Social Good

The Editors|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: June 2021

In advance of this weekend’s second annual Where Are The Black Designers conference, we are pleased to share this interview with some of their members.

Harriet Gridley|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: March Edition

Harriet Gridley, UK director of No Isolation, makes the case for a technological solution to loneliness.

Laetitia Wolff|Essays

Design is Capital: Five Lessons I Learned from Lille

Useful ingredients to bring design to cities.

Isometric Studio|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: November Edition

Providing tangible steps to rethink institutions from the ground up and examine meaningful alternatives.

Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel|Terms of Service

Terms of Service: October Edition

I got a bit quieter and listened a bit more, noting blindspots about critical theory, pedagogy, identity, and inclusivity. As I listened, I researched critical theory, anthropology, and social justice concepts I thought could improve …

Sara Jamshidi|Essays

Design + Emotions: Part II

Type by itself may not always be sufficient in igniting change, or even the approachable or proper medium. But at its best, type becomes a platform. It inspires change.

The Editors|Terms of Service

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Steven Heller|Interviews

Jerseys To Remember

Since 2013, in the wake of the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer, the New York based photographer and filmmaker Raafi Rivero  has designed a series of basketball jerseys with the team name “Unarmed.”

Scott Boylston|Essays

Human Capabilities and Design

Blindness to social injustice doesn’t diminish its existence.

Steven Heller|Essays

Tolerance: Spreading the Word

THE TOLERANCE PROJECT is a traveling poster collection that celebrates and honors the starting point of all meaningful discourse: tolerance.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Design Matters From the Archive: Anand Giridharadas

Debbie Millman talks to journalist Anand Giridharadas about his career, about a divided America, and about tech monopolies.

George Aye|Opinions

It’s Time to Define What “Good” Means in Our Industry

I know a definition of good is missing because I’ve been asked to pinpoint it, with some fairly high stakes on the line.