Design Protests!

Design carries the responsibility for the consequences of its actions. Our focus shifted towards transforming design into a practice centered on devising strategies to address the complex challenges we face.

Design protests emerges from studying radical social transformations. Research revealed that significant social shifts result from the impact of social movements, their radical approaches, and efforts to disrupt the norm. We pondered on the role of design in these movements and envisioned our contribution as designers in shaping the essential change humanity requires.

In essence, we identified two opposing forces: the established status quo embodied by companies, and the countering voice of social movements. Our project aimed to bridge these extremes by facilitating constructive dialogues between them. The aimed dialogues happen in a neutral space (a conversation box), and are guided by design methodologies, aiming to yield tangible outcomes such as new strategies, campaigns, and policies.