The UIC Sleep Science Center sought a patient education sheet to address areas in which patients were having trouble understanding their diagnosis. After multiple visits to the UIC Sleep Science Center and sitting down with both patients and physicians, I learned their biggest problem was enticing patients to try and feel comfortable with CPAP.

The continuous positive airway pressure mask, or CPAP mask, is not a beautiful thing. I worked with the doctors to develop a visualization that focused more on the therapy and comfort the mask can bring, and less on the bulky design. The partnership led to a final piece that clearly laid out pertinent anatomy, a schematic of the problem, and closed with an appealing solution through the CPAP machine.