hello

I’m Michael McAleer
(mack-uh-leer)
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art direction +
visual design +

design thinking +
illustration

A ramp along a curved wall in the Kiasma Museu, Helsinki, Finland

Our world is noisy with “content.” I try to make only things that deserve to exist.

I’m a curious and enthusiastic creator of anything I can get my hands on. I believe that optimism and empathy are essential to any creative endeavor. And that good design lives in the details, but only understanding and being true to the work’s overarching purpose can make it compelling.

I’ve spent 15 years now in sunny Gainesville FL — first as the University of Florida’s senior brand designer, and now as the Art Director and Senior Designer at the

UF College of Medicine, using pencil and pixel to help advance the research, teaching and clinical missions of one of the nation’s best medical schools.

Get in touch.

I’m happy to chat about the work here or your own needs