Trauma-informed design society
ASID TiDK12 Grant
As an MDS candidate at the Boston Architectural College, I was given the opportunity to assist with the building of this evaluation tool to help educators and designers understand their school’s physical environment. In that understanding, design elements can be improved to support student stress and ultimately mitigate the use of disciplinary measures by creating environments intended to heal and restore, not just reprimand. It was a fruitful collaboration with the members of the Trauma-informed Design Society.
Utilizing Miro, we explored the unique languages of educators and designers, and built a tool that could relate to both groups, and bridge gaps in understanding of Education design and the daily experience of educators in these schools.
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trauma informed design society logo
The Trauma-informed Design Society, led by J Davis Harte, Janet Roche, and Christine Cowart, was in need of a new logo and updated branding. In close collaboration with Molly Pierce, elements of nature, healing, and progression were key influences to the design. The Fibonacci spiral, the biophilic details along with the cool toned palette and gradation between the T and i of trauma-informed into design were all included to express the transformative process…all symbiotic components to environment restoration and building.
