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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Washburn High talks tolerance! (MPLS)

AIGA Minnesota

Washburn High School students from Nancy Hinz's Connections art class worked with college-level design students from the Minneapolis area to create billboards around the theme of tolerance.

"Create! Don't Hate." New York

AIGA New York

High School of Art & Design

Create! Don’t Hate. is a Design Ignites Change youth mentoring initiative that guides you through the process of designing of a billboard ... more ⇒

"Create! Don't Hate." Art Directors Club

Art Directors Club

Every semester, the ADC, in partnership with the School Art League and the New York City Department of Education, offers a serie... more ⇒

Change the World

East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy

East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy is a charter high school located in an extremely underprivileged community surrounded by great affluence. Mixed gra... more ⇒