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There’s nothing I love more than when design and activism collide, so I was immediately excited about getting our designers involved in the Storm Inlet Painting Project here in downtown Sioux Falls.

Designers are equipped with incredible tools—skills that can be used to shape everyday experiences, improve the way we interact with our surroundings, and even share new perspectives. Each of these translates strongly to making an impact in your community. And the best part? You don’t even need permission!

Here are a few ideas for designers looking to lend their talents to a worthy cause.

My idea of a dream job: somewhere you can come and go as you please and pick back up at home, a coffee shop, co-working space, or even another city.

The day I started at Lemonly, my dream became a reality! If you’ve read any of our previous posts about our company’s culture, you probably know working remotely is a perk shared by project managers, copywriters, developers, and designers alike. In fact, two of my fellow designers live in beautiful Vancouver, so they are remote 40 hours per week, every week.

I’ve always been interested in using a drawing tablet, but after borrowing my friend’s tablet in college, I decided it wasn’t worth the learning curve. I didn’t feel as though I could control the tablet as well as a mouse, nor was it as responsive. Seven years later, I found myself illustrating for most of my day with only a mouse and I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to try a drawing tablet again. Luckily, I didn’t have to wonder for long, because Lemonly just so happened to purchase a new Wacom tablet.

Exposure Gallery and Studios celebrated its fourth annual South Dakota Design Show led by owner, curator, and my husband, Zach DeBoer. Zach loves Sioux Falls more than anyone I’ve ever met, so when he opened his own gallery four years ago, he was determined to find a way to showcase his two passions: Sioux Falls and design. Thus the Design Sioux Falls/Greetings from South Dakota show series was born.