Project Archive
Read MoreList of all Designmatters Case Studies in Chronological order.
Projects
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Building Trust, Bridging Divides: Visual Communication/Branding Programming for the City of Long Beach Police Department and Community
Read MoreSmart Image/Social Impact: Myth vs. Reality in the Immigration Debate
Read More"This class strengthened my work by helping me express my personal voice through content with meaningful impact."
Ashley Pinnick Illustration, Designmatters Concentration, Student
Communicating the Wellbeing of a City with Santa Monica
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“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
CITES Project for the U.S. Department of the Interior
Read MoreA collaboration with the U.S. Department of Interior to raise awareness and effect policy change regarding illegal trafficking of endangered species in Chile.
Real Change Movement
Read MoreA real-world outreach to create long-term, self-sustaining design solutions to harness the community’s compassion and reduce homelessness in Pasadena.
The Aquarium of the Pacific: Open Ocean Project
Read MoreIn the Open Ocean studio, Designmatters students created a public awareness campaign for the Aquarium of the Pacific centered on the topic of ocean exploration.