This information design addresses why the police need to be defunded.

My target audience is people who may feel skeptical about defunding, so I included common questions like “why should we defund”, “how will we stay safe”, and "what about reform". I want my audience to leave thinking that defunding is not only a good idea, but an urgent necessity to living in a more just and humane world.

My layout is supporting my content by having 3 clear separated layers that pose the 3 common questions mentioned above. I did not include any images, as images of police brutality can be triggering. My graphics are simple yet informative and help the text-heavy content to be quickly understood.

My process involved four full sized drafts and over 30 hours of research, as I wanted to ensure that all of my facts were from reputable sources such as government websites, public data portals, and peer-reviewed journals. You will see that in my early drafts I was switching between the terms “defund” and "abolish”, and although I am an abolitionist and defunding does mean abolishing, I settled on the term ‘defund’ so that more skeptical audiences would still be interested in approaching the work.