Teen Resources

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Teen Resources

Teen Resources offers everything you need to start exploring design or take your interest to the next level. From fun activities you can try at home or with friends to advice from designers on what it’s like to work in design, check back for updates as we release more resources. For current teen workshops and more, visit Teen Programs.

Design Activities

An Atlas of Es Devlin: A Creative Curriculum

A black and white line sketch illustration of three hands drawing in different directions.

Inspired by the ways Devlin sustains and adapts her artistic process, this 8-part curriculum provides resources and exercises designed to foster creative thinking.

Design A zine

A graphic image of a black and white newspaper-zine background. In the center of the page are three people wearing suits. To the left is a dark-skinned man we shirt hair and glasses, wearing a blue suit and holding a paper airplane. In the middle is a light-skinned man with glasses, wearing a red suit and reading a book. To the right is a dark-skinned woman with Long black hair, wearing a green suit and holding a notebook.

Inspired by the way zines have amplified diverse voices, like the voices of the LGBTQ+ community, explore how to craft a zine in celebration of our own identities.

I Saw Your Light and it was Shining: Rest as Resistance

A hand drawn illustration in watercolor of a dark-skinned woman with long braided hair, sleeping in a bed. On top of her is a blue quilt of various geometric and organic prints and patterns.

Design a textile inspired by your lived experience.

Making: Katagami-Inspired Stencils

A photograph of the back of a lilac purple Kimono with a repeating white floral pattern.

Create and use your own nature-inspired stencil.

I Saw Your Light and it was Shining: Activism in Action

A hand-drawn watercolor illustration of three dark-skinned teenagers creating protest posters.

Create a design inspired by a poster that reflects your community or lived experiences.

Design an Activism-Inspired T-shirt

A black and white photograph of a dark-skinned man wearing a white t-shirt with a print across the front of a face and text that reads, “I can’t look at”.

Design a t-shirt to wear and share that is inspired by a cause you care about.

Career Pathways: Advice from Designers

Hear from professional designers across various fields. Discover how they began their careers, gain insights on essential skills and mindsets for aspiring designers, and more. Every designer’s journey is unique! Take the advice that works for you and share it with friends or adults in your life.