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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Save Lives Now

Kansas City Art Institute

This is an advocacy project aimed at preventing suicides using strategically placed information tags that inform the public about how close we all are to pot... more ⇒

Raise Awareness for Pharmaceutical Abuse

Missouri State University, Department of Art + Design

Prescription drug abuse means taking a prescription medication that is not prescribed for you, or taking it for reasons or in dosag... more ⇒

Nafas

School of Visual Arts

Nafas is an organization that will be based in Beirut-Lebanon dedicated to inspire inner city youth to be leaders in promoting a smoke-free environment and empower th... more ⇒

Protein Pods and a New Coat of Paint

Kansas City Art Institute

This project looks at factors in the middle school cafeteria in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. Rosedale has a 51% ch... more ⇒

UChews Mobile Market

Academy of Art University

Going off to college is the first major life change that a person endures in their lifetime. It is during this transition that a college freshman is re... more ⇒