Graphic Credit

This web graphic was designed by Amrys Williams, a student in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. The alphabet pictured is the International Phonetic Alphabet, used by phoneticians and linguists worldwide as a standard means of expressing the sounds of human language.

The MIT home page is an interactive site with the goal of informing and engaging the MIT community and visitors. The Spotlight, with a changing graphic that calls attention to the new topic, supports MIT's mission and reflects the diversity of MIT itself. It does not represent a single voice but rather many voices, showing the Institute in a full and evolving way. The changing nature of the Spotlight reflects this goal of diversity by integrating and showcasing a multitude of aspects of MIT.