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My name is Alison Henke

I’m a big believer in "purposeful creativity", the idea that clean, simple design is the best way to truly connect with people. Because I live with a learning disability, I’ve spent my life learning how to decode the information around me just to navigate it. Over time, that personal necessity became my professional mission: if I can use design to make a complex idea easy for me to process, I know I can make it effortless for everyone else. Whether I’m turning a messy dataset into a clean editorial layout or calculating the dimensions for a custom laser-etched award at Woltman Trophies, my goal is the same: cutting through the noise to find the core message. When I’m not in the studio or at the engraving machine, I’m usually focused on giving back as a Community Grantmaking Fellow for Point of Pride or supporting our local Missouri small business ecosystem.