ID2021

PRR helped DOL disrupt the national approach to enacting the REAL ID mandate, focusing on the impacts of the law and alternative identification options available to all state residents, including those who are not citizens or do not have documentation. The statewide campaign aims to educate people about theREAL ID law and the new identification requirements for travel starting October1, 2021. Working on a team with copy writers, researchers, and a multicultural outreach partner, we created a campaign brand over the course of 8 weeks. The campaign prioritizes communities that are likely to be disproportionately, negatively impacted by the new policies and is transcreated in Vietnamese,Korean, Spanish, and Chinese.

As lead designer on the project, I developed logo concepts and final guidelines, created educational materials, and developed creative for multiple phases of a multimedia advertising campaign. The creative process was infused with regular collaboration with our multicultural outreach partners to provide design guidance from the perspective of people will limited English proficiency. Brand concepts and the campaign name were tested with focus groups in multiple languages in order that the final creative would be trustworthy, non-threatening, and relatable to priority audiences.

Working with a community engagement strategist and web developer, I designed a fast-loading, interactive website to educate people about their ID options. The site includes an interactive quiz to help people determine if they are already compliant, and if they are not, to show what forms of ID they need. The site is delivered in five languages, and content was transcreated by a language services team. I continue to work closely with the video animation team and social media strategist to develop new concepts and creative as the campaign continues into its fourth year.

The campaign reached a milestone at the end of December 2019: over 1 million active Enhanced Drivers Licenses/IDs in circulation.

This represents 16% of all active Washington licenses and ID cards. DOL expects that 29% of eligible Washingtonians will have an EDL/EID at the time of REAL ID enforcement. More than 85,000 customers chose to get their first EDLs/EIDs during the fourth quarter of 2019, an increase of 190% over the same period in 2018. Demand increased significantly each month from March 2019 until the start of COVID-19, due to focused ID2021 marketing and communication outreach efforts.