What is the relationship between design, power and social justice? In their book, “Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need” (MIT Press, 2020), researcher and designer Sasha ...

Whether you're building a home or programming a robot, design is a human-centered activity, making it essential to teach design in a way that focuses on equity, justice, and ethics. That's one of the ...

This was one of the core ideas animating the 2023 HASTAC Critical Making & Social Justice conference, which brought together hundreds of artists, academics, designers, community organizers, and ...

Walking south along Wabash Avenue to the Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College in Chicago, passersby are immediately struck by oversized bold, black lettering: You Are A(nti) Racist. These ...

At Smith’s Design Thinking Initiative headquarters in Capen Annex, the signs tell the story. Colorful placards posted throughout the building declare “Yes You Can!” followed by specifics—everything ...