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October 9, 2008
Cheyenne Medina and Gretchen Schulfer
Designing the Voting Experience and Information in Everyday Life
In 2001, a group of designers from AIGA, Design for Democracy launched an initiative to "re-enfranchise" voters through design. Cheyenne Medina and Gretchen Schulfer worked to redesign and improve the voting experience for US elections as part of the initiative from 2001-2006. Projects included redesigned ballots and information for voters; guidelines for navigating a polling place; behind the scenes poll worker administration material; and national models for the Election Assistance Commission. Cheyenne Medina and Gretchen Schulfer are currently working on new initiatives to demonstrate the importance of design in science, education, business and sustainability.
Sponsored by AIGA Detroit – the Professional Association for Design.
Selected Bibliography
- Design for Democracy Solves Election Problems.
- Design for Democracy: Society & Environment: AIGA.
- Berry, Colin. A CLEAN SLATE. Print 58, no. 5 (September): 50.
- Laue, Christine. 2006. User-friendly ballots will face Nebraska test. Knight Ridder Tribune Business News (November 7): 1.
- Lausen, Marcia. 2007. Design for Democracy: Ballot and Election Design. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Hatcher Graduate Library JK 2214 .L38 2007; Shapiro Undergraduate Library JK 2214 .L38 2007
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