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Dutch Minister of Culture Jet Bussemaker on what design can do for refugees
As part of our new video series for the WDCD #RefugeeChallenge, we spoke to the Dutch…
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Design is a tool to change things… Forever!
‘What is design?’ we asked the audience of What Design Can Do São Paulo, this Monday…
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‘In the city we need design to help us out’
Today, 50 per cent of the world population lives in a city. With some growing exponentially…
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‘Designers can inhabit people’s minds with images’
Though the plight of refugees and problems of cities grabbed the headlines at What Design Can…
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‘Design really can make a difference’
‘To create, one must first question everything,’ architect working in the humanitarian field and eternal optimist…
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WDCD announces international design challenge
What Design Can Do! is preparing an international design challenge intended to involve the creative community…
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Design like you give a damn
Five years of What Design Can Do have shown what design is capable of in numerous…
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’The most powerful social media is food’
‘The most powerful social media is not the Internet, not Facebook. It is food. Food connects…
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‘Purpose of design is creation of a good society’
‘I claim that the ultimate purpose of design is to contribute to the creation of a…
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‘Graphic design doesn’t exist anymore’
What does it mean to be a graphic designer in a world that is in transition?…
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70 design talents to watch
Reacting to an aging population young designers Hyun Kyung Lee invented wearables that could encourage older…
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WDKA explores design of new business models
This week Willem de Kooning Academy (WDKA) in Rotterdam focuses on, and questions, developments in business…
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Designing with hands-on experts
Here at WDCD, we are obviously big fans of design projects that bring people together. So…
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Fighting with visuals for social justice
‘Our visuals have helped to bring a more informed debate to the public sphere,’ says Joumana…
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De-stigmatizing condoms by design
De-stigmatizing condoms by design, that is just what New York design student Tiffany Gaines did when…
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NY CITY’S CHIEF DESIGNER WILLY WONG AT WDCD14
Chief Creative Officer at NYC & Company Willy Wong, the man who sells New York to…
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At d.school design is not just for designers
The Institute of Design at Stanford created a utopian design programme where designers, industry partners and…
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‘Many design solutions are just illustrations’
‘The ever-growing expectations placed on design can no longer be fulfilled. We find ourselves in a…
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Slumdog design hits IMM furniture fair
Dutch product designer Pepe Heykoop is presenting his latest design for The Tiny Miracles Foundation at…
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Eco fashion designer Carla Fernández back in town
As a laureate of this year’s Prince Claus Awards, sustainable fashion designer and WDCD13 speaker Carla…
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Think different and just do it
May 25 | How to turn your social designs into reality
Hosted by Follow This & Mark van Baal
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Anna Noyons
Anna Noyons (1984) is a social designer, founder of Ink Social Design in Amsterdam, and co-founder…
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Thami Schweichler
Thami Schweichler – circular design – NL Thami Schweichler (39) is a social designer, entrepreneur, and…