Digital design is our past, present, and future.
An ever-evolving digital landscape calls for a dynamic approach to design.
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.
Where solar science meets digital design.
Sunne's solar design has both the function and form to power a bright future. This project saw Kees Bakker design for social change, communicating the shapes and colours of a solar light with sustainable art in mind, and responsible technology in practice.
We've hit a technological nostalgia high.
The early internet youth culture was and is rooted in visual communication; a vast repertoire of icons, logos, characters, and messages forging a path into the technological archives. What can we learn from a history in space, light, and design? Adam Griffiths' project Mobile Mania explores just that.
An AR app giving your old stack of Lego a new lease of life.
Brickit is designed with creativity in mind, using AR technology to re-organise the Lego bricks that are knocking around at the back of the cupboard. Founded by a Danish carpentry workshop in 1932, the legacy of Lego has made it's way into an app with influence by way of design.
Is Earth’s inbox full?
Our digital lives have a hefty environmental impact. Visit Thanks In Advance, a low-energy website spotlighting the consequences of digital hoarding and the ways we can curate an efficient and responsible portfolio.
Noteworthy…
🌿🗣 📽 An on-demand platform designed to showcase the future of our planet. Have access to hundreds of award-winning documentaries on Waterbear — a space to watch, connect, and take action.
🙏📱💡 "We in tech tend to forget the emotional side of design." With a seasonal approach to colour and culture, Danish designer Philip Battin describes Material You as a "personal, accessible, alive, and adaptive" method of digital design.
🔑 🔝💥 Meaningful design is built to last. Milton Glaser's "The Design of Dissent" still rings true today — meme culture and politically driven graphics are here to stay, but what came before, and what will come after?