We, as designers, need to be creative engineers who solve people’s needs and respect the 10 principles: Keep it honest and upfront. Users want promises kept, not false hopes dangled before them, so your design should only be as innovative, powerful and/or valuable as it claims to be. When you consider the solution/s it offers to what problems and design for those, you can help maintain this balance. Keep an eye on the finest details. When you pay attention to the tiniest elements, it tells users you cared enough to follow them on their list of design wants. This could be anything from an extra button on a wearable device to a failsafe feature that shows users all their activity and messages. So, know your users and aim to please them to the maximum degree and alleviate their worries. Throughout the course, we’ll supply you with lots of templates and step-by-step guides so you can go right out and use what you learn in your everyday practice.

Our answer? It should be. After all, design for good is really just good design. What Does Design for Good Look Like? Good design is innovative. Good design must be useful. Good design is aesthetic design. Good design makes a product understandable. Good design is honest. Good design is unobtrusive. Good design is long-lasting. Good design is consistent in every detail. Good design is environmentally friendly. And, last but not least, good design is as little design as possible. References and Where to Learn More Design for good is about using strategic design thinking and processes to bring about positive outcomes and impact. Gage Mitchell If you are a development organisation interested in learning more about this collaborative opportunity to drive impact aligned with SDG6, please reach out to us at [email protected], and we will provide you with further details about the auction and next steps. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require additional information. We hope you will consider joining us at this exciting event! On 31 March2017, Gilbert Baker the creator of the iconic Rainbow Flag sadly passed away. MrBaker was both an LGBTQ activist and artist,known for helping friends create banners for protests and marches.In the second lesson, you’ll learn about the science and importance of color. You’ll gain a better understanding of color modes, color schemes and color systems. You’ll also learn how to confidently use color by understanding its cultural symbolism and context of use. Think about exactly what you want to accomplish and envision it. You can’t support every mission. You have to be precise about what exactly it is you’re hoping to change. And the more concise and transparent you can be, the more genuine support you’re going to receive and the more organized you’ll appear. This logo design reminds audiences of the reason they buy the mug—a portion of its price is donated to help aquatic wildlife. By Chrispotterdesigns Keep it unfashionably in style. Good design never looks dated or antiquated. Classic, clean looks help prevent the unwanted signature styling that pegs a product to an era and makes it discardable. Giving the intellectual property for free to the communities who stand to benefit from the innovation, so they can sustainably make use of it. We all felt that we wanted to do something to make some kind of difference,"says Grey London's Dan Cole. "Alzheimer’s is a hugely frustrating disease for families to go through, as there seems so little that you can do. But once we started thinking about it, and talking about it, we started to have ideas of how we could help in some small way."

Graphic designer Aaron Draplin follows a personal practice called “ Free Fridays “, where he offers his skills for free each week to a cause that needs help.Do you know a charity, development organisation or NGO working in or around India that is aiming to improve the quality of life for underrepresented women and girls? If so, Design for Good would love to hear from you!