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Explore 44 award-winning designs tagged Social on DXGN.

Designer: Yiqing Wang and Biru Cao Project Type: Food Waste 3D Printing Tag: Social

FOODres

Foodres AI Printer is a desktop 3D printer that turns food scraps and organic waste into functional crafts. The printer and its mobile application use artificial intelligence and a phone camera to identify materials and match them to printable recipes. Users drop in food waste, then select forms and sizes to print items such as cup holders, coasters and decorative objects. A translucent shell makes the printing process visible, and only two openings and a minimal control panel are provided. The design supports everyday food saving and creative reuse at home.

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Designer: Pak Hei Wang Project Type: Social Playbook Tag: Social

Pocket Spaces

Pocket Spaces is a social intervention guide for high density public housing estates. The design turns narrow corridors and stairwells into shared social spaces. A 12-page portable manual printed on recycled paper leads residents step by step, from spotting neglected areas to building simple modular units. Assembly uses wood collected from community waste, cable ties and simple clamps, so elderly residents and children can complete a unit in 30 minutes without special tools. Pocket Spaces supports spatial autonomy and neighborly bonds in communities facing redevelopment.

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Designer: Shanghai Grand Trade Co.,Ltd. Project Type: Bottle Tag: Social

Aquacendo

Aquacendo is a filtered water bottle with an integrated lighting function. The filter removes 99.99 percent of bacteria, microorganisms and other contaminants. The cap holds a solar powered LED light that shines inward, so the water inside the bottle spreads the light over a wider area. Three lighting modes are offered: low brightness, high brightness and a flashing signal. The cap, handle and bottle body are interchangeable. The bottle is made from recyclable RPET, with silicone and silicone coated parts. Two sizes hold 560 and 915 millilitres.

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Designer: Yard Studio Project Type: City Lounge Station Tag: Social

Yongai E Home

The life in a city is usually fast-paced and self-enclosed. The designer hopes to create a temporary homelike lounge in the city through a lighting box with warmth. The project is a special box located in the city center, serving as a warm light in the city. It provides a home-like rest stop for city workers in busy areas, offering convenient services such as a place for short breaks, drinking water, charging stations, first-aid kits, and various other amenities.

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Designer: XiangXu Project Type: Burn Recovery Pressure System Tag: Social

Chrys

Chrys is a parametric pressure garment designed for pediatric burn recovery. Utilizing a gradient topology lattice structure, the system automatically densifies over scar tissue to deliver a precise therapeutic pressure of 25 mmHg, while maintaining breathability across healthy skin. The design features a modular identity system that separates medical functionality from the aesthetic layer. This enables young patients to customize the garment with interchangeable visual elements, mitigating treatment-related psychological stress through engaging personalization.

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Designer: taichi hirata Project Type: Food Van Tag: Social

Wagon Remodeling

The Japanese stone roasted sweet potato food wagon has long been an important presence in Japan's winters, bringing warmth and gently illuminating the town as night falls. It was reimagined through a contemporary design approach. In Kyoto, where the cityscape features a rhythm of horizontal and vertical elements like lattice windows, it was designed to integrate diagonal elements, adopted for structural reasons, in a way that complements Kyoto's streets as the ground and forms a figure within it.

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Designer: Bruno Oro Project Type: Educational Storybook Tag: Social

Maples Workout

Maples Workout is a childrens storybook that makes rehabilitation engaging and approachable. Through the adventures of Maple, a teddy bear, the narrative addresses the challenges young readers face during medical appointments. With vibrant illustrations and relatable characters, the book educates children about the rehabilitation process. By providing a relatable storyline, it aims to reduce anxiety and foster a positive mindset, enhancing children's experiences in healthcare settings while promoting understanding and cooperation during rehabilitation.

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Designer: Linkup ST Project Type: Social Design Tag: Social

Safetravy

Safetravy is a travel safety application designed for international travelers. The application presents an interactive, color-coded world map showing social issues, medical status and entry requirements by country. Conflict reports, social updates and personalized alerts are delivered through the same map interface. Clear visuals and simple language support accessibility, while a responsive layout allows use across devices. A layered information system organizes global social data, so travelers can navigate by a specific concern and prepare before departure.

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Designer: Udem Universidad de Monterrey Project Type: Recipe Book Tag: Social

Food Into Opportunities

Food Into Opportunities is a recipe book created to help households reduce food waste. The book is addressed to women aged 30 to 60. A hybrid format combines the printed book with digital content shared on social media platforms. The first edition focuses on fruits and vegetables and explains how to use them at different stages of ripeness. Storage advice and seasonal recipes support the full use of each ingredient. The standard letter size, hardcover binding and sewn pages suit frequent use in the kitchen.

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Designer: Eisuke Tachikawa Project Type: A Website with Open Designs for Survival Tag: Social

Olive

Olive is a wiki site that gathers and shares practical knowledge during a disaster. The project was named Olive, derived from the letter O (an emblem of the Japanese national flag) + Live (to live on). Ideas were quickly gathered with help from worldwide, on how to build necessities to survive in affected areas without the supplies. It achieved over one million page views within three weeks. It is still expanding today as a database of disaster countermeasures using collective intelligence.

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Designer: Yana Okoliyska Project Type: Print Ad Tag: Social

Not Always Fun

The ad campaign aims to raise awareness about Harlequin syndrome. This is a syndrome affecting the autonomic nervous system and is associated with absence of sweating and flushing of skin on one side of the face. The agency developed key visual illustrations which are based on the juxtaposition of the different representations of harlequin aiming to shed light on the disparity between the comical representation of the character and the reality of living with Harlequin syndrome, emphasizing the need for greater understanding and awareness of the condition.

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Designer: Junsoo Choi Project Type: Subway Pass Tag: Social

Jinaga

Jinaga is a contactless subway pass system created for passengers with disabilities and for elderly passengers. The system consists of a small key fob, worn as a necklace, and a module attached to the ticket gate. The gate opens automatically when a passenger carrying the key fob passes through, so card tagging is not needed. Recognition uses low frequency and radio frequency signals, in the manner of a car smart key, which limits reading errors. The attachable module upgrades a regular ticket gate to a smart pass gate, and passenger information is sent to the station office.

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