Natural Light International Design Competition Studio
Read MoreSpring 2015 - Host Department: Environmental Design
Spring 2015 - Host Department: Environmental Design

A studio in which students reimagine how illustration is used on all of today’s evolving multimedia journalism platforms.



"The students confronted important issues from personal vantage points, ultimately ensuring that others would care about them, too."
Sherry Hoffman, Humanities & Sciences, Faculty

A collaboration with the U.S. Department of Interior to raise awareness and effect policy change regarding illegal trafficking of endangered species in Chile.

Designmatters students worked with the Arthritis Foundation to contemporize the Foundation’s brand strategy and create a multi-platform communication program.

A three-day facilitated workshop at Art Center for Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE) investigating potential product development in line with the revolutionary SHE brand.

A Graphic Design-led studio designed to elevate the Homeboy brand and amplifying its presence in Los Angeles.

"I learned how to work with and for others and how to put the client’s needs above my own. I had to know everything about my target user and create with them in mind."
Jie Gu, Student, Interaction Design

A real-world outreach to create long-term, self-sustaining design solutions to harness the community’s compassion and reduce homelessness in Pasadena.

In the Open Ocean studio, Designmatters students created a public awareness campaign for the Aquarium of the Pacific centered on the topic of ocean exploration.
