The mission of  The Noun Project is to collect, organize and add to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world’s visual language so they can be shared in a fun and meaningful way. The symbols are free, simple, and high quality—not to mention truly delightful. In this conversation with the  Designers Accord , we learn from The [...]

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is pushing the design envelope with their new Master of Arts in Sustainable Design—an interdisciplinary, studio design-oriented degree that is also offered completely online. The  Designers Accord talks to Program Coordinator (and biomimicry education leader)  Cindy Gilbert about the inspiration for the program and how MCAD plans to shape the next [...]

Design leader Robert Suarez and Sustainability Strategist Kathy Zarsky have been exploring this question through their studies in biomimicry with  Biomimcry 3.8 , the world-leading organization that harnesses nature’s strategies to inspire new kinds of creative problem-solving. In this conversation with the Designers Accord, we learn from Robert and Kathy not just what they ask nature but  why [...]

Even if you don’t love letterpress (who doesn’t love letterpress?), you’ll want to get behind this teen mentoring initiative, School: By Design , which pairs designers with high school students in a 6-week program to “redesign their school.” The most innovative project created during the program receives a $10,000 award for implementation. To support the School: by [...]

How can we start thinking about sustainability as an intrinsic part of good design, instead of an addendum? How can we embrace the potential impact of our craft to design new services, shape organizational behavior, and enable policy change, not just churn out artifacts? How can we assume accountability for what our designs influence, and not just the [...]