The National WWII Museum’s 2022 Annual Report
Publication Design
2023
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world—why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today.
In 2023, I worked with the museum’s team to document and chronicle the growth of their exhibits, events and experiences, contributions of their donors, and more in the 2022 Annual Report: “Legacy of Service.”
The report’s front cover features a spot gloss applied to the year’s numerals, which also act as a window peeking through to the first interior spread’s full-page photograph from the Expressions of America event.
Design Concept
Beautiful, rich typographic layouts editorialize the content while hand-written and -drawn elements personalize each page, treating the spread with warm and human storytelling: a reminder of the real individuals behind the war itself.
One of the newest exhibits at the museum features real hand-written letters from soldiers. These letters were scanned in and the words, postal stamps, and more were converted into overlaying textures placed across spreads for a personal touch.
Large-scale, hand-written words are overprinted on top of content and across pages to add personal touch and echo the museum’s exhibit of letters from soldiers.
The lists of donor names are interspersed with story modules of donors and individuals who served in the war.
“In Rememberance” pages were also devoted to servicemembers who recently passed away, chronicling their efforts and achievements.
“By the Numbers” running sidebars leverage the beautiful typographic system with call-out stats.
A custom map shows the growth of the Charter members and Patriots Circle Members across the country and beyond.
These hand-written notes and postage stamps are real letters from a soldier, on display at the museum, and overprinted on the page to remind the reader of the real individuals behind the war, and their personal stories and longings for family back home.
A custom map of New Orleans with hand-drawn markings overlaying it shows the route that the PT-305 took from Lake Pontchartrain to its home on display in the museum.
