Our ‘Responsible Designers’ Are Shaping Change
This October 2023 edition features our annual ‘Responsible Designers To Watch’ special report aka ‘Designing For Good’. Participants run the gamut from The Ford Foundation to the Environmental Defense Fund to the Prison Fellowship to the Orange County Sanitation District to the Not Entirely Dead advocacy group.
As usual, I find this roundup of creative people doing socially impactful work to be both soothing and inspirational in the face of unsettling global headlines, political polarization, social disruption, and a general, persistent, feeling of unease.
While the range of issues these professional are tackling is wide, there is a common denominator: Whether fighting for social justice, simplifying complex healthcare systems, guiding clients toward sustainable solutions, or supporting arts education and philanthropy, each of these designers cites a desire to break through the noise. To get to the heart of the matter. To communicate urgency and evoke a response. To effect and shape change — now — in a way that effective and engaging and smart and deliberate graphic design is uniquely suited to do.
Please join us in celebrating their exciting and meaningful work.
– Sasha Kaye-Walsh
