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Our commitment to improving life through social design has been with us since the beginning. This is who we are and why we’re here.

  • Deadline extended and judging line-up

    June 10, 2008

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    We have extended the deadline for our Millennium Promise competition by two days to Thursday June 19.

    We are also pleased to announce the following Advisory Board members to DESIGN 21's judging line-up.

    Marcella Echavarria (Colombia), journalist and designer

    Cynthia E. Smith (USA), Curator of Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, including recent show Design for the Other 90%

    Susan Szenasy (USA), Editor-In-Chief of Metropolis magazine

    Peter Zec (Germany), President of ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design)

    These four will be awarding their individual Judge's Pick. Millennium Promise's communications team and their CEO John McArthur will be selecting the Overall Winner.

    So put your design skills to an important cause: The winning entry or entries will be used by Millennium Promise in their campaign to end extreme poverty.

    See the competition brief for full details.

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