mbta: ui/ux & motion
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This article, written by social worker Elia Lawatsch, tells the story of Ann Keller, who traveled across state lines in order to access Death with Dignity. She told us about the entire process, the support of her family, and many details about her experience with dying.
Ann had terminal cancer, and still viewed the world like a great adventure. She went on dives and climbed volcanoes, until finally leaving for Oregon— and told us about every step.
The wide shot of one of Ann’s adventures at the top, along with Elia’s signature at the bottom, really help her story pop and reflect that very human connection that we always strive to make.
ann’s story
front & back
We had a handful of concepts for the front cover, but in the end, we settled on a photo of our storyteller, Ann Keller, to lead into the article about her story on the first inside page.
The back cover uses our standard newsletter template, but with an added quote from Assemblymember Chantel Jackson, who featured in one of our legislator videos.
Above: the current Commuter Rail page on the MBTA website
Right: the Commuter Rail ticket page for the proposed app
legislator videos
This article, written by our president, Szelena Gray, talks about the massive steps forward we took in New York, including more connections with lawmakers all over the state.
Most significant for us was a series of videos we produced, featuring numerous assembly members and senators telling their stories about Death with Dignity and what it means to them.
It’s an extremely engaging, well-written piece, so I wanted to accentuate it by including not only a photo from those legislator videos (Chantel Jackson, bottom), but also from Karines Reyes, an assemblymember and nurse.
This combination connects both the work we did with the people behind it, and adds a human element to the story— along with some extra color.
final version
In the end, I’m very happy with how this brochure came out.
It went through countless revisions and updates, but the end result was concise, snappy, and a great update to help get mail-only users engaged with the organization again.
I appreciated the opportunity to work on this project and practice creating files that are ready for print instead of the web. I work in online materials often, and this allowed me to ensure my print process was as smooth as could be.
This article, written by social worker Elia Lawatsch, tells the story of Ann Keller, who traveled across state lines in order to access Death with Dignity. She told us about the entire process, the support of her family, and many details about her experience with dying.
Ann had terminal cancer, and still viewed the world like a great adventure. She went on dives and climbed volcanoes, until finally leaving for Oregon— and told us about every step.
The wide shot of one of Ann’s adventures at the top, along with Elia’s signature at the bottom, really help her story pop and reflect that very human connection that we always strive to make.