Projects designed to directly benefit social, humanitarian, community or environments. Examples of social impact work include: community or environmental impact initiatives, products for underrepresented communities, distribution systems, disaster relief, responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight for racial justice, humanitarian efforts related to war and refugees, and others.
Design for Social Impact Award
Core77 Design Awards 2022
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WinnerDesign for belonging
By Agncy Design
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Runner UpHere to Stay
By Grace Han and Center for Urban Pedagogy
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Runner UpBallard Food Bank
By Studio Matthews
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Notable"Up From the People: Protest and Change in D.C."
By Studio Joseph
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NotableFueling the Impact of the Black Women's Player Collective
By BBMG
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Student WinnerAnti-Racist Pop-Ups
By ID team
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Student Runner UpPOD | PLACE OF DWELLING
By SHELTER IN PLACE
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Student Runner UpNeighbors in Need
By Nico Zafarana
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Student NotableOpen Door Museum
By Elizabeth Han, Janet Peng, Joseph Zhang
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Student NotableConstancy: Combating Food Insecurity Among Pregnant Women
By Grace Morales,Jade Carter, Sabrina Casilla, Fumika Iwasaki, Richa Verma, Tito Nawat
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Student NotableMuse
By Célia Marchessaux
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Student NotableMicrogrid as a Civic Infrastructure
By ID team
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Student NotableEco-seed
By Xinyue Li
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Student NotableRedesigning Contextually Appropriate Education Materials for Incarcerated Women
By ID team
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Student NotableLoom
By Angelia Gan
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Student NotableCirCrop
By Chieh-An Chung
Design for Social Impact Jury
Core77 Design Awards 2022
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Pickett Slater Harrington
Faculty, Masters of Arts in Social Design, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Pickett has spent his career igniting social change. He is the founder and managing principal at Joltage, a social change design firm that champions innovative solutions to social challenges, and serves as full-time faculty in the Master of Arts in Social Design (MASD) at the Maryland Institute of Art (MICA).
Pickett has deep experience connecting and working with communities, for profit businesses, nonprofit institutions and government partners to address complex, systemic social issues.
Pickett holds a Master in Social Work, with a concentration in organizations and communities, from the University of South Carolina. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and two kids and enjoys woodworking, sailing and sci-fi. -
Brian C. Rubin
Senior Education Designer, Education Design Lab
Core77 Design Awards 2022
- Built Environment
- Commercial Equipment
- Consumer Technology
- Design Education Initiative
- Design for Social Impact
- Furniture & Lighting
- Health & Wellness
- Home & Living
- Interaction
- Packaging
- Personal Accessory
- Service Design
- Speculative Design
- Sports & Recreation
- Strategy & Research
- Tools & Work
- Transportation
- Visual Communication