If you haven’t heard of Yahoo's Maurice Woods, you should definitely get to know this in-house designer—a great leader who has designed a good life around service. Here, Ed Roberts interviews him about his work and the Inneract Project.
Design for Good: Designing for Social Change
Student Designer Creates Beautiful 3D Printed Prosthetics
Architecture student Evan Kuester, 23, designed two gorgeous 3D printed prosthetic arms for his friend Ivania Castillo, who was born without a left hand.
Fist Font: World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko Swings to Knockout Global Illiteracy
World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko teams up with Monotype to fight global illiteracy by creating an original "fist font" on canvas ...
Rule29’s Justin Ahrens Back at HOW Design Conference
"Designing for good" and HOW Design Conference veteran Justin Ahrens is back with a fresh perspective to share in Boston this May ...
Russian Law Sparks Outcry
Talk surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, has been abnormally heated. See how illustrators are responding to a Russian bill that’s viewed by many as discriminatory.
Design Activists, Teens Build Farmer’s Market
At HOW, design activism projects are near and dear to our hearts. From the Designing Change column that appears regularly in the printed magazine to the abundance of design for social innovation projects mentioned on the blog (here and here to name a few), we’re always on the lookout for a good story about...
Sam Barclay Typography Book Tackles Dyslexia
When designers dedicate themselves to raising awareness to important issues or causes, the results can be extraordinary. Take, for instance, the Sam Barclay typography book, I wonder what it’s like to be dyslexic. In this typographic tour de force, Barclay uses different letter treatments to explain what it’s like to have difficulties reading. The...
Sexy Product Design: Lovability Condoms
After a traumatic tampon-buying experience that involved an “orange-picking claw” and a store-wide audience, Tiffany Gaines was inspired to revamp another product many people need but hate to buy. Enter Gaines’ sexy product design for the Lovability Condoms. As a School of Visual Arts MFA Design for Social Innovation student, Gaines thought to change...
Inside Out Project by French Artist JR
French artist JR is making quite a name for himself in the realm of “pervasive art” meets design for good. You may recognize JR as the winner of the 2011 TED prize for the Inside Out Project, which involves postering a community with black-and-white portraits of its residents. Dubbed “the people’s art project,” Inside...
CoSign Cincy Leverages Design to Enhance Neighborhoods
Eleven business owners in a Cincinnati neighborhood unveil new signage, thanks to CoSign Cincy. The venture, chiefly funded by a grant opportunity, pairs artists, local business owners and professional fabricators to design and install new signage with a goal to help transform neighborhoods into commerce destinations.

















