MIAD student designs new map for the MKE Airport
Did you know? The Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is the most visited building in Milwaukee. Through the MIAD Innovation Center, Sophie Yufa ’21 (Communication Design) worked with the MKE Airport to redesign the map thousands of passengers use each day. In the video above, Sophie and Harold Mester, director of public affairs and marketing for Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, talk about collaborating on this project.
For more information about the MIAD Innovation Center, contact Executive Director Drew Maxwell at drewmaxwell@miad.edu or visit miad.edu/innovationcenter.
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