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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I need a sidewalk!

Kansas City Art Institute

This project is the development of a campaign, aimed at a section of road without sidewalk in Kansas City. The area has a beautiful park for every... more ⇒

we have a city with everything

College for Creative Studies

"We Have a City With Everything" is about all that the city of Detroit has to offer including the good, the bad, and the weird. It is... more ⇒

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More Than Water for Everyone

Iowa State University

The phenomenon of informal development in Lima, Peru is an increasingly imperative issue of concern because of the impoverished living ... more ⇒

Yasuni es Vida

Art Center College of Design

Yasuní National Park, a region of invaluable biodiversity and home to people that have lived there for centuries, is severely threatened by national... more ⇒

YAMAGU

School of Visual Arts

YAMAGU is an app which connects charitable organizations to volunteers in order to provide aid to terminally ill kids at a moment’s notice. This app will al... more ⇒