If You Build It is a movie based in Bertie County, North Carolina. The school district in this area was really struggling so designers Emily and Matt decide to do something about it.
Young kids were struggling in and out of the classroom so Emily and Matt wanted to provide a different kind of classroom for students. They worked hard to open up Studio H, an art studio. At Studio H, high schoolers can experience more hands on art. Not only will they be doing art projects, but they will be learning how to problem solve, use their imagination and keep their minds sharp. According to Emily, Studio H will further these kids education in a not-so-typical way.
The kids completed outstanding projects like creating corn hole boards, chicken coops, built a Farmer's market for the community and helped fix up a house for a family. "Studio H is teaching us to look outside the box," says one of the Studio H students. These kids began to see a bigger picture outside of what they were creating. They were able to come together and bring forth a true sense of community.
Design can be used as a form of advocacy in Bertie County because it allowed the students to transform this rundown community in an attempt to help it thrive. Design is what brought these students together. Design also taught these kids a lifelong lesson and, in ways, turned their lives around.
This movie is a great example of how design advocacy can be successful. Design advocacy is successful when people are motivated to use design to help others and appreciate what is being created around them.
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