When my friend Erin told me she was going to run for school board in my hometown, against the incumbent school board chair of 20 something years, I volunteered immediately to make her website and graphics. Erin is an amazing mom, and a valued community member in Anoka, MN. That school board needed a shake-up and Erin was the perfect candidate to do it!

Erin is an artist, but asked for my help creating a logo and honing her color choices. Erin sent me some hex codes and a blank canvas! She knew she wanted some kind of iconography that was evocative of children, but didn’t want to be cliche. After attending a few events, she was sold on an open book. After hearing Erin’s inspiring goals for the future of the school board, I knew a sprout from the book and her slogan “growing our future together” would be a winning combination.

Erin’s messaging was positive, looking toward the future, focused on the children, while partnering with teachers to build a better school district. Her logo captures that completely! After making the logo, Erin’s slogan came immediately: Growing Our Future Together. It’s pretty fun to help a friend run for office. It’s really cool to see a sign you made plastered throughout the community you grew up in! Even neater is that Erin’s signs outnumbered her opponent’s and she ended up winning her election!

Erin is planning to run for reelection this year. I cannot wait to help her spruce up her website and update her graphics. Oh! And she’s so great, she’s the treasurer of the school board! Thanks for asking me to partner with you on your election Erin!