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"The students confronted important issues from personal vantage points, ultimately ensuring that others would care about them, too."
Sherry Hoffman, Humanities & Sciences, Faculty
Change on the Street
Read MoreCreative repurposing of parking meters was one solution to support the homeless community and mitigate panhandling.
Living Home: India, Creating New Furnishing Solutions for the Living Environment
Read MoreAfter field research in India, students built furniture prototypes for use in the high quality, low cost housing championed by the social entrepreneurship nonprofit Ashoka.
Armenian Genocide Memorial: Design in the Public Space for Reflection and Remembrance
Read MoreIn response to a request for proposals, Art Center students submitted designs for an Armenian Genocide Memorial to be erected in Pasadena’s Memorial Park.
“When I see really powerful student projects happen it’s because the students have genuinely become interested in and care about who will be using, seeing or encountering their design. It’s an exercise in empathy.”
Arden Stern, Humanities & Sciences, Faculty
Uncool 2: The Anti-Gun Violence Project
Read MorePhase two of this anti-gun violence campaign focused on the creation of illustrated children’s books to carry the message to elementary school kids.
Supporting the Programme of Action of the ICPD: A Campaign to Promote Young People’s Voices and Choices
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.
Uncool
Read MoreIn this iteration of the UNCOOL studio set, Advertising students created an anti-gun violence campaign to serve a diverse population of at-risk youth.