Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Summary

Project type: Branding  |  My role: Creative Media Assistant Co-op (July – Dec. 2024,) Graphic Designer (present)  |  Employer: Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University  |  Timeframe: July – Dec. 2024, July 2025 – present

Overview

As a graphic designer for Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. I work alongside the communications department using the Adobe Creative Suite to design graphics for social media, powerpoint presentations, and various reports and documents. Additionally, I shoot photography for college-level conferences, lectures, and events, as well as professional headshots for students, rsearchers, faculty, and staff.

Documents for the Northeastern University Provost

The task

Design two documents for the Northeastern University Provost for her visit to Khoury College's facilities on the Boston campus: a highlights brochure detailing Khoury College's strategic initiatives, and a briefing book which summarizes key takeaways from the professors, researchers, and senior leaders with whom the provost would meet during her visit. The overall goal of the provost's visit was to familiarize her with Khoury College's people, ongoing research, and the impact of the college's programs on students.

The process

In the weeks leading up to the Provost's visit, I worked very closely with the Creative Director, Communications Director, and the Dean of Khoury College. They provided me with the body copy for both documents which I flowed into InDesign, using character and paragraph styles to create a hierarchal type system. I sourced all supporting imagery, graphs, and QR codes from Khoury's database and integrated them into the text layout using a grid system. Both documents required several rounds of revision before sending the files to be printed and bound at Northeastern's print center.

Highlights brochure: selected spreads

Highlights brochure: selected spreads

The outcome

The highlights brochure and the briefing book were well-received by the provost.  The Dean repeatedly referred to the highlights brochure as "the pretty thing" during our communications, and a member of the Khoury News team who helped source content for both documents praised how readable they are despite their density and complexity. Ultimately, both documents have been archived for future reference and use for high-level college events.

Social media graphics

College-level flyers and infographics

Khoury by the Numbers Fact Sheet

Combined majors one-pager

Combined majors infographic

Khoury College stickers

Five original sticker designs

Sticker sheet drafts

Powerpoints

Khoury College website

Webpage Redesigns

Existing Khoury homepage

My redesigned homepage

Khoury Stories hero collage

Homepage view

Page view

Website photography

I help select images from Khoury's photo archive to include on pages of the Khoury College website. Some of my own photography is featured on many of the pages of the website, seen in the screenshots below.

Khoury College Homepage.

Belonging at Khoury.

Scholarship and Funding Opportunities.

Khoury College Facilities.

Photography

To view my photography for Khoury College, please visit my photography page.

© Sean Drew 2026