With the pandemic having a negative effect on prenatal care, this concept design project presents ways expecting parents might be better supported through pregnancy bit.ly/3kwvnlV
Tijuana and San Diego will be the first joint holders of the World Design Capital title in 2024 - here's what the two cities plan to do during the year bit.ly/3qre7SX
The story behind the Federal Design Improvement Program - which produced iconic logos like the NASA Worm - is explored in new zine from @LogoArchive and @standardsmanualbit.ly/31WxKbl
Next up is climate academic Kevin Anderson, who stresses “retrofit, repair, reuse and repurpose” is far more important than “new design”. #DesignForPlanet
Day two of #DesignForPlanet — Leonie Bell, director of @VADundee, kicks off with a talk on championing “diverse, dynamic and democratic” design. Follow today’s action here and on the website.
Kicking off #DesignforPlanet this afternoon is @mrmacleod, talking about consumer offboarding and how designers should be thinking about what happens to their products at the end of its life - what he calls “endineering”
In a chat with economist Kate Raworth, architect and designer Indy Johar says “we can’t built new things without remaking ourselves”. For this reason, he says designers need to look at how their operations function — from payment structures to brief questioning.
Design Week is in Scotland this week on the ground with the Design Council — first up is the Binn Ecopark, where @tmsophie is leading a talk on waste and design #DesignforPlanet