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Long-form Otherwise editorials exploring design, ethics, ecology, and the role designers play in climate action.

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Pragmatic to a fault

How a lack of narrative stunts the growth of the climate movement and liberal American politics in the 21st century. (+ resources)

Thinking beyond the 20th century’s reductive design methods

Thinking beyond the 20th century’s reductive design methods

We've entered the "find out" phase of the "fuck around and find out" climate cycle. Will that force a change to long-entrenched design methods?

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A new metric for design beyond ‘growth’

What is “degrowth,” and how can it influence design?

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Friction is a reminder

Much of the design industry's work is centered on making life as simple as possible, but what happens when that idea is taken too far?

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Crossing design’s climate skill chasm

The tools, mindsets, and actions that got us here won't get us there.

A woman set in a 'solarpunk' future creates artificial rain for her garden.

Does ‘climate branding’ miss the bigger picture of systems change?

This sub-category in branding acts like FlexTape on the ruptured water tank of climate change.

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Do we really need to learn about the climate crisis? We’re just designers, after all.

In the design industry, the climate crisis seems like a spectator sport. How can reimagining our arms-length relationship with it help push us toward action?

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How can design be "inspired by nature" without greenwashing?

While biomimicry is a step in the right direction, do we misunderstand what parts of nature we’re supposed to mimic?

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