PublicLegalDesign is a holistic, transdisciplinary approach that shapes the legal landscape by applying design methodologies to make the law more accessible and just.

This approach improves systemic issues by integrating both legal expertise and design methodology into the law through public institutions, bridging these worlds together.

PublicLegalDesign seeks to identify what is not working, understand what needs to change, and implement design-driven interventions to transform how governments and public institutions serve people and uphold human rights. At its core, PublicLegalDesign designs the future of law—a future where people feel seen and heard by public institutions.

PublicLegalDesign enhances the skillset of those who are willing to serve the public, especially public and legal practitioners within institutions and beyond.

We work with public institutions to redesign processes and services with the needs of the public in mind;

We work with NGOs, both nationally and internationally, to utilize the law as a lever for justice through the use of design methodologies;

We work with universities to teach the next generation of public designers to implement design methodologies in their endeavors to make the law more just.

Everyone who is interested in transforming the legal landscape!

PublicLegalDesign has worked with legal designers, public servants, public institutions, universities, and NGOs.

PublicLegalDesign is for all who want to dive deeper into our practice to build a more just legal system.

PublicLegalDesign is transdisciplinary in nature. It operates at the intersection of three traditionally separate domains: the public, the law, and design.

Within this intersection lies an often unrecognized “design space” where collaboration is essential. Expertise is not limited to legal scholars or institutional actors; it also resides in the lived experiences of individuals navigating these systems.

PublicLegalDesign challenges the status quo by exploring new and unconventional approaches to law.

If you want to dive deeper into PublicLegalDesign’s work, check out our projects here.