LAUREN SWANSON

“NoMore.org” is a concept website designed to help give information, resources, and materials to help educators understand, handle, and prevent anti-gay bullying in schools systems. Shown are a most of the pages.

Imagery is mean to be shockingly honest and a slight exaggeration to drive the message home that anti-gay bullying happens at schools and affects every student, gay or straight.

The entire campaign is under review by multiple non-profits in the Boston area and my be implemented.

Click through to see the layouts of the sites and navigate between them.

I worked with MassEquality and the United States Census Bureau to create a postcard and advertisement targeted toward same-sex married couples in Massachusetts. The material was to inform the couples that they should be considered married on the 2010 US Census.

US Census & MassEquality Official Postcard (Front)

The hand has a triple meaning: 1) it’s rainbow to specifically speak to the LGBT (queer) community, 2) the hand has a wedding band on the ring finger to symbolize marriage, and 3) the hand is raised to show being counted.

US Census & MassEquality Official Postcard (Back)

US Census & MassEquality Newspaper Ad

6th Anniversary Congratulations Ad for Massachusetts’s Marriage Equality in New England’s Bay Windows Newspaper. I created the vector art as well as the design for a black and white print.

As the design portion of my master’s in design thesis I have created an anti-gay bullying prevention campaign using strong imagery with powerful language and a touching story. The posters are meant to be placed in subways or other public arenas.