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Imagination Builds Power

Review of Re:Imagining Change, 2nd edition, by Patrick Reinsborough and Doyle Canning #BlackLivesMatter, #HealthyHoods, #NoDAPL, #WaterIsLife, #NoBanNoWall, #SanctuaryForAll These are hashtags that have transcended memes to become movements. They are words and images that have emerged into everyday news and
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October 29, 2017 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Client Resources, Messaging and Strategy

No Ban / No Wall / Sanctuary For All

The fight to oppose Trump’s racist agenda continues. These posters were used in the SFO airport actions against the Muslim ban, and line shop and home windows. Feel free to download the images here to use in your own campaigns
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January 28, 2017 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Client Resources, Events & Updates

Put Your Reports Online

A well researched and written report — whether to make policy recommendations, or your annual report — deserves to be well designed and have a solid distribution plan for greatest impact. There are several ways to distribute your report, especially
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June 8, 2016 | By sarah | Categories: Client Resources

The Importance of Design for Your Copy Writing Weds. Presentation

1. Before and After – from plain text to a designed piece 2. This layout shows many design elements that a writer can consider when writing. What pieces of information are important for the skimmer to take away from the
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March 4, 2014 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Design Styles & Samples, Print Resources

The Loving Tension Between Writers and Designers

How many times has a copywriter bemoaned that designers always say there’s too much text? How many time does the designer beg the editor to cut more text? How can we come to a perfect harmony? Graphic design should make
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February 16, 2014 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Case Studies, Design Styles & Samples, Print Resources

Design Action Infographics

We think of an infographic in three levels depending on the goals of the specific campaign. Some images need to add context to data or factoids through associated visuals/graphics. For instance, this ROC infographic presents key findings from a report
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September 16, 2013 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Case Studies, Design Styles & Samples, News, Print Resources

Appealing designs for Appeals! (and other fundraising materials)

It’s getting to be that time of year… what I like to call Fundraising Season. Time for special events, end-of-year mailings, newsletters, and thinking about the annual report. To get your fundraising juices going, we wanted to show you some
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August 13, 2013 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Case Studies, Design Styles & Samples, Print Resources

Why Use Open Source Software?

What is Open Source? Open source software is any computer software, generally developed as a public collaboration, whose source code is made freely available. At Design Action Collective, we use two open source content management systems to power the websites
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June 11, 2013 | By Design Action Collective | Categories: Client Resources, Content Management Systems, Web Resources

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