Governance Studies Program at the Brookings Institution

The Inclusive Opportunity Project confronts a failure of classic empirical analyses to sufficiently describe the breadth of rural America’s diversity. The project includes an empirical report and a series of case studies examining rural minority communities sitting at the intersection of racialized and isolated places. Importantly, the project set out to build a photographic library that captures the spectrum of people working toward the economic advancement of their communities. Working with lead researcher Makada Henry-Nickie, a fellow in the Governance Studies program, Objectively designed the visual identity and report layouts to bring these stunning portraits of rural America to life.

Visual identity | Layout design | Data visualization | Accessibility

Internal pages from Erasing Stigmas Through Community-Directed Change.

Internal pages from Safeguarding Rural Economic Prosperity Through Transformative Local Leadership.

Internal pages from Empowering the Gullah/Geechee Economy.

Internal pages from Broadband is the Economic Development Tool of the 21st Century.

Internal pages from Valuing Rural Minority Communities.

Internal pages from Valuing Rural Minority Communities.

Internal pages from Valuing Rural Minority Communities.