The COVID effect

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Written By Brandon Rush

It’s cliché now to state how much everything changed in 2020. Cliché because it’s true. We all lived it. It was a hard time in a lot of ways, but a good time to learn and adapt as a designer. And It was interesting to see everything adapt in real time.

Here are a few of my “COVID-era” designs.

“Infographic” highlighting how the talent development industry has adapted to the challenges brought on by COVID. 2020.

“Infographic” highlighting how the talent development industry has adapted to the challenges brought on by COVID. 2020.

 
Print ad, 2021Note: The woman in the top center is popping up everywhere in advertising lately. Just saw her in a billboard for a bank.

Print ad, 2021

Note: The woman in the top center has been stock photo royalty over the past few years. Just saw her in a billboard for a bank.

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Nope, not an ad for a hospital or lab.
 
Print ad, 2020. Note: There’s the favorite stock model again.

Print ad, 2020.

Note: There’s that famous model again.

Digital ad, 2020

Digital ad for virtual event, 2020

Brandon Rush

Brandon Rush is a mission-driven Art Director/Designer with 25 years of experience, mainly in higher education and nonprofits, passionate about making a positive impact through visual storytelling.

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