Meet Mac Bronnson and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project MENd
This is one in a series of online interviews with MIAD seniors, who share their thoughts about their 2026 Senior Exhibition project and their MIAD education.
Mac Bronnson ’26 (Communication Design) is a President’s (Honor) List student from Milwaukee and a recipient of a 2026 Alumni Thesis Award.
What is your “elevator pitch” for your senior exhibition project?
MENd – No Bro Left Behind is a men’s mental health app that is not designed as a mental health app. It is specifically designed for the Gen Z male demographic and aims to reach the heart of the Gen Z audience far before the viewer is aware of its purpose.
Mac Bronnson
Mac Bronnson, “MENd – No Bro Left Behind,” sticker designs, 2026.
Mac Bronnson, “MENd – No Bro Left Behind,” 2026.
Anything you’d like to share about yourself or MIAD?
Outside of design, I’m also an illustrator, photography hobbyist and many other things! I love experimenting and pushing boundaries to their limit to achieve what I believe is the best design solution. I often push myself to expand my skill set, which led me to incorporate handmade assets and illustrations into my designs for this project.
After graduating, I hope to do many, many things inside and outside of design. Because of this, I hope to become an art director and possibly branch out to do many other things later.
Read more about the 2026 MIAD Senior Exhibition, on view April 17 – May 9.
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