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Calling for Power of Design in Action - Help Japan

Call for Entries

Power of Design in Action

Japan Earthquake Relief

The competition is calling for ideas that would contribute to long-term relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts from social designers around the world. It appeals you to think about how it can put the true power of design into action.

Here’s a great story from Japan. The City of Kobe experienced a big earthquake in 1995, which devastated the city and resulted in the loss of 6,000 of its citizens. The city has since made a complete recovery, and based on what was learned from their experiences, they have launched a social design project called “issue plus design” commemorating their recognition as a UNESCO City of Design, which was bestowed upon them in 2008, as part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network.

MIPEX - Migrant Integration Policy Index

The MIPEX project is led by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group. 37 national-level organisations, including think-tanks, non-governmental organisations, foundations, universities, research institutes and equality bodies are affiliated with the MIPEX project alongside the British Council offices in 31 countries across Europe, Canada and the USA.

via www.mipex.eu

Austria. Not only failing the Pisa-Test!

DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD REDUX

 

 

 

Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and radical in the truest sense. It must dedicate itself to...maximum diversity with minimum inventory...or doing the most with the least. These prescient words were written 40 years ago by Viennese-born designer and  thinker Victor J. Papanek and published in his influential book Design for the Real World. While many have been inspired by Papanek's plea for responsible and humane design, many more have ignored it. Yet as we face unparalleled social, economic, and environmental challenges, Papanek's words are more timely and urgent than ever.