These designs also represent the culmination of an outstanding collaboration between Art Center and two other leading Pasadena based institutions that are helping our children to craft a culture for peace: the Western Justice Center Foundation (WJCF), and Pacific Oaks College and Children’s School. We would also like to acknowledge the wonderful contributions of Heather Emerson, who acted as teaching assistant for the class. Igor embraced the complexity of this topic as an opportunity to engage his class in a true process of discovery, and instilled his inspiration among all of us. The personal journey of each student as they addressed this challenging topic was inspired, every step of the way, by the energy and commitment of their instructor, Igor Burt, a leading member of our Product Design faculty. We celebrate these compelling projects and the boundless creativity of those who made them: ArtCenter College of Design students in the Spring 2004 Product Design 3 Class, endorsed by our social and humanitarian College-wide initiative, Designmatters at ArtCenter. Reflecting unique ingenuity and thought, the nine new products documented herein amuse and entertain - and in so doing, also teach, comfort, and help children to successfully cope with conflict. This publication highlights the essential role of design in enabling toys and games to become tools for peaceful conflict resolution at the hands of children. Yet conflict can also foster a powerful, transformative journey when we are equipped to resolve it with a positive outcome. Conflict is at the root of human nature, and an aspect of all social relationships.
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