Hey Climate Designers, As we enter 2026, we are reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re going. For those who might be new here, we’d like to take a moment to re-introduce ourselves. We launched in 2019 with a mission to empower designers to learn, connect, and act on climate. We bring all design disciplines together with the goal of fundamentally reshaping the design industry to put climate at the core of every designer’s work. Over the years we've run virtual summits, in-person design...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hey Climate Designers, As we close out 2025, this message is a short one. This year has hit every region of the world differently, but for many it has been a time of upheaval and change. Traditionally winter was a time of quiet, recuperation, and preparation for the year ahead. These natural cycles are difficult to honor in our current paradigm, but there is much value in creating the spaciousness needed to reflect and make thoughtful intentions for the year to come. Or to simply do nothing....
2 months ago • 5 min read
Hey Climate Designers, Before getting into this month's issue, this is your friendly reminder that we are 100% volunteer-led and operate on a shoestring. We are running a fundraiser right now to cover our modest costs for the year and are almost 50% of the way there. Help us get to 100% so we can continue doing what we do. As our thanks, one-time donors of $50+ and monthly donors of $5+ will receive a copy of the Field Guide to Climate Design ebook (more on it below), access to members-only...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Hey Climate Designers, Before getting into this month's issue, this is your friendly reminder that we are 100% volunteer-led and operate on a shoestring. Donations are what keep the lights on for this organization, and we could use your help. If you value the work we do, the best way to support us is with a recurring donation, however small. Support Our Work Material Matters Some of our extended community had a hand in the CDCMo Circular Design for Climate Mobilization exhibit in New York...
4 months ago • 7 min read
Hey Climate Designers, Imagine a world where every designer working on climate has access to the collective wisdom of everyone who came before them. The designer trying to justify higher upfront costs for regenerative materials? Someone else just perfected that pitch. The freelancer wondering how to price for sustainable options? There's a designer who figured out that model. The studio leader trying to shift company culture toward climate priorities? Another leader navigated that...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Climate Designers, Hope everyone had a good summer ☀️. We’re getting back into the swing of things, and before getting into this month’s feature on solarpunk we have some exciting announcements. First, our online meetups are back! We have one for Design Educators coming up this week on August 28th, and one for our Global Community on October 1st. More details below. Secondly, we’re officially fiscally sponsored and can now accept tax-deductible donations. We are 100% volunteer-led and...
6 months ago • 7 min read
Happy Summer! We're skipping next month’s newsletter as things slow down for the season. You’ll hear from us again at the end of August with some exciting new offerings - we’re relaunching our online events come fall! Since the beginning, our virtual events have been an important part of the organization as a way to build our global community. Over the years, we produced many one-off events, experimenting with a variety of formats. One of those experiments was a two-week summit back in 2021....
8 months ago • 5 min read
Thoughts on Climate Resilience This month we’re trying something a little different with a themed newsletter. Given recent natural disasters in the US and around the world, the topic of climate resiliency has been on our minds. Climate resilience allows us to prepare, plan, absorb, recover, and more successfully adapt to disruptions due to human-caused climate breakdown. The impacts will show up differently in every neighborhood, which means each of us needs to understand specific risks and...
9 months ago • 5 min read
Climate Month Event Takeaways Community Spotlight It’s been a busy month for many of us here at Climate Designers between Earth Month, Los Angeles Climate Week, and San Francisco Climate Week. The central Climate Designers team hosted a few events, as well as many of our Chapters in other regions and cities. Here are some highlights from our collective events this month, plus check out the new podcast season from our partner project Climify. Marc & Rachel’s Thinknado session during LA Climate...
10 months ago • 6 min read