Impact! Design for Social Change
, March 05, 2010 at 11:59 AM
The School of Visual Arts in New York is presenting a 6 week summer intensive program called Impact! Design for Social Change. This program wants to bring together design thinking and social entrepreneurism in a concentrated and dynamic format.
To remain competitive, corporations are looking for innovation and impact in the area of social change as it relates to their business. The non-profit world is seeking new ways to support their constituencies through design strategy. This six-week summer intensive will introduce participants to the growing field of design for social advocacy.
The program – co-founded by Steven Heller, Co-chair, SVA MFA Design and Mark Randall, from Worldstudio, and one of Graphex 2010 Judges– will run on two parallel tracks; the first will educate students on how to conceive and execute their own projects for social change with a focus on funding projects that are not client-based. For the second track students will participate in the development and full execution of a team project that addresses a pressing need within a predetermined community.
The team projects for the program are being selected in partnership with desigNYC - a group of leading designers and design advocates with a mission of improving life in New York City by helping connect the nonprofit and professional design communities.
If you are interested to find more information, visit the Impact website or to apply to the program contact
