Human Genome Project conference poster

We make you visible to the general public.

Client Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Challenge Create a poster promoting a panel discussion for the general public on the complex scientific, moral, and legal issues involved in the human genome project

Solution By overlaying the image of an infant with the letters signifying the human genetic code, the poster conveys the essence of the controversy surrounding the human genome project in a striking manner even scientists found appropriate.

Attendance at this event, the first of its kind at Northwestern, far exceeded expectations — Pick-Staiger Concert Hall was filled with interested members of the public on a Saturday morning.