by Hala Malak More designers are becoming interested in projects to better society. Design for social change is the new hot thing. Many want to make a difference and better the world, but there is still no set doctrine for this field. A plethora of successful and less successful initiatives are afoot. Change is needed … Continue reading SVA students impact social change across New York

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In a few days we’ll be in the last week of the summer design residency and it’s been a whirlwind of ahhhh’s! Design thinking on ideas… projects… presentations — I’ve gotten a chance to meet and listen in on a lot of cool projects from social innovators and entrepreneurs from all across the borders. It’s … Continue reading The Last Brink by Etienne

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by Vera Sacchetti When I first sat at the roundtable that inaugurated the Impact! summer program at SVA, I was far from understanding how the following weeks of this intensive summer program would affect me. As an observer, I came from the nearby SVA Design Criticism department to study the language used around the booming … Continue reading Impact! Impressions

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