Environment
Design
Environment Design is an essential method for informing your audience quickly of all the interacting pieces. These type of graphics specialize in showing major players and the important lines of communication.
Representation of a US Border Patrol Checkpoint
During my collaboration with the United States Border Patrol (USBP), I worked with the checkpoints division to help bring structure and uniformity to the wide variety of checkpoint structures deployed along the border. One vital first step of this was the development of this graphic, which was designed to show the essential elements of a checkpoint in a single visual. Additional information is provided surrounding the central overall graphic to ensure the audience will be familiar with all the elements as they discuss future development.
Linear Ground Detection System (LGDS) Operational View
The standard approach to Operational Views (OV-1s) is a pet peeve of mine! OV-1 graphics are commonly used in the government to describe interactions in an environment, but they often devolve into a mess of tiny text, mismatched images, and a spider’s web of lines! I believe these visuals CAN be useful if approached with a focus on unified art, minimal connections, and only essential text. This visual is a representative of many OV-1s I’ve produced over the years for the government. It represents a fictional section of both the Southern and Northern Borders and shows a variety of information including interacting partners, points of concern, and specific forms of communication. I believe that by properly representing these elements, you can convey a great deal of information rapidly to a wide variety of audiences without requiring extensive reading or processing.
ICE ERO “One TOD” Visual
In order to improve communication efficiency, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) sought to consolidate three Targeting Operations Division (TOD) offices into a unified “One TOD” structure. I developed this graphic to show how the new office would function at a national level. Key features are the display of types of information circulated (left) and the other cooperating players (bottom) who will work with the fledgling office to streamline communications.
“For our current effort supporting the ICE Targeting Operations Division, he held true to his reputation and developed numerous artifacts necessary for the completion of our final deliverable…Paul absorbed the content and developed an understanding of the sponsor work and used this to help shape how he developed products.”
~ Craig Allen, MITRE in cooperation with ICE ERO