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Social Design

For the past century, the design industry has commodified society; to be useful in the climate crisis, it must undo that harm. These entries help you develop a socially driven idea of design.

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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)

Numbered silhouettes of three people standing in a group, implying they lack a voice.

Putting the social back in media

🍄 Growth Imperatives, No. 16

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?

Typography that says, "culture is key."

Power, Politics, and Climate Change

🍄 Growth Imperatives, No. 14

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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.

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What’s driving design culture?

Even if design drives culture, we have to ask, "Who's at the wheel? And where are they driving to?"

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