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https://www.msudenver.edu/cva/exhibitions/archive/design-for-the-common-good/

Excited to share news of the Design for the Common Good International Exhibition hosted at MSU Denver’s Center for Visual Art January 14, 2022 through March 19, 2022.

Opening Events: Friday, January 14, 2022
• 4:30 – 5 pm: Exhibition Preview for CVA Members and Special Guests
• 5 – 6 pm: Exhibition Introduction and Welcome, Curator, Lisa M. Abendroth; Keynote address, Sergio Palleroni, Professor and Director, Center for Public Interest Design, Portland State University and Executive Committee Chair, Design for the Common Good Network
• 6 – 7:30 pm: Opening Reception

Press Release: DCG_Press Release FINAL

Related Events! Save the Date Announcement_141221

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Support your public interest design work with books co-edited and co-authored by SEED Network co-founders Lisa M. Abendroth and Bryan Bell. With each book catering to the specific needs of either practitioners or educators and their students, this set from Routledge’s Public Interest Design Guidebooks series provides a rich compliment of resources, case studies, and methods for inclusive and engaged community-centered design.

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CANCELLED: Contemporary Design in Denmark, Spring 2021 Study Abroad

March 11, 2020

This Spring 2021 study abroad offering through the Communication Design program at MSU Denver will be rescheduled for a later date. Stay tuned for updates on offering status relative to COVID-19.    

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Abendroth Named 2019 AIGA Fellow

June 3, 2019

Lisa M. Abendroth has been named a 2019 recipient of the AIGA Fellows award by AIGA Colorado. Award corecipients, Charles Carpenter, creative director at Wigwam Creative, and Abendroth will be honored together at a gala event held on June 21 at Grid Collaborative in Denver. According to AIGA, the AIGA Fellow award program is “a means […]

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Denver Design Week Panelist

June 30, 2017

Lisa will be one of four panelists featured in Denver Women in Design: A Celebration in Honor of Florence Knoll’s 100th Birthday. Come out to this Denver Design Week closing session celebrating the 100th birthday of iconic designer Florence Knoll with a panel of women designers and architects discussing the state of women in Colorado design […]

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Contemporary Design in Denmark Study Abroad

June 30, 2017

This new Spring 2018 offering in the Communication Design program at MSU Denver will be led by Lisa. The course consists of integrated on-campus and in-country studio experiences. Learn more and stay up to date on developments!

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Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook, 2015

January 1, 2016

Edited by Lisa M. Abendroth and Bryan Bell, Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook: SEED Methodology, Case Studies, and Critical Issues (Routledge 2015) demonstrates that public interest design has emerged as a profession. It provides clear professional standards of practice following SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) methodology, the first step-by-step process supporting public interest designers. The book […]

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April 11 + 12, 2015: Structures for Inclusion Conference

January 1, 2015

The fifteenth annual Structures for Inclusion (SFI) Conference will be held April 11 and 12, 2015, in Detroit, Michigan, and will be hosted by Lawrence Technological University (LTU). The conference will feature the best public interest design from around the globe, including the 2015 SEED Award winners. Fifth Annual 2015 SEED Awards for Excellence in Public Interest […]

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“Designing for the Public and You” Article

June 24, 2013

MSU Denver Communication Design student Rachael Stamps featured in Architect Magazine.

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Denver Public Interest Design Institute

February 8, 2013

April 11 + 12, 2013: The Public Interest Design Institute comes to Denver and will be hosted on Auraria Campus by Metropolitan State University of Denver. Keynote address by Michael Murphy of MASS Design Group on Thursday, April 11 (sponsored by University of Colorado Denver, College of Architecture and Planning).

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