Design for Democracy: increasing participation in the civic experience
Design for Democracy increases civic participation by making the experience clearer, more understandable, easier to accomplish and more trustworthy.
Design and social research professionals collaborate to enable compelling, efficient and trust-building experiences between government and the governed.
On a nonprofit basis, Design for Democracy offers consultation services to federal, state and local government agencies by developing models and prototypes to address large and small civic communication or industrial design problems. We consult with groups who work with government agencies in order to institutionalize design standards.
Design for Democracy helps government agencies find either national or local professional designers and researchers within its membership, who, on a for-hire basis, will test and implement designs.
Design for Democracy is a strategic program of AIGA, the professional association for design, and UPA, the Usability Professionals’ Association.
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