Sarah Forst and Rebekah Hallisey
What is it?
Social Design is essentially design for good. It is design that improves the world in any myriad of ways, from sustainable product design to building recycled homes for the needy. Social Design requires the acknowledgement that designers have power, and that it can be used for good or ill. Every decision that a designer makes has an impact, and social design aims to make that impact as positive as possible.
Social design is a somewhat general, yet ambiguous term referring to the possible change we can make in the world. It is really up to those of us who give a damn to make it happen, putting our heads together to creatively solve problems and make a positive impact on the world. It becomes our responsibility to use design to make social change.
Who does it?
Emily Pilloton.
Emily founded Project H, which designs systems that improve communities, from the Learning Landscape Network, a playground network, to "educational environments.
Samuel Mockbee.
Samuel Mockbee used architecture to improve communities and individual lives by building homes for the poor, often using recycled materials. He taught his students to use architecture for good, and even after his death his impact lives on.
Deborah Adler.
Deborah Adler, past known for her innovative prescription bottle design for Target, strives to make people's lives easier and safer through better product design.
Bruce Mau.
Mau both writes and designs for a better, more socially conscious world. He is a leader of the social design movement and author of the book Massive Change.
Cameron Sinclair.
Cameron Sinclair co-founded Architecture for Humanity and co-edited Design Like You Give A Damn.
Michael Murphy and Alan Ricks.
Murphy and Rick, along with four other Harvard graduates, use architecture to make a difference in development, recovery, and healthcare operations.
Kallie Dovel.
Kallie Dovel founded 31 Bits after seeing the potential in Ugandan women's bead-making skills. The company now sells the beads in order to fund English lessons, finance training, community groups, AIDS and health education, as well as vocational training.
What resources are out there?
What is interesting?
Bruce Mau's Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
Tejo Remy's Chest of Drawers.
Architecture for Humanity's school in Ica, Peru.
Project H's Educational Environments.
Schools across the country are establishing social design programs.
On Design Thinking and Creativity: Sarah, Rebekah
On Design Thinking and Creativity: Sarah, Rebekah
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