DesignDeclaresIreland
Design Declares is a growing group of designers, design studios, agencies and institutions here to declare a climate and ecological emergency. As part of the global declaration movement, we commit to harnessing the tools of our industry to reimagine, rebuild and heal our world.
This is Breakdown
The science is settled. We are in an emergency of climate and nature. The world is past breaking point; the breakdown has begun.
8 Acts of Emergency
What does it take to Declare? It’s accepting we are in an emergency of climate and nature, and a commitment to do something about it. Here are eight places to start:
1Sound the Alarm
Acknowledge and raise awareness of the climate and ecological crisis - including its roots in systems of oppression - in our organisations and our practice.
2Start the Journey
Invest in educating ourselves and our teams on methods of sustainable and regenerative design, and show leadership by making measurable change to our practice. The Design Declares Toolkit is a great place to start.
3Bring Clients with Us
Meaningfully consider environmental and social impacts as part of every pitch, proposal and production process. Not every design output will be carbon neutral or fully climate friendly, but every project is an opportunity to make real progress.
4Measure What We Make
Measure the environmental and social impact of our businesses and design projects, and hold ourselves to account for what we find out.
5Redefine ‘Good’
Encourage, recognise and reward sustainable and regenerative design excellence in our industry through media and awards.
6Educate, Accelerate
Build and foster intra- and cross-discipline knowledge networks to share tools, resources and best practice to accelerate progress in our industry.
7Design for Justice
Create with and for the people who are disproportionately affected both by climate change and by the transition to a lower-carbon world.
8Amplify Voices for Change
Enable systemic change by working alongside policymakers, campaigners, ecologists, scientists, activists and others to strengthen local and national movements for change.
Declare Emergency Now
Design Declares is open to individuals and institutions working in industrial, digital, graphic, communication and service design. To declare here, you must be a company with an office in Ireland employing at least one full-time designer. We also welcome declarations from practising freelance designers who are registered as self-employed in Ireland, and global supporters from other countries. All declarations will be named and published on this site.
The Design Declares Newsletter and Toolkit
Subscribe to the Design Declares Ireland newsletter to receive the latest news and updates. By signing up you will also gain access to The Design Declares Toolkit, a live and evolving Notion site co-created with our community. It is filled with the latest resources and methods to help you on your journey to climate-positive design.
Every signatory to Design Declares will receive an access link to the Toolkit. If you are unable to declare emergency quite yet, you can still access the Toolkit - just register below.
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Aaron O'NeillAbigail SmithAlanna CampbellAlessandra RavidaAlkameeAlphabet SoupAnastasiia ChornaBabelfísBillion StudioBradley: The Brand AgencyBren ByrneBrian MorganCaioCairennCapulet and montagueCarlos GarciaChapterChart Design StudioCiara Broujos DesignCiara LaydenCiara WadeCircular Design InstituteClaire DillonClaire DillonClare LynchClaudia FiniClaudine CurranClaudine Leonard DesignCliodhna RyanConor FloodConor Nolanconsider it designContext StudioCREWCróna ConnollyCUBE DesignDamian SherlockDan EamesDanielle DeveneyDanielle TownsendDavid WallDéanta StudioDeclan BehanDesign for Sustinability & Circular Economies Certificate at Limerick School of Art & Design , TUSDesign NotionsDesign PartnersDetail Design StudioDigital Factory at ESBDisco MilkDuanna Taylor RooneyEach&OtherÉilís MurphyÉimear O'SullivanEmberlightEmi DalyEmma NolanFUSE Graphic Design LtdGlobal Creative at Johnson ControlsGood As GoldGraceGraphic Design [+] at IADTGraphic Design Communication at LSAD at TUSGriffith College DesignImage NowImage NowImagine LabImanIngrid SmythInstitute of Designers IrelandIsabel StauntonJamie WhelanJeffers & SonsJoan EllisonJohanna LegnarJohn ConnollyJohn ConnollyKacper JaroszynskiKalil DunneKanupriya JamwalKarl SmythKarl ToomeyKate BranganKaty May O’SullivanLandsLara HanlonLisa ZimmermannLucy BowenLuke McLaughlinM-COMAKERMallory FryeMargueriteMarie GordonMarino SoftwareMeghan ClaphamMelvin Jayson C. OgbaluMichelle UrbanNeworldOlivia humphreysOn The DotOpen StudioOutburst DesignPathPatrick FeeneyPaula McEnteePenhouse DesignPeter Sheehan StudioPiquantPixelpodPOND StudiosPortion CollaborativePost StudioProf Dip and MA Service Design team at National College of Art and DesignPublic Design Lab at IADTRaluca TurcanasuRebecca WrightRebecca WrightRed DogRichard WhittyRIFORMA collectiveRóisín JordanRoss HarringtonRuairí CrawleySadhbh MurphySasha Sykes StudioSelf employed - Nichola Wolfe.comSerena ChilleShane CaseySharon MaxwellSLMDSo StudioSorcha FitzgeraldStudio KosmosStudio SaolstudiomirSusan CarberrySweet! Graphic DesignThe FactoryThe FACTORYThe Public HouseTHINKHOUSETogether We CreateTreetop StudioUniversity of LimerickUnthinkWes Trumble DesignWilson CreativeWove
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