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Can ChatGPT solve the climate crisis?
Can ChatGPT solve the climate crisis?
With the ever advancing complexity of AIs we thought why not challenge one of them? We asked the most popular chatbot on the market…
Design Council
Jul 27
How can we use AR to design a future eco-city?
How can we use AR to design a future eco-city?
Wild Streets is a technology innovator who have an augmented reality app that allows anyone to co-design the green cities of the future
Design Council
Jul 26
How the ‘Barbie’ movie has leveraged AI and design to become a pop culture powerhouse
How the ‘Barbie’ movie has leveraged AI and design to become a pop culture powerhouse
You can’t escape this pink, plastic and fantastic trend — after all, it’s a Barbie world and we’re just living in it
Design Council
Jul 24
Back to the future: Design for Planet’s new/old look
Back to the future: Design for Planet’s new/old look
We wanted to put our best design foot forward for our planet centric message
Design Council
Jun 12
Accessibility in online co-creation — exploring the current state of play
Accessibility in online co-creation — exploring the current state of play
The design world is going through a moment of rapid transformation
Design Council
Jun 10
Design, designers and climate agency
Design, designers and climate agency
For the Milan Design Week 2023, the Design Council collaborated with Laura Ferrarello to curate a panel discussion on climate agency
Design Council
Jun 8
Growing a surfboard out of mushrooms
Growing a surfboard out of mushrooms
The Design Council interviewed Steve Davies who is pioneering a new kind of eco-surfboard
Design Council
Jun 6
How to: Design for Planet
How to: Design for Planet
Addressing the climate crisis will require all of design’s creative skill and collaborative spirit
Design Council
Jun 2
The Double Diamond design process — still fit for purpose?
The Double Diamond design process — still fit for purpose?
Richard Eisermann discusses the development of the design process
Design Council
May 11
20 years of building on the Double Diamond
20 years of building on the Double Diamond
I do fundamentally believe that designers and good design have the power to transform lives and the health of our planet
Design Council
May 9
Community gardens, cycling and purposeful housing — 3 inspirational projects for World Design Day
Community gardens, cycling and purposeful housing — 3 inspirational projects for World Design Day
Design Council Experts highlight local and international projects they feel passionate about
Design Council
Apr 27
Raising the bar, one hemline at a time: How Mary Quant’s designs shaped the sixties
Raising the bar, one hemline at a time: How Mary Quant’s designs shaped the sixties
British fashion designer, Mary Quant, was a trailblazer who left an indelible mark on the world of fashion and design from the 1960s…
Design Council
Apr 27
In search of planet Earth at Milan Design Week
In search of planet Earth at Milan Design Week
The inspiring projects and voices speaking up for mother nature
Design Council
Apr 21
In search of planet earth at Milan Design Week
In search of planet earth at Milan Design Week
The inspiring projects and voices speaking up for mother nature.
Laura Casali
Apr 21
Five ways to design a circular community
Five ways to design a circular community
We want to show that it is possible for us all to think in new ways about how and why we design…and so contribute to new forms of community
Design Council
Mar 15
A sustainable Red Nose: Design’s role with Comic Relief
A sustainable Red Nose: Design’s role with Comic Relief
How can a ‘just world free from poverty’ be achieved, and what role does design play in delivering it?
Design Council
Mar 15
The women saving the planet through biodesign
The women saving the planet through biodesign
To celebrate International Women’s Day, CDO Alexandra Dechamps-Sonsino investigates the unusually female-led field of biodesign
Design Council
Mar 7
Creating climate conscious branding
Creating climate conscious branding
With a long legacy, in a future looking sector, we have a unique story to tell and so have gone on a journey to update our visual branding
Design Council
Feb 28
Ways of designing: A reflection on strategic and systemic design
Ways of designing: A reflection on strategic and systemic design
In the last few years, strategic design, and systemic design have started attracting a lot of attention in design communities and beyond
Design Council
Feb 23
Designing for a radical transformation
Designing for a radical transformation
We speak to a panel of our Design Council Experts about what radical transformations the design sector needs to consider
Design Council
Feb 8
Revolutionising the fashion industry
Revolutionising the fashion industry
The fashion industry is estimated to contribute between 2–8%, at an average of 4%, of annual global carbon emissions
Design Council
Jan 26
Dame Vivienne Westwood, the fashionable activist
Dame Vivienne Westwood, the fashionable activist
Artist, activist, rebel, gardener, vegetarian and undisputed queen of British fashion
Design Council
Jan 24
Designing your climate action
Designing your climate action
Design is almost always about action. Something is planned, scoped, then made in almost all design projects
Design Council
Dec 15, 2022
Introduction to Organisational Design
Introduction to Organisational Design
What can designers learn about organisations to inform their own design practice and key concepts through organisational design theory?
Design Council
Jul 28, 2022
Design for Planet with AI and data
Design for Planet with AI and data
What role can data capture, analysis, and visualisation play in addressing the big challenges we face, such as the climate and…
Design Council
Jul 26, 2022
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