Impact! Design for Social Change in collaboration with Design Ignites Change every year present a series of free 30-minute webinars that explore how design-driven ideas for social good are launched. Each session is hosted by Mark Randall, chair of Impact! Design for Social Change and principal of Worldstudio, in conversation with business leaders, creative professionals and … Continue reading 2014 Impact! Sessions: Free Webinar Series

Community outreach projects initiated by former Impact! students are coming alive in Washington Heights and the Bronx, thanks to government grants from New York City’s department of Small Business Services. One module of the Impact! Design for Social Change program challenges student teams to partner with a local New York City non-profit to co-design a … Continue reading Impact! Projects Receive Funds

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Martin Kace, who suffered a heart attack on the afternoon of February 27. Martin has been one of Impact’s core faculty members from the beginning of the program. He was a true inspiration to the students. His generosity, enthusiasm and unending support will greatly … Continue reading Martin Kace: Our Hero

Can design change the world?  We think so! A five-minute video about the summer 2012 session of Impact! Design for Social Change at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Time flies, there is only one week left. However, I am excited, since my big idea finally comes alive. Though an excited idea insight in one morning when I try to make my keynote, I know I can not get the insight just in a moment. Advisor is important. Not only a nice one who … Continue reading Insight

After 4 weeks in NY, you start to get used to all the things that struck you when you first landed in the City! And let me put it in figures, as this is what we have been doing so far, between info graphs and mapping! 3 out of 4 women are in shorts! There … Continue reading Findings and Discoveries!

There is nothing wrong with working for profit. Profit is not the purpose of any business, profit is the result and it keeps the machine running. One may criticize a company’s operations and business strategies, profit alone does not make a company bad.

The first half of the Impact! 2012 residency is officially in the books! Last Friday afternoon we wrapped on the first three weeks of this amazing experience with Jason Rzepka, VP public affairs, at MTV. During our visit, Jason shared insightful perspective on the millennial generation before offering us a sneak-peek of MTV’s forthcoming Power … Continue reading Power of Three

We are heading to the end of the third week of the Impact Program. As my pen ran out of ink today, I realized how much content we have been exposed to during our classes and lectures. We are constantly trying to get all of the information we are give down on paper. So, my … Continue reading Three Weeks In: More Thoughts