An event not to be missed, a duo of new work and the pursuit of global aid
From gaining recognition for our 2023 Impact Report, to highlighting two new pieces of work, we used the sunny month of May to prepare for what’s to come in June…
⏰ Short on time? Here’s the nutshell…
🌟 Our 2023 Impact Report has received an honourable mention from awwwards!
🇮🇳 We launched our case study with Journey of Objects.
📍 Design Declares are having their first in-person event on June 14th 2024 at Yorkton Workshops in London - join us!
🇵🇸 Instant Aid’s timeline goes public with an interim website.
Our 2023 Impact Report has received an honourable mention from awwwards!
The Driftime® 2023 Impact Report has been recognised for its explorative digital design and in-house development by awwwards.
Our 2023 Impact Report was an exploration into digital creativity, authentic accountability, and an exercise in experimenting with how we share our impact. Judged by the awwwards jury, a collection of expert digital creatives, designers, developers, and agencies from all over the world who have demonstrated their talent and experience in the field of digital design, we were officially recognised with honours for our work. Through rigorous examination into digital platforms, they assess and carefully score the projects that are shared with awwwards, recognising outstanding creativity across the glorious expanse of the world wide web. We’re chuffed to be included in their latest cohort!
Read our write-up on our awwwards honours →
The meeting place of journalism and commerce.
From editorial magazine to digital marketplace, last year Driftime® worked with Journey of Objects – the first marketplace in India aiming to keep the crafts industry alive through journalism.
Over the last decade, the crafts industry in India has been slowly declining. Livelihoods and traditions have been continually at risk with the rapid rate of globalisation. Through journalism, fashion, and advocating stories around craft, Journey of Objects aims to create the first Indian marketplace to champion the industry and set new standards of trade and support.
Although in it’s early days, Journey of Objects goal is to continually support livelihoods of crafts people, providing them a platform to showcase their work, establish designer profiles, gain exposure to wider markets through journalism and be fairly compensated through improved trade practices.
Join the first in-person Design Declares event!
Join Design Declares at Yorkton Workshops for an afternoon of talks and workshops, exploring our role in the development of products and services and we can make a positive planetary impact.
Join Design Declares in London this June to exchange ideas on design, climate, and how rethinking our role could change the landscape of the design industry. This in-person event will bring together designers from all backgrounds to share ideas, collaborate, and learn from each other. Connect with like-minded people, be inspired with words from Leyla Acaroglu, Tom Lloyd, Jon Alexander, Priya Prakash, hear from the Design Council, and turn thoughts to actions in good company!
📆 Friday 14th June 2024
⏰ 13:30 - 19:00 BST
📍 Yorkton Workshops
Grab your ticket to the event here! →
Immediate care and lasting impact from Ukraine to Afghanistan.
Our partnership with Instant Aid kicks off with an interim website, showcasing their efforts from 2014 onwards.
Instant Aid have been busy since their inception in 2014. With the pressing issues in Gaza and around the world, their support is needed now more than ever. Instant Aid are the first responders in conflict areas and natural disasters, focused on children's rights and driven by their fierce commitment to making a better, safer world even in the face of crisis.
As we embark on our partnership and empower them with their digital presence, we’ve launched an interim website (whilst we work on something bigger) to showcase a timeline of the incredible work they’ve done to date.
Learn more about Instant Aid here →
📍 Monthly picks from the Drifteam…
✍️ Kenny whipped out his digital notebook with Solomon, an online journaling app that encourages personalised decision making and self-guidance.
👽 Ed got serious with his online browsing using Wipr, the app that blocks all ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, EU cookies and GDPR notices so you can focus on the content that matters to you.
🌐 Elsa searched her heart out with udm=14, the “disenshittification Konami code” that removes AI extras from google’s search functionality.
🧭 Holly discovered her local air quality from Address Pollution, a free public interest resource with accurate pollution data across every major town and city across the UK.
👋 Interested in working together? We’re now booking select partnerships for July and August 2024 and beyond. Let’s keep the conversation going… Contact Us →