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The relevance of social design is gaining global momentum. Here’s a collection of thoughts and ideas from people both in and outside the network.
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Reinventing the Wheel
Aid, Industrial Design
How a classroom experiment in California became a real-world effort to improve mobility of the disabled in Guatemala.
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The Rebirth of Corita
Arts & Culture, Communication Design
A new generation is tuning into the work of Sister Corita and her messages of hope and optimism.
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Talking to Coca-Cola about Saving Children's Lives
Aid, Industrial Design
Simon Berry started ColaLife to lobby Coca-Cola to help save lives in developing countries.
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Get Ready for the Big ShakeOut
Communication
The earth beneath our feet is not always steady. What happens when designers anticipate the next Big One?
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Design Out Waste
Environment, Industrial Design
Greengaged, the London Design Festival's inaugural sustainability event, highlighted just what a wasteful exercise design can be.
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On Designism
Communication, Communication Design
A report from Designism 3.0, the Art Directors Club's third annual symposium on design for social action held in New York.
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Giving Voice
Community, Communication Design
Meet Piece Studio, a small design collective in Baltimore who are vocalizing community issues through design.
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Designing the Future
Education
Large design firms such as IDEO are starting to make social responsibility synonymous with good design.
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Challenges and Rewards
Education, Audio/Visual Design
In its pursuit of high morals, the world of ethical gaming design has many obstacles to overcome. We talk to some of the players.
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Green Pupils, Clean Cars
Environment, Industrial Design
Tomorrow’s car designers are deeply committed to changing the world.
It's a question of how.
