︎hi i’m saum! 


︎I design intentional, gravitating visuals that harness impactful messages.

︎I seek to impart new connections through my work, advocating for those whose voices and stories demand a spotlight.

︎Most recently @ Salesforce︎ working on Dreamforce 2024!

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A Nation
Post-Dobbs


DATA VISUALIZATION + SYSTEMS + INTERACTIVE + PRINT + ADVOCACY

(Adobe Illustrator, Figma) | FOUR WEEKS


Overview:


I created a site prototype that utilizes data visualization to simplify relationships between abortion restriction and maternal mortality rates, looking at hard statistics of socioeconomic conditions, abstinence-only education, and maternal mortality rates in conjunction with abortion restriction level per state. This was visualized in a symbol polygon format. A hexagon with different levels of gradient represents how restricted a state was regarding abortion access, points on a star signifies the percentage per state population of those below the poverty line, an outline around said star represents states with abstinence-only educational mandates, and the size of a circle, small to large displays the scale of maternal mortality rates per state. All of these visuals layer on top of another, on an interactive scale with toggle abilities, to reinforce understandings that these pieces of data are all connected and worsen conditions for women when layered with each other. The polygon symbols stand indvidually per state but also gather to form a larger national-scale map view, exemplifying how this issue operates on a larger scale. 

Typeface: Signifier



Deliverables:


︎ interactive site
︎ print collateral






Zooming In: 
Breaking down the visualization system to better understand how this data operates through its symbolism, at state levels and nationally.



Walkthrough + Site Prototype:


A walkthrough of the site and its features as well as a fully interactive prototype. 





Printed Collateral:


A printed version of the contents of the site, hilighting the national map and providing a key to understand how the data visualization symbols operate.  



Collateral stickers floating around in the world :,)