Here Are Your Design for Social Impact Honorees for the 2018 Core77 Design Awards

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Core77 announces its Design for Social Impact award winners for 2018. The honorees highlight projects specifically designed to directly benefit social, humanitarian, community or environmental causes.

Examples include: community or environmental impact initiatives, products for underrepresented communities, distribution systems and disaster relief. Read the Entire Article

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