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Social Design-Designing for Social Impact
Ramachandran, L. (2020). Social Design -Designing for Social Impact. Retrieved from https://lawanya-designer.medium.com/social-design-designing-for-social-impact-21b88ff95ecf How can you, as a designer or non-designer, incorporate skills and strategies…
Post Jan 15, 2025Social Change “Quote” Project
In this exercise, find a quote that illustrates the goal of social change. Using just a sentence or two from the quote, create a…
Post Nov 1, 2024Some of the Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Stop And Think
Sensitive Material Warning The following post contains images that may be disturbing. These are social cause posters. They are generally trying to upset the…
Post Nov 25, 2023Create Change: Installation
Clean Label by Nate Chang, Cameron Coupe, Julie Kim, Jen Strong.
Post Nov 25, 2023Systems Thinking for the Graphic Designer 101: A Toolkit for Making Positive Impact
Source: Benson, E. (n.d.). Systems Thinking for the Graphic Designer 101: A Toolkit for Making Positive Impact. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/systems-thinking-for-the-graphic-designer-101-a-toolkit-for-making-positive-impact/ PROJECT BRIEF Use the systems…
Post Nov 25, 2023Questioning the Canon: Diversity in Graphic Design History
Freyermuth, S. (n.d.). Questioning the Canon: Diversity in Graphic Design History. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/questioning-the-cannon-diversity-in-graphic-design-history/ PROJECT BRIEF The objective of this History of Graphic Design…
Post Nov 25, 2023Shaping the Future Poster — Handmade Type
Kantrowitz, S. (n.d.). Shaping the Future Poster - Handmade Type. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/shaping-the-future-poster-handmade-type/ PROJECT BRIEF Custom hand-drawn type is a tough skill to master,…
Post Nov 25, 2023People’s Graphic Design Archive: Instagram Histories
Levit, B. (n.d.). People’s Graphic Design Archive x Instagram Histories. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/pgda-x-instagram-histories/ https://youtu.be/XiXC91EJvkw PROJECT BRIEF Select an entry from The People's Graphic Design Archive.…
Post Nov 25, 2023Social Pastiche
Source: Strube, J. (n.d.). Social Pastiche. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/social-pastiche/ Design a poster that is a pastiche of a historical design movement. Next, choose a…
Post Nov 16, 2023Visualizing Your Impact: What you Eat and it’s Carbon Footprint
PROJECT BRIEF How connected are you with what you eat? YOUR RESEARCH Choose a meal that holds a special significance to you. Find the…
Post Nov 15, 2023Design Plus Social Justice
Thoughts on graphic design as a tool for meaningful change Source: Kemerling, J. (2021). Design Plus Social Justice. Retrieved from https://justinkemerling.medium.com/design-plus-social-justice-9ef5b3491d62 “Art with vision,…
Post Sep 5, 2023The Poster Series — Social Cause
Whether a poster is a promotion for an art exhibit, a musical group, or the voice of dissent, it is common to see one…
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