What can open-source designs, collaborative research, and new manufacturing techniques unlock in the near future?
Client
The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH)
Role
Lead Visual Designer, Contract
Team
Shannon Dosemagen, Luis Felipe, and Jenny Molloy from Gathering for Open Hardware.
My Work
I worked with the core team between 2017 and 2021 to develop the visual identity for GOSH, a diverse, global community of scientists, environmental activists, engineers, among other professionals, working to enhance the sharing of science hardware that is free to use, change, study, or distribute. I also illustrated and designed two publications: the Global Open Science Hardware Roadmap and the GOSH Framework for Running Community Events.
The Global Open Science Hardware Roadmap outlined steps to provide global access to scientific hardware by 2025 through open-source designs, collaborative research, and new manufacturing techniques. The GOSH Framework for Running Community Events provided guidance for individuals starting their own chapters on how to host collaborative events. I led the visual direction and created all the visual assets for the publication.
Overall, it was important that the ideas of “interconnectedness” and “people doing things out” were captured in the illustrations and images used to show what open hardware strives to support. All illustrated elements were created in Adobe Illustrator and incorporated into Adobe InDesign. Images were adjusted to account for partial and total color blindness using VizCheck, an open-source tool that simulates color blindness.
For the Global Open Science Hardware Roadmap, I did the pre-press and managed the 4-plate offset printing process. The document had a limited printing run of 500 copies.
Other details
To learn more visit the Gathering for Open Science Hardware website
Date
2017 – 2021