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Foundation exploring Arab identity through design

At Design Ignites Change, we aim to support design students to take their creative solutions and turn them into real-world actions and interventions; we are constantly inspired by stories of students that have the initiative and drive to already do this. One of these ambitious students is Hala A. Malak, who developed ...more ⇒


Join Future Project in Iceland this June

Future Project Expedition, a new vision of Project M, is currently launching its first project abroad. FPX: Iceland will be a two-week moving workshop in Iceland consisting of 10–12 cyclists, designers, doers, and inventors. The team will ride approximately 250 miles from Akureyri to Reykjavik starting June 13th. ...more ⇒


Program Spotlight: Social Design at MICA

At Design Ignites Change we profile participating college and university design programs that are integrating a socially responsible agenda into their curriculum and dedicate resources to support students as they use their creativity to make a positive impact in communities around the world. The Maryland Institute ...more ⇒


“Commitment Required: The Social Design Job Market” Event Recap

Impact! Design for Social Change – a School of Visual Arts, six-week summer intensive – affiliated with Design Ignites Change, recently hosted an event called “Commitment Required: The Social Design Job Market.” The sold-out presentation and panel discussion moderated by Mark Randall, a Worldstudio ...more ⇒


A Design Ignites Change project in the news

A project featured on Design Ignites Change by talented graphic design student at Academy of Art University, Johnny Selman, has recently received a flurry of press about BBCx365, his stunning and provocative poster project. Find some of the articles through these links: “Poster-A-Day: A Visual Vitamin,” by Steven ...more ⇒