August 8, 2011

Design Ignites Change Awards Announced

Among our first profiles back in June, Design Ignites Change, an initiative of Worldstudio, announced the recipients of its student award program late last week. The awards support the actual implementation of student led solutions to pressing social issues. Now in its fourth round, this cycle of the awards elicited the greatest number of applications from the widest range of schools to date.

Four projects were called out for their promise and potential, including a web-based healthcare reminder platform called “Nudge,” submitted by students at the Austin Center for Design; “Blank Plate,” a project around healthy eating in the South Bronx from students at Parsons; along with two projects currently in progress at Auburn University‘s Rural Studio. The awards of up to $6,000 will help each project move toward implementation.

Click here for complete details about the projects, including image slideshows for each.

Tags: Auburn University, Austin Center for Design, Blank Plate, Design Ignites Change, Nudge, Parsons, Rural Studio, Worldstudio
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