Michigan Public Health Institute was started by the Michigan State government as a non-profit organization to study and create programs in regards to public health issues. This is good in that MPHI is not government (although it closely works with government) and can easily adapt and change in comparison to typical government bureaucracy. I work in the Interactive Solutions Group (ISG) as a graphic designer. ISG provides technology-aided solutions for information problems (think training and education). Previously ISG and MPHI outsourced all their graphic design. They now want to bring the design in-house to reduce costs, improve information control and to remove “layers” between end clients and the ISG.
So what do I do?
Amazingly enough this graphic design position covers everything thing from web design to print with a healthy dose of multi-media design thrown in. Basically its very wide ranging. What I really love about the position is that I can have a positive influence on something more important (and life helping) then say, the latest annual report. Annual reports are important, but at MPHI I can help with public health issues. That’s pretty cool in my book.