D&A
January 6, 2016
In this five-minute video, Karla Despradel presents her 2014 Impact! project; a toolkit and platform for individuals struggling with depression.
READ MOREBaby as a Second Language
In this five-minute video, Laddawan Zannettis presents her 2014 Impact! project; a storybook for stressed-out new parents.
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In this five-minute video, Joni Yamashiro presents her 2014 Impact! project; a snack-box for dads to fight heart disease.
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May 27, 2015
Laddawan Zannettis understands all too well just how dramatic of a transition new parenthood can be, especially for mothers. This period of time can be even more challenging for the many women who have, like Laddawan, experienced postpartum anxiety or depression. As a designer looking to leverage her skills for good, she decided that she … Continue reading Impact! Project Update: Baby As A Second Language
READ MOREMariana Ribeiro
May 20, 2015
Mariana Ribeiro doesn’t necessarily suggest that you quit your stable job at a bank right after finishing Impact! Design for Social Change program to launch your own social venture, but that’s what she did and it turned out rather well for her. Mariana and Fernanda Cabral—her friend and co-worker at the bank—attended Impact! in 2012 … Continue reading Mariana Ribeiro
READ MOREJason van Dyk
Little did Jason van Dyk know at the time, but his final presentation for the 2012 Impact! Design for Social Change program would become a valuable tool that would lead him to raise $40,000 in funding and allow him to see his Big Idea become a reality. While in New York City, Jason wanted to … Continue reading Jason van Dyk
READ MORETania Jiménez
Proving that social change can also be delicious, Tania Jiménez attended Impact! Design for Social Change in 2011 and then returned to her community in Montreal, Canada, empowered with the skills to become a leader in their culinary social entrepreneurship scene. In addition to launching and developing her Big Idea project, Moitié-Moitié, she continues to … Continue reading Tania Jiménez
READ MOREMollie Ruskin
May 12, 2015
Have you ever been frustrated by federal government services? Mollie Ruskin doesn’t want you to give up on our national institutions just yet. As a Designer for the US Digital Service (USDS), she’s bringing design to the White House and recruiting the private sector’s most creative minds to join her. After attending the 2011 Impact! … Continue reading Mollie Ruskin
READ MOREImpact! Project Update: O-Town Kitchen
March 27, 2015
When food donations are close to or at their expiration date, how might soup kitchens prevent food wastage and maximize on these donations to better serve their constituents? This is the question that Isaac Farley, an Impact! Design for Social Change alumni, set out to solve for his hometown of Ogden, Utah. What he … Continue reading Impact! Project Update: O-Town Kitchen
READ MOREMapping Impact Panel Discussion
February 12, 2015
Over the past decade there has been a great deal of funding and resources devoted to community-based design work—from architecture and urban planning to graphic and product design—yet there have been far fewer resources devoted to assessing the impacts these projects and initiatives have had on the communities and individuals they claim to affect. On … Continue reading Mapping Impact Panel Discussion
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