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No.9: Contemporary Art & the Environment
Arts & Culture, Environment, Education
No.9 produces public cultural projects and outreach educational programs that engage and bring awareness to our most pressing environmental issues
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Daniel Pipitone
Pittsburgh, United States
Designer (Graphic Design)
Design. Change. Impact..
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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.
Top Stories
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Kazuhiko Yazaki Answers Your Questions
Communication
Many of you know Felissimo as a co-organizer of DESIGN 21: Social Design Network. But have you ever wondered who they were? Who runs it?
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A special appeal to the members of our community
Aid, Communication Design
By Haruko Smith, Director, DESIGN 21: Social Design Network
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Story of Grameen Check
Poverty, Fashion Design
Read the News! These are some of the women who bring economic self-sufficiency to their village in Bangladesh today, thanks to small loans offered by Grameen Bank.
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The Beauty of Networks
Education
IDEO's Tim Brown ponders the design of networks and organizations and asks, what makes them beautiful?
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Revolutionary Road
Education, Industrial Design
Across America, students got a taste of design of the humanitarian kind through a traveling exhibition driven cross-country in an Airstream.
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What's Your Vision of the Future?
Environment, Audio/Visual Design
Introducing IDEO's Living Climate Change, the subject of our new video challenge.
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John Thackara Answers Your Questions
Communication, Communication Design
Read what John Thackara had to say in response to the great questions he got (thanks to all those who participated).
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Dawn Hancock Answers Your Questions
Communication, Communication Design
Read what Dawn Hancock had to say in response to the great questions she got (thanks to all those who participated).
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Valerie Casey answers your questions
Environment
Thanks to all who nominated questions for Valerie Casey, founder of the Designers Accord. Here are her answers...
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Philippa White Answers Your Questions
Communication
Thank you to everyone who nominated questions to ask founder and managing director of The International Exchange, Philippa White.

