Your Summer Reading List by WDCD 2022
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From warning gongs to backpack radios
How communities in Indonesia are saving lives with information design
Cinema, and all the things climate can’t change
Josh Fox to speak at WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
Plastic recycling in the Sahara desert
Precious Plastic tackles waste in the Sahrawi Refugee Camps
Fearless fashion on every and any gender
Adebayo Oke-Lawal to speak at WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
A new platform for creatives on the frontline
Stanley Vaganov on the mission and vision behind No Shelter Creatives
On war, peace and the architecture of belonging
Marwa Al-Sabouni to speak at WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
‘Design could transform how things work in government’
Kassim Vera on bridging the gap between design & policy in Jalisco
WDCD Live returns to Amsterdam on 3 June 2022
A one-day festival at the intersection of design, climate action & social justice
SPACE10 POPS UP IN MEXICO CITY
A two-week festival exploring what good design is in today’s climate
What sets a design festival apart in 2022?
5 things we’ve learned from our community
Circular Solutions: a two part docu-series
A showcase of 4 circular Brazilian & Dutch designers
12 Principles for a Feminist Internet
Activists call for a new tech policy based on sustainability, access & care
Four solutions for the climate crisis, animated
Illo Studio and The Nature Conservancy launch punchy new campaign
When innovation meets ancestral materials
What is a designer’s responsibility when working with cultural heritage?
‘We started as entrepreneurs and left as designers’
No Waste Challenge winners present their progress at Demo Day
A Sweatshop’s Worst Nightmare
Blue Tin Production, a radical female-led co-operative
Making, dreaming and healing in circles
Four must-see designs from The Circle Exhibition
5 ways to embed circularity into your creative startup
An interview with Manon Klein from Impact Hub Amsterdam
Planting trees and crossing continents with Pangea Afrikan
The impact of typography on culture and the environment
Clean energy, by and for the people
How community & creativity is helping Europe reach its climate targets
A new way to submit your stories
WDCD now offers paid opportunities for writers
SPACE10 x Ma-tt-er launch residency exploring Mexico’s biomaterials
Open call for a six week residency in Mexico City
How design took shape in 2021
Our top stories of the year, as picked by our readers and editors