Bridging digital with physical and bringing design from the inside, out.
The medium of design can be used in interesting ways to better our environment, alongside the people who want the best for it.
Welcome to the Driftime® Desk, a newsletter for the latest happenings, thoughts, finds, and vibes from the better parts of human nature through the lens of design.
A multi-sensory place-making and AR learning app has made it's way to Thamesmead, South London to uncover the hidden gems of the area.
Meet Tump 53, an interactive platform developed collaboratively with young people to help them learn about their surroundings. Using audio, visuals, and custom AR technology, Thamesmead's five lakes, seven kilometres of canals, and 240 hectares of green parks are being made the most of by way of digital design.
How can digital twins of buildings and cities play a part in the charge against climate change?
Impact driven design can lead to real environmental shifts. Enter "digital twins", an innovative approach to repositioning our view of green cities into something we can practically have influence over.
Strategy, brand, and design for a park town centred on the success and happiness of our communities.
The Brent Cross Town has the ambition to overcome physical and mental health challenges, community disconnection, and the climate crisis. Communicating through a rich visual language and digital narrative, the reinvention of a park town is set to recalibrate our collective eco-outlook.
What can a low impact website look like?
With the vision to minimise impact on the environment, Organic Basics has developed a low-impact version of their original website replete with an eco-manifesto and a muted colour palette. As an added bonus, they've made the source code publicly available on Github.
Noteworthy
🎨 🗣 💻 Join the community for LGBTQ+ designers. A space for queer designers to recognise and uplift their contributions to the design industry.
🤖 💥 💡 CRTA, a regional centre of excellence for robotic technology has a new visual identity created by way of AI. In Croatian, the word "CRTA" means "line", a concept developed into a fresh and dynamic digital narrative.
🍽 🔝 ✨ Designing an animated "kinetic poem". A stock footage platform with an ever growing catalogue of photos and images has a new aesthetic.