erin SuSki
Designing with curiosity, empathy, and impact.
As a designer, I’m passionate about creating thoughtful, user-centered solutions that are functional, inclusive, and visually engaging. Each project highlights my process — from research and collaboration to prototyping and final execution — with a focus on solving real-world challenges through design.
Spring 2023
At the University of Minnesota’s Printing Services, I partnered with the Office of Sustainability to help bring their updated Climate Action Plan to life. I created a unified design system featuring custom infographics, charts, callouts, and chapter definitions — making complex information clear, engaging, and easy to navigate. The final 2023 report not only connected with a broader audience but also established a new visual standard for future Climate Action Plan publications.
Spring 2023
At UMN Printing Services, leadership on a commemorative book project for the Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health (formerly the Program in Human Sexuality) marked another significant undertaking. Created for the Institute’s 50th anniversary celebration, the book was gifted to event attendees and chronicled the history, controversies, and key figures who shaped the program. Though not intended for wide distribution, the project thoughtfully documented and honored the Institute’s legacy through considered layout and cover design.
Spring 2021
My senior thesis project, Enriching Beginnings, is a supply delivery service that gets school supplies to those who need them. With an in-person bus service and an online box option, the aim is to alleviate the stress of school supply shopping for underprivileged families. This entire project was conceptualized after my thesis article, which focused on the Opportunity Gap and how it impacts younger school children. My final physical deliverables include designs for digital and physical branding, iconography, forms, signage, and vehicle graphics. My final digital deliverable was an HTML/CSS coded website prototype that included multiple pages, text and image effects,
and simplified UX/UI.
Spring 2023
While at Printing Services, involvement in the MN Women’s Health Report Card, a biennial publication, provided the opportunity to contribute to an impactful community resource. This small booklet presented a meaningful challenge, incorporating a detailed glossary and numerous data-driven icons and graphs that required careful manual updates. Through projects like this, there was always an appreciation for the chance to learn more about the community while helping disseminate important awareness and information on niche (yet vital) topics.
Spring 2020
COVID-19 began my junior year of college. Almost
tangentially, we were assigned a branding project for a company starting up a Convention or large-scale event. Inspiration for Cabin Fever came from the combined adjustments of moving home to rural, woodsy Minnesota and the sudden inability to physically interact like previous to the epidemic. Cabin Fever became a fictional convention for all those who want to get out, connect, and explore more. The target audience was families with kids who just needed some guidance in the outdoors.
In my first UX/UI course, the assignment was to research and redesign an underperforming website. A recurring pattern of small or local government websites feeling rudimentary stood out, which led to focusing on that space. After selecting a local city, a clear breakdown of the site’s strengths and weaknesses was presented, followed by the development of a basic wireframe and an improved Wix prototype reflecting the identified changes.
The redesigned site can be viewed here:
erinsuski.wixsite.com/wblredesign.