Design Ignites Change

Below is an archive of project case studies; each one is a designer’s vision to ignite change in the world through creative problem solving. We aim to bring big ideas such as these out of the studio and into the community to inspire like-minded changemakers. Projects are posted by Design Ignites Change participants and award applicants.

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The Right to Water

College for Creative Studies

Right to Water is to petition for global water policy change for the everyday citizen and leading water activists. A website calls users to action by inst... more ⇒

Game On! Claim Your Fame

School of Visual Arts

Inspired by my childhood of insecurities and undertaking a mentor role for my younger brother, I conceptualized a platform to inspire and empower ki... more ⇒

Harvested in Ivanhoe

Kansas City Art Institute

Ivanhoe is a neighborhood in downtown Kansas City of approximately 7,000 people. It is a food desert, causing resident to take two bus rides to go to t... more ⇒

THINK INSIDE THE BOX

Implement a cancer prevention immunization program in isolated indigenous communities in South America. We expect our project to ignite and perpe... more ⇒

bus the blvd

Kansas City Art Institute

In September of 2011, Rosedale, a small, Kansas City community, outlined a plan called the Green Corridor Master Plan. The plan aims to reshape the surroundin... more ⇒