COMMUNIQUÉ

From Summer 2020 through Summer 2022, I designed Mingei’s quarterly newsletter, Communiqué. Communiqué was mailed out to Mingei members to detail current happenings at the Museum. This ranged from a collection highlight, upcoming events, exhibit information, and so much more. What had started off at 16 pages was later expanded to 24 pages to meet the needs of our audience and to also show what Mingei offered beyond membership. As of 2023, Communiqué is now a digital publication that can be accessed through the website.

To view PDFS of previous issues, click below! (My personal favorites are Summer 2020, Spring 2021, and Spring 2022)

Pictured above is the front cover of our reopening issue for Communique. The debossed pattern is Mingei’s logo shape repeated and the diecut silhouette coincides with the idea that the Museum is a window to folk art, craft, and design.

Our reopening issue was the longest issue we had produced at 32 pages. It included the usual exhibition information, collection highlight, and upcoming events but also detailed the Museum’s mission, the new additions to the building with the transformation, and how the Museum planned to serve the community through new programs and a first floor open free to the public.

Pictured above is the Fall 2021 issue that followed. We experimented with printing the grid and playing with color instead of debossing.