Judges David Berman RGD, author of Do Good Design: How Design Can Change our World; Frances Edmonds, Director of Environmental Programs at HP Canada; Ben Hagon RGD, Founder and President of Hagon Design; and Dmitri Siegel, VP of E-commerce & Executive Creative Director at Patagonia selected 42 winning projects from 190 entries submitted from 7 countries.

The projects listed below effectively promote action in support of social change with originality, creativity and the use of sophisticated design concepts. Winners will be featured in a printed catalog and free iPad app and will be recognized at the 2013 DesignThinkers conference. 

2013 WINNERS

Not-For-Profit Client-Initiated Projects:

Cossette (Canada): Habitat for Humanity 2011 Annual Report

On The Chase! (Canada): 'What is Social Innovation?'

Aveda (Canada): 'iWalkForWater'

Lyubava Fartushenko, Student, University of Alberta (Canada): 'Community-Based Design Education'

Anita Feng, Student, UQAM (Canada): 'Fukushima'

Faren Agency (Canada): 'Heading Home? Must be nice. Campaign for Tokens4Change for Youth Without Shelter'

Hambly & Woolley (Canada): 'Participaction's Bring Back Play Mobile App'

smashLAB (Canada): 'The Vancouver Aquarium Website'

Dalida Karić-Hadžiahmetović: 'Woman Is Not An Object'

Orangetango (Canada): 'Dr. Julien Foundation 2012 Fundraising'

Tamm + Kit (Canada): 'Global Development Volunteer Campaign'

K10 art+design (Canada): 'The Defi Canderel Event 2012/13 Fundraising Campaign'

Helena Ng Design (Canada): 'Alzheimer Society of Ontario - Finding Your Way Program Campaign Design Series'

Juniper Park (Canada): 'Story Planet: Intergalactic Travel Authority'

AIDS Committee of Toronto (Canada): 'My Sex Life: Info for Young Pox People'

Riordon Design (Canada): 'Street Level Website'

SQUAB Creative Studio (Canada):'The Professional's Guide To Becoming a Champion'

For Profit Client-Initiated Projects:

Projektor (Canada): 'Switchback Cyclery Brand Identity'

ALSO Collective (Canada): 'Urban Ecologies Conference 2013'

Orangetango (Canada): 'Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation: Detecting Changes'

Orangetango (Canada): 'La Ligne Bieue - Branding Promotion and Web'

Russell Shaw (USA): 'Skylight Farm'

Corktown Seed Co. (Canada): 'Canada's Land Watch'

Designer Initiated Projects:

Chantal Abdel-Nour, Student, Cambrian College (Canada): 'Smart Little Seeds'

Jessica Baratta, Student, York University (Canada): 'A Cup of Reality'

Jillian Ditner, Student, York University (Canada): 'Visualizing Bird Migration'

Jillian Ditner, Student, York University (Canada): 'Seed Saving Info Wheel'

Key Gordon (Canada): 'Gratitude Bag'

Heather Goulter, Student, York University (Canada): 'Drink. Drive.'

Marissa Korda, Student, York University (Canada): 'Teens Need Better Sex Ed'

Linda Nakanishi, (Canada): Japan Earthquake Poster'

Design Can Do (USA): 'Design Can Do'

Kaitlyn Pannunzio, Student, York University (Canada): 'Flat Packed Sustainable Birdhouse'

Alison Rowan, Student, OCAD (Canada): 'Buy a Dictionary'

Kyuha Shim, Student, RISD (USA): 'Google 8bit AQI'

Agnieska Ziemiszewski, PhD Student, Academy of Fine Arts (Poland) 'Nothing Personal'

Government Initiated Projects:

Catalyst Workshop (Canada): 'MNR Endangered Species of the Day Widget'

City of Mississauga (Canada): 'Monster Fitness Circuit'

Acart Communications (Canada): 'Personal Space'

For more information on the So(cial) Good Design Awards, visit www.rgdontario.com/sogood/