Amanda Frayer artisan // illustrator // designer

HearUsNow.org is a Consumers Union campaign about media issues, such as net neutrality, media ownership, better cable and wireless choices. Originally on TYPO3, Hear Us Now was created by an outside vendor. Eventually we adopted it into our family of WordPress sites. In January 2012, the site was rebranded and I created a new logo for the site using Adobe Illustrator. From a hand-drawn sketch, I created a powerful raised fist, symbol of protest and grassroots change, and blended it with radiating lines. The fist looks as though it’s broadcasting a signal.

The website is configured to give our Admin users more control over display, with widget areas on every page so they may add or change the sidebar, header and footer content. Each topic page is customizable and distinct in this way. The site also features a SlideDeck slideshow on the homepage. Targeted actions to state and federal decision-makers and share your story components were built using Convio. Stories are are housed in a database that was built by another member of our team. Hundreds of stories are featured across the site.