Michael Dodge

Michael Dodge

mjdodge@uwm.edu
michaeljdodge.com

Bio

Currently a student in Design and Visual Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Michael works as a student designer at Union Marketing Services in the Student Union at UWM, servicing diverse student organizations by providing design services insignage of varying sizes around campus. His work is often found around across UWM’scampus reaching an eclectic collegiate and public audience of over 20,000 people.

Michael returned to school in 2015 after taking a hiatus from higher education to better discover his academic compass, and upon his return, begun the Design and Visual Communication . He is involved with the AIGA chapter at UWM, and looks forward to taking an advisory role in their yearly design showcase, Synergy, which is early 2018. Michael was able to study abroad in Florence, Italy over the past summer; which helped to stoke his academic passion and provided an engaging cultural immersion.

Outside of professional and academic pursuits, Michael has an unquenchable thirst for
knowledge, particularly history. His interests range from Classical to Modern History, with Art Historical topics such as the European Renaissance and Neoclassicism, all of which have influenced my designs. Other interests include cycling, computer gaming, shouting in vain during Game of Thrones airings, and boring his peers with excessive and trivial knowledge about the Second World War.

Design Team

Mason Stich:
Visual Design Consultant

Nathaniel Fostan:
Web and App Development Consultant

Kate Erickson:
Professional Design Mentor

High School

Kettle Moraine High School

Description

‘Vous is a dating app that does not rely on text messaging as a way for new matches to get to know each other, instead, matches are made through the app and the matches meet at a local business that has partnered with ‘Vous to help keep an eye on the daters, providing security for all parties involved. Many online date users have claimed that after messaging with their matches that they seemed very different in person and there was no connection, and many Tinder users have never met up with any of their matches, often due to lack of interest or due to trust issues. ‘Vous is meant to sort out the uninterested users as well as to address issues of trust by providing safety during the first date.

Mission

Allow for true conversation to happen through online dating matches and with date security via partnerships with local businesses.

Vision

Millennials being themselves, and meeting others who are attracted to their true selves.

Video

Infographic

Personas

Gallery