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This was a two-semester collaboration with high school students from the Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts in Baltimore, Maryland and the graphic design students from the University of Maryland College Park. It took place at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture from April 16th, 2016 through August 28th, 2016.
This exhibit was made to highlight the youth perspective of the Baltimore riots and was to open on the year anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray. The high school students shared their experiences living in Baltimore before, during, and after the riots, allowing their voices to be heard beyond the flood of media reports.
There were three main parts to the exhibit space: vultures, the wall of names, and the black light exhibit. The vultures represented the police surveillance around the areas where the students live. They are always watching, more ominous than comforting. The wall of names highlighted the history of victims of police brutality. There has never before been such a large collection of the victim’s names in one place before. The wall also allowed visitors to add their own entries, turning the wall into a living document. The black light exhibit displayed offensive quotes shared by the media about the riots, but when illuminated with a black light flashlight, revealed the edits that students would have preferred the media to have shown.
As an individual, I worked mainly with the black light group to research quotes, interview the high school students for their edits, and ensure our vision for the section of the exhibit turned out as we had expected. In addition, I designed the three infographics that were placed within the exhibit and inside the catalog. They gave visitors visual data and context to the different parts of the exhibit.
Class Division
This infographic was made in the first semester but was not displayed in the museum exhibit. It was designed to collect information and was created before the theme of the final exhibit was decided.
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Photo credit: Mike Morgan
Cost of Helicopters
This poster highlights the enormous amount of money that Baltimore could have used to provide for its people (as well as personal context), rather than spend on pricey police helicopters.
Under Surveillance
Like with the police helicopters, Baltimore has many means of keeping track of its people and streets. This explains the city's camera system and the results of its implementation on different areas of the city.
Comparing Baltimore
This infographic gives visitors a broader context of different economic and social factors outside of Baltimore. By comparing Baltimore with three other cities plus occasionally the United States as a whole, the public can see how Baltimore measures up.
Three of the high schoolers and our own creative director on FOX 45 News