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Raising the visibility of the U.S. National Design Policy initiative

Read Allison Arieff's article on Design as Policy in today's Times and remember that every made thing you encounter in your life was designed by someone. And why can't things be designed to be more effective communication tools? The U.S. National Design Policy initiative wants to make that situation better. Check it out. You can download a PDF on Redesigning America's Future, also from the USDPI here as well.

Labels: advocacy, aiga, design, PSA

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5.03.2009

Just a reminder as to how the internet can help people

...if you think the Internet is just there to satisfy your personal desires and needs, keep in mind that it also connects to what is the most human in all of us.

The example I'll give today is people who are fighting or are affected by cancer. Check this out:

On twitter, I (along with a bijillion others) follow Lance Armstrong. No stranger to cancer, he is sorta one of the big peeps out there committed to finding a cure for it. I saw this post this evening:

...which led me to Jonathan White's twitterstream:

As someone who has lost a father to cancer, and who has a brother riding in the Livestrong challenge to help people with and families affected by cancer, a wife who works for a great cancer research fundraising organization, and a father to three young daughters, I am incredibly impressed by this kid. I don't know a lot about him, but the fact that he is putting his life, cancer and all, out there for millions to read about and experience, is incredible. It deserves our attention, and our awareness. In the context of the current recession and financial crisis, it's amazing just how (relatively) insignificant the funding is to CURE CANCER is. $335 billion to cure it. The first steps have been taken, and organizations like Stand Up 2 Cancer and Livestrong have raised awareness through social media like Facebook and Twitter. Listening to Jonathan White isn't too much trouble. It's an obligation. And a call to action.

CHeck out the photo in Jonathan's profile one more time. That's him. He has over 13,000 people on Twitter pulling for him. Even if you don't give a dollar to fight cancer, follow him on Twitter and tell him he's fighting the good fight. Technology only has a purpose if it helps us to be more human.

Labels: advocacy, cancer, nonprofits

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