Your Words Have Power is a temporary exhibition designed by a team of students from the University of Washington’s Division of Design program in collaboration with Partners in Print (PiP) for the organization's new location in Belltown, Seattle. 

The initiative started as an Exhibition Design class project last fall with Professor Kristine Matthews and 25 students. Kicking off with a PiP letterpress workshop on campus, the students worked in small teams to develop designs for PiP’s new home, when it was still an empty space. Those eight different design concepts went on display during the PiP Open House event in December. 

In January, ten students continued working together in an independent study with Kristine, this time to evolve some of the strongest ideas from the fall course and turn them into a constructible installation. Sustainably designed using cardboard in various weights and finishes, the exhibit combines 2d, 3d, and screen-based components with social media posts for @pipletterpress and @_uwdesign. 

The exhibition was launched to the public at Partners in Print’s Grand Opening Celebration on April 27th and will remain open through June, with access during several events. 

Student Team

Xenia Capcan
Haipei Chen
Vivian Cho 
Stephanie Chou 
Lea Hidaka
Chloe Koh
Mina Lim
Ava Maciulewski
Allison Thompson
Gerri Zhou