Project Archive
Read MoreList of all Designmatters Case Studies in Chronological order.
Projects
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Designing Democracy: The Future of Civic Engagement
Read MoreSpring 2018 - Host Department: Humanities & Sciences
Communicating the Wellbeing of a City with Santa Monica
Read More“Each student brings individual life experiences, diverse cultural upbringings, varied interests and perspectives to the subject displaying the many ways see and converse about a problem.”
Krystina Castella, Faculty, Product Design
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.
"This class taught students the importance of creating a different kind of 'right.'"
Sean Adams, Graphic Design, Faculty
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.
The Next Wave: Know the Tsunami
Read MoreStudents address the vital need for coastal communities of Southern California to have a clear and engaging message about the risks and hazards of tsunamis.