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Arlene Birt

Arlene Birt is a mom, and she creates visuals to help individuals connect emotionally to seemingly distant environmental topics. 


A visual storyteller, information designer, and educator, her visuals explain the complexities of science and social topics to non-expert audiences. As graphics officer with the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), she co-created figures with 60+ climate scientists – including one that landed on the front page of global news media. Birt is a professor in Creative Entrepreneurship at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), and founder and creative director of design consultancy, Background Stories.


Her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Financial Times, Le Monde, Creative Review, U.S. News and World Report, and other global media.

https://arlenebirt.com/

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