In the past few years, there has been an unprecedented surge of interest in the field of design for social impact, or as it has become known – social design. Creative professionals are looking for ways in which to incorporate more meaningful social change work into their practices. Colleges and universities across the country are responding to student demand that social issues be incorporated into the design curriculum and recent graduates are looking for work in the field.

But, where are the jobs? How do you identify and market yourself as a “social designer” and identify potential opportunities?

This event will address these questions. From social innovation  and entrepreneurship to in-house and client based service design, a panel of professionals working in the field will identify areas in which designers have had success. This event will explore how designers can create opportunities for themselves to expand into this area of work.

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Moderator

Mark Randall

Chair,  Impact! Design for Social Change
Principal, Worldstudio

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Four speakers, four main areas:

Social entrepreneurship and social enterprise

Lara Galinsky - Senior Vice President, Echoing Green

Civic design

David Gibson - Founder, 212 Associates

Non-profits and NGOs

Martin Kace - Founder, Empax

Corporate Social Responsibility

Jason Rzepka - VP Public Affairs, MTV

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FREE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Thursday, March 1, 2012
7:00 - 9:00 pm
School of Visual Arts Amphitheater
209 East 23rd Street
Room 311

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Sponsored by:
Impact! Design for Social Change
A six-week summer intensive at the
School of Visual Arts

This event will be recorded and available in mid-March on the Impact! website.