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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Design for Eco and Social Sustainability

Otis College of Art and Design

Students from the Integrated Learning program at Otis College of Art and Design partner with children at the Accelerated Ch... more ⇒

HAITI BRIDGE: I helped build it.

Otis College of Art and Design

HOW DO YOU CONSTRUCT A BRIDGE between a small Los Angeles community and their Global Haitian neighbors after the 2010 earthquake? ... more ⇒

Two Wings

School of Visual Arts

Two Wings is a creative campaign produced by an international team of animators, designers and musicians, to advocate for LGBT refugees and asylum seekers... more ⇒

Ben's Book: Little Red Flying Hood

Foothill High School

As part of our inclusion program, students with special needs are encouraged to be active members in the school community. Ben, wh... more ⇒

Thinnings Bathhouse

Auburn University Rural Studio

Four students from Auburn University's Rural Studio are partnering with the U.S. Forestry Service to design an architectural thesis project with... more ⇒