Case Study by Hyperakt March 12, 2013
Responding to a design challenge posed by the public radio show “Studio 360,” Hyperakt reimagined the branding associated with the teaching profession, creating a new visual vocabulary with key elements made publicly available to teachers around the world.
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Case Study by Ologie March 19, 2013
When the City of Columbus’s GreenSpot program was extended to target children ages four to seven and elementary school teachers by supplementing existing science curricula, Ologie made enhancements to the interactive website and created printed materials to help students create a healthier environment and community.
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January 02, 2013
Design methodologies add value to the visual arts curriculum by teaching the practical and purposeful
application of creative thinking—the very definition of innovation. So why has design education been largely absent in conversations about K12 education reform?
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DesignEd K12 is a movement to inspire and sustain design education programs for elementary, middle and high school students—instilling creative
confidence and a design thinking mindset at a young age through hands-on
experiences in creative problem solving.
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December 10, 2012
This high school design studio teaches students to use the creative process as a
problem-solving
method and develop smart communication
solutions that better their communities. The students work on projects in teams, with support and guidance from a professional design mentor.
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December 10, 2012
This mentoring program in Jacksonville, Florida pairs high school students who have
expressed an interest in graphic design with professionals from the local
design community. Over the course of three to four months, the mentoring group
meets on weekends to complete individual projects that use social design to give back to
the community.
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December 10, 2012
Design can be a foreign concept to young students in rural
Illinois. The goal of these workshops was to introduce design concepts
and discuss employment opportunities to area middle school students. Following a presentation about design principles, the students were asked to put these principles to use, thinking about visual metaphors and creating engaging copy.
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