Project Phases and Schedule
Phase 1: Call for proposals
CUP seeks submissions from advocates, organizations, and researchers. Applicants submit their ideas for poster topics and distribution plans. The jury will choose four or five advocates. Their topics will be posted on the Making Policy Public website. Designers will respond to these topics in the second round.
Phase 2: Call for designers
CUP asks designers, visual artists, and other creative workers to submit expressions of interest for the topic of their choice. The jury will select a design collaborator for each of the poster proposals, thus creating teams that will work together to produce the next issues of Making Policy Public for 2009-2010.
Phase 3: Produce
Each team engages in a six-month collaborative design process. CUP provides honoraria, production costs, and helps staff each project with additional design, research, and writing as needed.
Phase 4: Publish and disseminate
Each poster is both a showcase for innovative design and an educational tool. One half of each print run is distributed by CUP, the other half is distributed by the partnering organization. Posters are offered through the Making Policy Public website.
