The Girl Effect Studio
Read MoreFall 2014 - Host Department: Product Design
“Innovation emerges out of a deep partnership between design students and community members.”
Penny Herscovitch and Dan Gottlieb, Associate Professors, Environmental Design
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.
A real-world outreach to create long-term, self-sustaining design solutions to harness the community’s compassion and reduce homelessness in Pasadena.
"In a time when we are bombarded with imagery, it was an amazing experience to really understand the power of design as a vital communication tool."
Christina Nizar, Graphic Design, Student
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.
Students address the vital need for coastal communities of Southern California to have a clear and engaging message about the risks and hazards of tsunamis.
The Healing Cloud Project created a global campaign to develop burn prevention messages and to increase support for child burn victims.