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Pupil Design Awards 2022-23: final evaluation report

This evaluation illustrates how the Pupil Design Awards contributes to the pupils’ creative self-efficacy, awareness of real-world issues and pupil and teachers’ design capability, as well as the critical factors supporting teachers to complete projects and how we can make the awards more inclusive.
28 Nov 2023 Aidan Daly
Illustration of a hanging light bulb with a string knot, emitting light, against a bright turquoise background. Simple black lines depict the glow and details of the bulb.
Blog

Sophie Hague: me and my education

Sophie Hague, a 2022 Student Design Award winner, explains how design helped to identify the learning techniques that worked for her.
17 Nov 2023 Sophie Hague
A graduate with blonde hair smiles in the foreground, wearing a black cap and gown with a maroon trim. Several other graduates are seated in the background, dressed similarly, inside a graduation ceremony venue.
Blog

‘Forgotten Heroes’ – how pupil designers created a national remembrance campaign

Falinge Park High School in Rochdale, UK responded to the RSA’s ‘Local Community’ Design brief with a campaign exploring and celebrating the contributions of Black and Asian soldiers in World War II – creating a lasting legacy and learning outcomes for pupils across the North-West.
9 Nov 2023 Deborah Davidson, Simon De Courcey
A group of students stands in a room, with some seated in the foreground. One student in a purple shirt and black jacket is speaking. They are in front of a drum set and a cross is visible on the wall.
Feature

Century of innovation

The Student Design Awards celebrate 100 successful years supporting visionary products.
4 Sep 2023 Anton Howes, Anna Markland
Collage of three images: people looking at photographs on a table, a group of four people smiling and holding drinks near a tall table, and two individuals arranging colorful cards on a table.
Feature

Survive and thrive

Dame Jo da Silva talks about resilience as a new frontier for design that can help communities to respond and adapt to an uncertain future.
4 Sep 2023 Jo da Silva DBE RDI
A whimsical illustration depicts gnome-like creatures in an imaginative village with unique structures. The scene features bubble-like habitats, curved tunnels, and ladders, all in a palette of orange and white with dynamic activity throughout.
Blog

Open RSA knowledge standards

After investigating ‘knowledge commons’, we’re introducing our open RSA standards and what they mean for our practice, products and processes.
1 Aug 2023 Alessandra Tombazzi, Tom Kenyon
The image shows a modern building facade with an open space revealing multiple staircases. Green plants cascade down the sides, adding a natural element to the structure's sleek, industrial design.
News

Student Design Awards 2023: meet the shortlist

The RSA Student Design Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced. Across nine briefs, 70 students are working to bring positive social change to people, place and planet.
9 May 2023 Aoife O’Doherty
A colorful collage of various images, including a baby eating from a jar, a digital illustration of people, a vibrant market scene, and abstract geometric shapes. The arrangement is scattered across a black background.