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Creativity and the coronavirus: What designers can do today
We live in uncertain times. In the last week alone, we’ve seen how individuals, businesses and…
We live in uncertain times. In the last week alone, we’ve seen how individuals, businesses and…
As creatives, one of the biggest challenges we face today is how to position ourselves in…
Mental health problems are very real and very human. Yet people suffering from them face stigma…
Looking at new circular economies, such as Kate Raworth’s Donut model, how does our role as creatives fit in?
The Mexican design fair Campamento, annually held early in February, is present at the WDCD Mexico-City…
How does design influence how we see women in ideology, politics and society?
Create a utopian vision and a prototype of socially responsible design
Explore with us the mindset, tools and skills needed to respond to urgent city challenges
Anybody can be a Pussy Riot
Mexico City, February 19, 2019: Russian activist, artist and founder of Pussy Riot Nadya Tolokonnikova, acclaimed…
Athenaeum Bookstore, WDCD’s partner in books and magazines, has opened a dedicated page in its webstore…
Saturday the Dutch Design Week opened. Here we randomly pick a few projects that drew our…
Today, What Design Can Do in partnership with IKEA Foundation launches its third worldwide challenge: the…
Although violence of any kind is disturbing, it’s the facts and figures of violence against women…
‘The Public Prosecution Service took a brave and bold step when she decided to come to…
‘Stand up and design!’ are the first words in WDCD’s new book ‘Designing Activism’ that is…
Why don’t great ideas for social or environmental impact always get the attention they deserve, designer…
May 24 | Design with the endless possibilities of simplicity for broader social impact.
Richard van der Laken, creative director of What Design Can Do, looks back on the platform’s…
After nearly a decade leading Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York,…
May 24 | The What Design Can Do Challenge to combat sexual exploitation of children.
De Designpolitie (The Design Police) is a graphic design agency based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, founded in…
Alarming news in The Guardian: more than 180 billion dollars invested by fossil fuel companies in…
Brands are understanding that sustainability is not a fad, but a real necessity, and that they…