CUP is thrilled to announce our Making Policy Public collaborations for 2017! We will work with four groups of inspiring designers and advocates to break down complex policy issues so that more people can be involved in the decision-making impacting their communities. 

The Asylum Process – Beginning to End – for Asylum Seekers

Designer: Isometric

Advocate: The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT) 

Public Utility Regulation for the Common Good

Designer: Hanna Kim

Advocate: Public Utility Law Project (PULP)

Combatting Indoor Air Pollution at Home

Designer: Melissa Gorman

Advocate: WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Community Solutions to Youthful Misbehavior

Designers: Lum + Louie

Advocate: Community Connections for Youth (CCFY)

Thank you so much to our jury members, Steve Choi of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Alicia Cheng of MGMT, Ejim Dike of the US Human Rights Network, and Scott Stonwell of Open for their service & expertise in choosing this year's collaborators. And thank you to all of the incredible visual thinkers and advocates who applied!

Click here to learn more about the project teams and the issues!