These posters pair facts with empathy-inspiring images to convey to passersby that refugees should be treated as the human beings they are. They are meant to communicate to young, politically undecided people the truth about refugees, combat misinformation, and encourage bipartisan support of the GRACE Act. 

social issue poster design

#STANDWITHREFUGEES

Smaller print gives more context and history about the relationship the US has had with asylum. The style pays homage to popular animation styles, especially award-winning film The Breadwinner, by Cartoon Saloon.

The sketches below were the bridge between research, concept, and thumbnails, and the start of the digital versions.