During this year's collaborative project my team decided to create a box full of cards that could serve as a leave behind.  Jordan, Ifrah, Jenny, and myself individually designed a total of twenty-four cards. Each represented a social issue of our choice.  Though the project started out as a rather ambiguous idea, it developed into a product far more successful than any of us could have imagined.

With four people in the group, we decided it would be best if we each designed six cards.  The cards were to represent a social issue we were interested in or wanted to represent.  Regardless of the overlap in topic, we all designed extremely unique cards.  Whether the cards included photos, black and white designs, newspaper scraps and hand made drawings or visually stimulating images, each card was different and special in its own way.  In addition, we chose to provide an additional six blank cards within our box as well. This way people could reflect on the leave behind and ultimately create their own cards.  

Below is a picture of our box, Designed with Care, and a sample of the cards within. If you are to open the box, a description is printed within that tells the reader the true purpose of the container. We decided to print Designed with Care on the facade to remind everyone that there still are many designers out there who truly care about their work, the craft, and the messages within.  We wanted to emphasize the diversity, personality, and aesthetic styles of young designers plus our ever growing interest in today's issues.    

Reflecting on the project, I cannot reiterate enough how lucky I feel to have had such a fantastic group. Jenny and I were not only able to contribute our ideas but also were free to add constructive criticism and suggestions.  We never felt as though we were being treated differently due to a lack of experience or understanding.  We now are thinking about the different ways in which we can distribute the cards in order to spread the word and promote more young, aware, caring, and inspired free thinkers.