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Can soap reveal the stories of Syrian refugees? Can games prevent teenagers from sexting? Can designers create more acceptance for hijab wearing women? How to be positive about HIV?

Here you'll find the latest developments in the field of social design at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. It presents the work of fresh alumni graduating in the field of social design and a sneak peak into the context in which these alumni were educated; the BS SHADOW LIBRARY.

The projects derive from different disciplines - advertising, photography, fine art, spatial design, audio visual design, graphic design, product design, illustration, fashion, animation, lifestyle transformation design and fine art and design teacher training - but all emerged within the so-called 'social practices' at WdKA, Willem de Kooning Academy, University of Applied Sciences in Rotterdam.

Living in a world that faces huge societal issues WdKA approaches social design as a political act, aiming to stir up the status quo and striving for positive change. They are not only concerned with the aesthetics, the functionality and the conceptual meaning of art and design, but also aim to (re-)design the encompassing social, economic or ecological systems in a radical way.

Check out the fresh alumni work at this platform, start conversations with the makers by using the TALK button, visit the live expo at WdKA in Rotterdam and/or print your own personalized catalogue of this event - at home or live at the Beyond Social Print Kiosk.

Enjoy & participate!

Nominated for the research price are:

- حیات - Stories on Hold, Rümeysa Önal (animation / cultural diversity)

- Speel je wijs (Playfull geometry), Sofie van der Eijk (product design / gamification)

- Ghar, Nienke Galjaard (product design / sustainability)

Nominated for the drempel price are:

- Ik zal er zijn, Moniek Lankhuizen (illustration)

- Nash Caldera (fine art)

- Now or never again, Marieke Widlak (spatial Design / audio visual design)

- Julia Alvares (dbkv)

- حیات - Stories on Hold, Rümeysa Önal (animation / cultural diversity)

- I'M CARING, NOT SHARING, Jasmijn Hoekman (graphic design / gamification)