Dick & Rick: A Visual Primer for Social Impact Design
Technical Assistance
Seeking Sanctuary
Urban Investigations
Engage to Change
Technical Assistance
Figuring Out FEMA
Public Access Design
Reclaim Your Worker Rights
Making Policy Public
Urban Investigations
‘Who Is Shaping New York’s Subway Redevelopment?’
psfk
August, 15, 2011
The project juxtaposes the fact that such a construction project creates jobs but there is a suspicious absence of ‘the public’ in MTA’s decisions.
‘Fast-Tracked: Who Decides Where the Subway Goes?’
Urban Omnibus
August, 10, 2011
The group investigated how transportation planning works by talking to stakeholders, researching policy and financing, and pounding the pavement.
‘We Seriously Love The Internet is Serious Business’
Detroit Digital Justice Coalition zine #3
June, 30, 2011
The film is instrumental in engaging people in disenfranchised communities who have been previously intimidated by the Internet. It is understandable by ANYONE from age 8 to 80.
‘Adobe Creative Suite and One Nonprofit’s Winning Formula’
TechSoup
November, 22, 2010
CUP won first place in the Other Media category for their expertly crafted I Heart East New York multimedia storybook record.
‘The Omnibus Roundup’
Urban Omnibus
May, 21, 2010
How often do you see an educational video about water supply that cuts together interviews with representatives from the DEP, claymation cavemen and Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty?”
‘The Water Underground’
Design Observer
May, 20, 2010
The CUP staff and student researchers and videographers criss-crossed the five boroughs and assembled a multi-vocal primer on some essential urban infrastructure.
‘2010 Winners – Show Your Impact Contest’
Show Your Impact Contest
January, 14, 2010
I Heart East New York is both a teaching tool and a teaching method.
‘Feeding the Bronx’
Edible Geography
January, 12, 2010
CUP has created an awesome video that explores some of the economic and consumer forces that create the South Bronx foodscape.
‘Bodega Down Bronx’
Design Observer
January, 7, 2010
Like all CUP projects Bodega Down Bronx is inspired by the conviction that cities and their complex systems and politics can be made legible and transparent.
‘Students Investigate Local Issues Through Service Learning’
edutopia
August, 3, 2009
“That was one of the toughest interviews I’ve had in a long time,” the pastor tells the group after the hour-long interview.
‘Looking 21 Years Ahead’
Canarsie Courier
January, 7, 2009
Fillmore Real Estates’ Vice President told the students of his visions for the nearby Spring Creek Houses neighborhood.
‘The Internet is Serious Business’
Manhattan Neighborhood Network
September, 30, 2008
Takes what could easily be a snooze-fest – an examination of Internet access, the “digital divide” and technology governance issues – and whips them into an entertaining and informative mix that is truly all ages.
