The Center for Social Design is an interdisciplinary center at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) committed to emphasizing equity and social justice as core values in our collective work. Over ten years of collaboration with partners in the public and social sectors across Baltimore has reinforced our commitment to increasing the social literacy of designers so they have a better understanding of the issues of equity, power, race and privilege that exist at the heart of the social problems we aim to address. Our work breaks down the walls between disciplines and enables truly interdisciplinary work to take place. We’re committed to expanding opportunities for all students at MICA to deepen their design literacy, focusing not just on formal design skills and disciplines such as graphic design or architecture, but learning new methods and processes for engaging people in making and doing.
