Kerning for a Cause

17 JULY 2017
RULES, RESOURCES, AND GUIDELINES POSTED AT
WWW.KERNINGFORACAUSE.US
LABOR DAY
FINAL SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED BY MIDNIGHT
T-H-E A-R-C-H-l-T-E-C-T-U-R-E L-O-B-B-Y
KERNING FOR A CAUSE 2017
The Chicago Chapter of The Architecture Lobby announces its second annual design
competition, Kerning for a Cause, beginning July 17, 2017.
The Problem
In its current form, the federal labor laws poster is flawlessly undesigned to remain
camouflaged in an office environment. Though posters informing all workers of their
rights under both state and federal laws are required to be displayed in a location where
employees can easily see and read them, this is often not the case. These posters’ large
size and inflexible format limits where in the workspace they can actually be displayed,
and their bland and cluttered appearance often compels employers to keep them out of
sight Even when the posters are in an accessible location, their small text and poor
design can make them difficult to be read and understood by the workers they are
intended to inform.