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**Design for the Other 90%' at the Cooper Hewitt Museum**

 * 'Design for the Other 90%' at [] is an exhibition showing low-cost design solutions for the 5.8 billion living in poverty, and analyzes thirty humanitarian design projects, which address basic needs in the areas of shelter, health, water, education, energy and transport.

The web site for this exhibition won a Webby - one of the highest honours on the web - for its groundbreaking design and content.

If you would like to see this exhibition in person, it will be on at OCAD, 100 McCaul Street, Level 2 (Subway station St. Patrick) until January 25th.**

//**Tutorial Question:**//
//Choose a country on the web site's map, and read through the description of the products designed for that country. List five characteristics of socially responsible product design.//

**Response:**

 * Improve overall Healthcare to all citizens
 * Bridges non-physical divides between individuals like the digital divide
 * Encourages responsble economic growth rather then exploiting poorer developing regions
 * Enhance the quality and broaden the equality of education
 * Prevents degradation of environments