Case Studies for Social Change
Read MoreThis seminar examines the history of community-based art and design practices through a collaboration anchored in the historic Watts Art Towers district of Los Angeles.
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Human Rights Public Education Exhibition
Read MoreThe United Nations Population Fund asked Designmatters to partner in creating a call to action in support of their goals in advancing human rights for young people.
Mpala: Solar Camel Clinic Innovation
Read More“I have been impressed with our student’s ability to create thoughtful design narratives, that can literally change the trajectory of people’s lives, whether it’s on a humanitarian level, or emotional, psychological level.”
James Meraz, Environmental Design Faculty
"Socially conscious designers can inject new ways of thinking into the world to help deal with pervasive social and environmental problems (such as inequity and the hyper-production of wasteful and harmful things)."
Mari Nakano, Grad Media Design '09, Visual Design Lead, UNICEF Innovation Unit
The ARkStorm Initiative: California’s Other “Big One”
Read MorePCI 50th Anniversary Campaign
Read MoreAs part of Project Concern International’s 50th anniversary, students created visual communications projects to promote the work of this humanitarian organization.
PCI Rebranding Project
Read MoreParticipants in this studio developed a multi-component branding and communication strategy for the NGO Project Concern International.