Creating Social Value Through Design
Read MoreStudents were challenged to formulate a concept designed to restore and sustain Lake Atitlan and its people in the highlands of Guatemala.
Students were challenged to formulate a concept designed to restore and sustain Lake Atitlan and its people in the highlands of Guatemala.




The students were engaged in very sophisticated research, debate and discussion in this studio, but what really impressed me, in the final production push, was that they were intelligently talking through the options, weighing each decision carefully. The final push was a very mature and professional working team. They worked like a real studio.
Todd Masilko, Associate Professor, Interaction Design


From field research in Guatemala to the development of a practical, low-cost solar-powered system that stores and passively purifies water.


Fifteen years in, this campaign celebrates the International Conference on Population and Development, a groundbreaking global agreement.

"As an artist, my primary aspiration is to connect with other human beings. What better way to actually do so than by actually making a difference in someone’s life?"
Fatima Ghanavi, Graphic Design, Student

A collaboration with the Mayo Clinic Innovation Unit and the American Cancer Society to create a mixed-media campaign to promote colorectal cancer screening.

