As designers, our undoubted commonality is that we all want to make the world better by working on solutions that address society’s challenges. Systemic racism is what it is by design, and it is likely the biggest, most enduring problem, and flawed design that our society faces. 

We are committed to being a part of the solution and to humanize through design.

We will strive to ensure that underrepresented groups have a voice in the design process, and within the products, services, and experiences we design.

This is an opportunity to be the best educators, designers, and humans we can be.

Note: Winning designs may be shared throughout campus and websites, and awarded students grant the Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design an exclusive intellectual property license agreement to use the design for purposes intended to showcase, engage, and communicate the message of "equity in design". The use rights are also applicable to use in campaigns to support the goals of the School and ID Changers student ambassador group. The terms are exclusive because the awarded student still maintains full ownership and intellectual property rights over their design(s) to personally use and monetarily benefit from if the student so chooses. Being an exclusive license just limits the student from providing the file/design to any other entity that is not part of Georgia Tech. The School will recognize and credit the student creator whenever possible. It is our primary purpose to function for the benefit of our students and their growth. Please note that these terms only apply to awarded students.