PIECE Studio was invited to display projects at the HELLO exhibition that celebrated artists and designers who used their skills to make the world a better place for everyone. The exhibition is sponsored, devised and held at the University of South Dakota PIECE Studio was invited to speak at the exhibition opening where we shared […]
PIECE Studio created the promotional poster for the social inclusion exhibition at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. The exhibition was held at Tashkeel Art Center and contained works by American and Emirate art and design students who addressed ideas about cultural understanding, acceptance and tolerance. The poster represents the difficulty in obtaining understanding, acceptance and tolerance […]
PIECE Studio was interviewed by CONCEPT Design Magazine located in Jakarta, Indonesia about our work, mission and values. They asked us to talk about the importance of PIECE Studio social justice projects and specifically we showcased the East Baltimore Community Leaders ‘UNSUNG HEROES’ intervention poster, the ‘ONCE THERE WAS A BOY’ Arabic/English illustrated poem, the […]
PIECE Studio was commissioned by the The Baltimore Region Environmental Justice and Transportation Project (BREJT) to produce a design response that chronicled how Baltimore low income communities had been negatively impacted. BREJT had been listening to low-income minority communities since 1995 and has been recording the negative impact that transportation has had on their environment […]
PIECE Studio was invited to speak by AIGA Baltimore on May 19th about some of our most recent projects and ideas around using design to create positive impacts in communities. We also shared PIECE Studio‘s methodologies and the role of designer as a social responder, instigator, collaborator, and catalyst for behavioral change. PIECE Studio created […]
PIECE Studio partnered with Jackson Schwartz on a project to assist Saint Stephens Homeless Shelter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. PIECE Studio developed a Tuesday with Cookies Community gathering at Saint Stephen’s Community Center as well as producing all the promotional material.
PIECE Studio collaborated with director Roger Ross Williams, and Patrick Wright to create the identity and all promotional material for their upcoming documentary called “iThemba:My Hope.” The documentary is an inspirational story about Prudence Mabhena, a disabled musician/singer in Zimbabwe, Africa. The movie’s name changed to Music by Prudence and won an Oscar for best documentary […]
PIECE Studio created a die-cut poster that repeated SO SHALL I DESIGN. The posters were mailed to art and design colleges and design studios and people were asked to tear off a card and pledge to engage with a community. As more and more people tear off cards the poster is actually destroyed. Finally, individuals […]
GOOD Magazine contacted PIECE Studio and asked us to develop create an information design piece for their July/August issue. The topic we decided to focus on was the relationships of gasoline consumption, to political lobbyist’s and the relationships to the history of oil, modern slavery, & the sinking dollar. Click here to take alook