Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KansasCOM) is the first osteopathic medical school in Wichita, Kansas. I collaborated closely with a writer, the school, a design manager, and a signage company to develop and install all environmental graphics.
The project kicked off in February 2022 with a Zoom walkthrough of the empty five-story campus. The school provided pictures and floor plans, which served as the foundation for brainstorming ideas for each wall.
Initial mockups were created using Adobe Illustrator, and concepts were presented in an interactive format with Adobe XD. Users could click on a plus sign on the floor plan to view the design concepts for each wall.
All fabrication for Phase 1 was completed by July 27, 2022, in time for the Grand Opening. This phase included modular wall vinyl for easy updates with real student photos, raised acrylic lettering for quotes and mission statements, vinyl wall timelines, acrylic standoffs, and frosted glass elements.
Phase 2 was completed in April 2023, featuring framed art and custom graphics throughout all floors.
KansasCOM Blade sign: I created the design and Miracle Signs fabricated and installed.
Floor 1: Community Based floor theme. This is a modular block design with vinyl.
Floor 2: Student Based floor theme. This is a modular block design with vinyl.
Floor 3: Patient Centered floor theme. This is a modular block design with vinyl.
Floor 4: Innovation Driven floor theme. This is a modular block design with vinyl.
Timeline wall made of vinyl. The top and bottom is painted to match the KansasCOM dark blue. The timeline represents the start of osteopathic medicine and ends with the opening of KansasCOM in 2022. The open spot will be replaced with the first class of KansasCOM.
Raised acrylic mission statement on KansasCOM dark blue painted wall. This wall can be seen from the 2nd floor main entrance.
6 Promises. This wall is a mix of raised acrylic and acrylic standoffs. The wall is painted in brand colors. This can be seen from the inside of the two floor lecture hall.
Raised acrylic quote above the hallway benches.
Raised acrylic torch icon above the hallway benches. This is across from the quote and on a painted KansasCOM blue wall.
A light blue acrylic standoff of the KansasCOM mission statement.
This student and faculty lounge has a raised acrylic quote in all white on the 3rd floor.
This student and faculty lounge has a raised acrylic quote in both blue and white on the 4th floor.
This is a raised acrylic quote above the library circulation desk on KansasCOM painted dark blue.
Variations of frosted glass can be found throughout the building on faculty offices or glass windows.