2024
Major Debt — Student Debt Crisis Center
Student debt in America reached a crisis point, and then continued getting worse. Diplomas now come with debt in the five-figure range, and graduates carry that burden – and the undue shame associated with it – for decades. The Student Debt Crisis Center wanted to give those struggling with student debt a voice, so we designed The Major Debt Collection: a line of varsity sweatshirts that did the talking.
The sweatshirts have become a tool to talk about student debt, even if you don't have the mic. As the government met in Washington, DC to debate the country's student debt policy, hundreds of demonstrators wore their numbers proudly on the steps of the Supreme Court, acting as wearable protest signs. They have since appeared on politicians and lawmakers, in government committee hearings, and in major publications.