Read about our stories, work, and impact.
DFA Students and Alumni Author Four New Challenges
The DFA Days of Summer Project Scoping Jams invited alumni and students to form teams and scope complex problem spaces into focused project prompts.
DFA Teams to Help YMCA + CVS Health Make Impact this Fall – Apply Today!
DFA is partnering with CVS Health and YMCA to provide new opportunity spaces to make an impact in Fall 2020: Sustainable Health + Wellness, and Cultivating Changemakers!
Two New Studios Join the Network in Fall 2020!
Welcome DFA Williams and DFA UT Austin to the DFAmily! We recognize the passion and commitment of the students, mentors, and community partners that made launching their studios possible.
Taking Healthcare Into Our Own Hands
DFA Purdue founder Jesse Palma won a Service Design Award, Student Notable in the 2020 Core77 Design Awards for his senior thesis, Core Patient Care System. We sat down with Jesse to learn how his DFA experience impacted its development.
Loss is the Glue That Binds Us Together
As Cole Imperi sees it, loss is the glue the binds us together, giving us a unique opportunity to connect deeply with friends and strangers alike.
Everything is Personal with Rich Hollant
Rich Hollant believes in the importance of showing up, folding passion into meaning, and always, always making it personal.
Design for America Teams Up with Innovation Leaders to Help Fight Against COVID-19
DFA joined with IBM Design and the World Design Organization on a design initiative to address the pandemic
DFA Days of Summer: Learnings from June
DFA Days of Summer brings community together, offers new ways to approach design, and creates space to respond to changing realities.
Design For Equity: Using the Tools in Our DFA Toolkit
In response to the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, citizens across the country are demanding reimagined public safety. As DFAers, we must use our design skills to think critically about our role in systemic racism and redesigning more equitable futures.