Vincennes University graphic design students recently completed a signage project for the new Women’s Health Center at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington.

As reported earlier on First City News, the students designed the new signage for the center as part of a class project through VU’s Graphic Design program.

According to Vincennes University, the students handled the design, fabrication, and installation of the signage using laser-cut acrylic materials.

Daviess Community Hospital CEO Justin D. Harris said the hospital collaborated with VU’s graphic design program to develop the center’s logo and signage.

Harris said he joined the VU Foundation Board last fall and said the collaboration between the organizations highlighted student work.

In a Vincennes University news release, College of Humanities Art and Design Program Chair Ron Wise said the project gave students experience managing work for a community institution.

Wise said the project involved every phase of production, including design work, operating laser-cutting equipment, and installing the finished signage at the facility.

Azeria Ackerman of Washington said the project gave students the opportunity to follow the work from beginning to end.

Ackerman graduated earlier this month with an associate degree in Graphic Design Occupational.

“I am so grateful for the opportunity to see this project through from start to finish because it made me a better designer,” Ackerman said. “I gained confidence and understanding through this class project.”

Ackerman said the hospital requested a simple design using its logo and typeface.

She also said students enjoyed seeing the project installed at the hospital.

“As a designer, one of the most rewarding feelings is actually seeing, touching, or holding a design that at one point was just an idea,” Ackerman said. “It was exciting for my class to follow this design through the whole process.”