Social Good

Aspen Editors|Event-Aspen

Aspen Design Summit: Update 09.25.10

Dateline Aspen. An on-going report on progress on the six projects developed at the Aspen Design Summit in November 2009.

Jade Dressler|Interviews

Degrees of Temporary

Interview with Claudia Zanfi, co-founder of the cultural organization aMAZElab in Milan.

Jane Margolies|Projects

Renewing the Riverfront

Report on an exhibition showcasing efforts to revitalize a derelict patch of Brattleboro, Vermont.

Dana Thomas|Projects

132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE

The latest material (and sustainability) adventure from the great Japanese fashion designer.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Mr. Vignelli’s Map

Vignelli Celebration: Massimo Vignelli's 1972 New York City subway map is a beautiful example of information design that was ultimately rejected by its users.

Mimi Zeiger|Projects

Food Not Bombs

Report on Food Not Bombs, an activist network, now about to turn 30, that distributes free vegan meals.

Sculpture by Mara Haseltine|Gallery

Pearl River

Oyster Island, Mara Haseltine's sculpture created to revive the oyster reefs that once flourished in and near New York City.

Photo by Teun Voeten|Gallery

Hell Under Wheels

Photo from Teun Voeten's newly reissued book on New York's Tunnel People.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Climate Change Chocolate Update

Update on Climate Change Chocolate and other ideas for offsetting carbon. Originally published August 17, 2009.

William Underhill|Projects

Somali Documentary Project

Report on the Somali Documentary Project.

William Drenttel|Case Studies

Case Study Use: Teaching History and Notes for Educators

A record of where case studies in Design and Social Enterprise series from Yale School of Management have been used or taught.

Ernest Beck|Case Studies

SELCO: Case Study Synopsis & Teaching Objectives

This case study about SELCO, a solar energy company in India, provides an opportunity to examine the strategy of a business with a social purpose and a heavy reliance on innovative design.