Virtual discussion on design and social impact with Dian Holton & Ambica Prakash
In this interdisciplinary series, we will introduce you to Germany- and Washington, DC-based creatives on a monthly basis whose work is making an impact (some global) across design, media, disability, and much more. Sign up to hear their origin stories, learn what inspires them, and how connections have and continue to shape their careers.
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Presenting design as a powerful tool of change, this series – brought to you by the Goethe-Institut and curated by Dian Holton, a multifaceted creative who once resided in Berlin and is currently living in Washington, DC – features a disparate collection of 'design practitioners.'
Create.Connect.Amplify. presents stories of urgent and creative problem-solving, a place to talk about how designers and design's rigorous research and dedication to efficacy can address urgent problems of our current world and to present inspiring stories of design's power to achieve radical and far-reaching change.
We showcase creatives and projects to inspire designers, activists, community leaders, as well as anyone else looking to address social problems, especially in places where design has been traditionally unavailable or inaccessible.
Zoom in on February 4, 2022, from 9-10am Eastern, to listen to Ambica Prakash, founder of Washington, DC social impact design agency, Eighty2Degrees. In
Designing for Change, she will discuss her philosophy and work around raising awareness around critical issues.
Registered participants will receive a Zoom link via email.
DIAN HOLTON
Dian Holton is a senior deputy art director at AARP where she oversees creative for TheGirlfriend.com, Sistersletter.com and The Ethel. She routinely contributes designs to AARP The Magazine and specifically cover stories. Her background includes book design, branding, retail installation, styling and footwear design.
Dian is a former AIGA Washington DC chapter board member and is serving as a mentor for several mentorship programs. Her passions include education, philanthropy, fashion and pop culture.
Twitter: @dianholton
Instagram: @dianholton
Website: dianholton.com
AMBICA PRAKASH
Ambica Prakash is the Principal of Eighty2degrees, an award-winning social impact design studio in Washington, DC. She holds three degrees in design, including an MFA and brings more than 20 years of design experience in both the academic and professional worlds, and is guided by a firm belief in design’s ability to support and effect positive change.
Since founding Eighty2degrees in 2010, she has worked with a diverse range of cause-driven clients, including the United Nations Foundation, Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Geographic, Capital Area Food Bank, DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, DC’s Habitat for Humanity, and Planet Word Museum.
Twitter: @Eighty2degrees
Instagram: @eighty2degrees
Facebook: @eighty2degrees
Website: http://www.eighty2degrees.com
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