“Images for human rights: student voices”. A model design education and public outreach project

Author: Amatullo, Mariana

Source: Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Volume 22, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 137-145(9)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Since its inception in 2001, Designmatters, the social impact initiative at Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California, has developed a unique framework of curricular research methodologies and a value system for “best practices” in design education engaged in the critical issues of our time. This article features a recent exhibition project led by the Illustration Department at the college: “Human Rights: Students Voices,” which premiered at UNESCO during the 61st annual DPI/NGO Conference in September 2008, and provides insight into the salient traits of the project as an innovative and replicable approach to visual advocacy of human rights.

Keywords: design education; illustration; human rights; cross-pollination of expertise; social engagement; visual advocacy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09515070902745571

Affiliations: 1: International Initiatives and Director, Designmatters Art Center College of Design, California, USA

Publication date: 2009-03-01

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