Newsletter and Podcast Illustrations
I created these illustrated headers to add visual interest to the WGU Labs’ LinkedIn newsletter, “Inside the Learning.” I drew a new variation approximately every six months featuring a different character. My team opted for a loose watercolor style for these illustrations to convey the creative and sometimes “messy” process of research and iteration, as the goal of this newsletter is to share frank insights.
With the success of the newsletter, the team branched out into doing a podcast as well. I drew the following image to serve as the podcast cover in the same style. I drew all of these illustrations freehand in Procreate, and added text in InDesign.
The podcast cover features Sophie, a recurring character and unofficial mascot in my illustrations for WGU Labs.
LinkedIn Carousels
In an effort to increase visibility of WGU Labs' research, the Marketing and Communications team began publishing findings to LinkedIn. Many of these posts were accompanied by carousels summarizing the reports they referenced. I pulled visual motifs from the reports (most of which I also designed) to create these carousels. Because the user experience of the LinkedIn carousels wasn't always consistent across devices, I also implemented a visual navigation bar in each slide to give clarity to the flow of information.
Peer Mental Health Support Video
WGU Labs designed and piloted a competency-based, clinician-supervised training model for peer supporters who then reached 130+ students with mental health needs.
Four key design principles emerged. I designed this short animated video to share these insights. I planned the layout in InDesign, and animated the video in Canva. The music is licensed from Adobe Stock.
