8. Supporting what we believe
We push for agendas we care about: better education, waste reduction, fighting climate change, raising money to make good things happen.
The Want Store
Developed in Kristine Matthews’ Environmental Design course at the University of Washington.
Concept for an installation to educate college students on how they can become smarter with their finances. The Want Store takes over a retail environment to provide information rather than goods. Displays include a product scanner to show how much the average college student spends on items such as coffee during a four-year period – then tells them what they could spend it on instead, like paying several months of rent. Featured in Print Magazine, on Core77.com, designboom.com, CultureNow.com, and many other blogs. Finalist in the 2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
Student team: Donica Ida, Terry Liu, Francis Luu, Ivy Sa