Julie Rado is a designer, writer, doodler and daydreamer.

Graphic illustration of a smiling sun in warm colors that says "Your outlook makes all the difference"
Collaged image of the Supreme Court building made of wobbly books from the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Two Black men recording data in a science lab over a yellow background with a grid pattern
Mockup showing Penn PAIR Center website on desktop, tablet, and mobile
Scene of an orange wall in a gym with a basketball net and a poster that says "Gear up. Show Up. Step up"
Cover of an annual report book for Penn IUR that says "Advancing Urban Transformation"
Homepage of Science Center website featuring a group of people convening
Collage of graphic elements from UnidosUS impact report, including images of people, graphic stars, scribbles
Cover of an annual report for Science Center that has a red circle in the center with a teal and yellow line and reads "Powering Progress"
Research landing page design of PolicyLab impact report site, photo of two brothers hugging with a green circle pattern overlaid
Graphic blue and pink hexagon pattern
Thistle Hills logo on a purple watercolor background
Black paper fortune teller being modeled by a hand over a belly band that says "Your good fortune is our reason to be" and a black square envelope with mailing label
National Urban League 2016 Save Our Cities: Education, Jobs + Justice Logo on a black background
Celebratory triangle confetti pattern in blues and golds that says "Quito 2017 Congreso Gala Latina"

TL;DR

Julie Rado is a designer specializing in editorial, digital, and brand identity projects. She especially enjoys the challenge of creating design systems (and the accompanying unbridled nerd joy of unlocking, exploring, and documenting the matrix of those design systems). 

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