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Giving Power to the People You Want to Communicate With

Another design for the Ulster County “I Voted” sticker contest by 14-year-old Wendy Stewart.
Another design for the Ulster County “I Voted” sticker contest by 14-year-old Wendy Stewart. Image: Courtesy of Ulster County

In addition, Dittus pointed out that in her view, it’s more effective to “give the power to the people you are attempting to engage with.” She explained that there’s no way that an “elder millennial” like herself—she’s 36—could have come up with a design that organically reaches teens. According to Dittus, it would be “embarrassing” if she even tried.

“By giving the young people the agency to make their own statement, in our example through art, people like Hudson and the other finalists were given the platform to directly engage with their own community,” she said.

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