Education

William Drenttel|Event-Education

Winterhouse Second Symposium on Design Education and Social Change: Participants

The Winterhouse Second Symposium on Design Education and Social Change, was held August 14-16, 2011 in Falls Village, Connecticut.

William Drenttel|Event-Education

Winterhouse Second Symposium on Design Education and Social Change: Program Description

The original program description for the Winterhouse Institute symposium at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, August 2011 on social design in education.

Julie Lasky|Projects

Media Design Matters

Art Center offers a new graduate track in social design that combines communications and technologies strategies with field work.

Rick Poynor|Essays

On My Shelf: The Metallization of a Dream

The best designed book about the artist Eduardo Paolozzi was compiled in 1963 by a student at the Royal College of Art.

John Thackara|Essays

Ten Ways to Redesign Design Competitions

How to improve design competitions aimed at social good.

Helen Walters|Essays

Design and Business Education: The System Is Not Good Enough

In the past few years, there have been interesting attempts from within both business and design schools to elevate the potential of design and creative thinking as drivers of differentiated value.

Alexia|Essays

My Studio H Experience

Adventures in design crits: A high school junior recounts her Studio H year working with onerous classmates and power tools.

John Thackara|Essays

From Participatory Mapping to Coastal Livelihoods

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge, finalist presentations are taking place in New York City on Wednesday June 8, 6-8pm.

Maria Popova|Interviews

Educating for a Future Within Our Sight

Interview with Rita J. King about reimagining the future of education and work.

Helen Walters|Essays

The Rotman Design Challenge: A Review

In recent years, calls for a more creative or innovative approach to, well, pretty much everything.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

Just Keep Truckin'

David Rockwell-designed truck for Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.

Andy Chen|Essays

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Cub

Is design strictly a set of rules?