It was a great honor to design the branding for the Be A Hero campaign. Be A Hero is an organization that raises money to fight for accessible healthcare. It was founded by Ady Barkan, who suffers from ALS. This disease will eventually take his life. One thing Ady often said in his talks was, “I may be dying, but I’m not going quietly.” With that, he ignited a movement.

We developed an identity system around the brand to unify the design across vendors and organizations.

The system identified ways to build complimentary wordmarks for consistent campaigns. It dived into font usage, color, illustration and photography.

Then we wrapped it up in a neat package.

We compiled the system in an organized publication so brand elements could easily be accessed.

It was applied throughout the movement

I created banners, vehicle wraps, T-shirts, social graphics and more based on this robust identity system.

Real Heroes

Our healthcare system is broken, and it would take some real heroes to fix it. Good thing there were a few on hand.

See Ady’s incredible story in the film,
“Not Going Quietly”

Michelle LeClerc

Michelle strives to add context and meaning to the exponentially growing world of design. Recently served as the Creative Director at Beutler Ink, a strategic creative agency specializing in research, writing, and design. Michelle has developed design and data visualization for social justice organizations like Campaign Zero, Be a Hero, and Yale’s The Justice Collaboratory and Freedom Reads. In 2017, she created the data visualization for Elizabeth Warren’s book, This Fight is Our Fight, a #1 New York Times bestseller. In 2019, on behalf of Campaign Zero, she led the data visualization for the first police scorecard in the US, which sought to identify urgent issues surrounding police accountability and propose best-practice solutions. Michelle’s commitment to quality design extends from the office to the classroom—she teaches Infographic Design at Temple’s Tyler School of Art.

www.michelleleclerc.com
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