Sustaining San Francisco
Phil Hamlett, graduate director of the MFA graphic design program and founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, has been teaching a course in sustainability for the past three years at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. When he became aware of Design Ignites Change, he realized it was a ...more ⇒
Design Ignites Change project by Academy of Art University is worn by Ginnifer Goodwin on Hollywood’s “green carpet”
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin wore the eco-chic dress, created by Academy of Art fashion students for their Design Ignites Change project, to the 20th Anniversary of the Environmental Media Association Awards in Hollywood on Sunday evening. Ginnifer’s strapless dress, which falls just below the knee, is made from ...more ⇒
Valerie Casey, founder of Designers Accord, joins Design Ignites Change advisory board
Design Ignites Change is pleased to announce the addition of Valerie Casey to the program’s advisory board. Among her many accomplishments, Valerie is the founder of the Designers Accord, the global coalition of designers, corporate leaders, and educational institutions focused on creating positive social and ...more ⇒
MFA students at the School of Visual Arts rethink designing the prosthetic arm
When the twenty-one MFA Designer as Author students in Allan Chochinov’s class at the School of Visual Arts heard their assignment for the semester was going to be designing a better prosthetic arm, most of the graphic designers were a bit surprised and scared. Chochinov chose the project after hearing about ...more ⇒
Denver students from Metro State and PlatteForum explore issues of tolerance in the Create! Don’t Hate. mentoring program
Six Metropolitan State College communication design students recently completed a nine-week summer project mentoring 12 underserved high school students, helping them turn their thoughts into art. In Create! Don’t Hate., Metro State students and professors helped youth use design to communicate their ideas, exhibit ...more ⇒