed however, there are other hanging signs (Images Reference 1 & 2) from a former student fellow already up.  As requested Groundworks' Extended Displays Signage needed two key things and one change: 

• Replicate the style of the other hanging signs (Images Reference 1 & 2)

• The iconography needed to be both universally recognized and within the style the previous designer created. 

• The film-like scratches were to be removed/not replicated in this signage. 

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