82 Social Impact

The use of design strategies and tactical solutions to bring about positive social change.

References

*Jennifer Rittner, “What Is Design for Social Impact?,” School of Visual Arts, New York, productsofdesign.sva.edu/blog/what-is-design-for-social-impact.

**HMCA, “Designing for Inclusivity,” hcma.ca/tilt/open-assets/.

Designing for social impact is the “practice of interrogating systems—institutional, economic, social, political, interpersonal—in order to define opportunities for change that give voice to those who have been disenfranchised or marginalized by design.”*

This is a relatively new field of study that has emerged over the last thirty years. ...

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