LCD Weekly Issue - 002- Design Slow
Design Slow
🏔️ Words from the mountains
Are you comfortable admitting "I don't know" when asked a specific question? How long do you take to decide or reach a conclusion after encountering a problem? As a professional, I tend to respond quickly to questions or concerns based on my accumulated knowledge and experience. However, speed is often of the essence in today's fast-paced design industry.
Our speedy assumptions might not be the best approach to tackling issues like Climate Change and Social Injustice. To truly understand the multiple perspectives surrounding these challenges, we must explore, ask questions, challenge our beliefs and look at things from different viewpoints. We need to slow down and develop holistic confidence. You need to be comfortable in switching between perspectives of all life forms.
One way to slow down your design work for the better is by following the SLOW Acronym.
S = Start Differently
L = Learn to be uncomfortable
0 = Observe the Ecosystem
W = Wait with decision making
Slowing down your design work feels uncomfortable initially, but it will increase your creativity and help you create a more positive impact with your work.
🐅 LCD in the Wild - Moon Clock
Aluna is an example of a Life-Centered Design project of global unity. It represents a new emerging culture as we learn to understand and care for the Earth and each other, transform our cultures and technologies, and transition to a carbon-balanced, more biodiverse and socially just future.
"Aluna will be the world's largest Moon, and the Tide Clock will be at 0° longitude on the Greenwich Peninsula in 2023. At 40m wide and 13m high, larger than Stonehenge, Aluna's distinct shape is formed of three vast translucent recycled glass rings representing the lunar phase, the lunar day and the tide cycles. The light slowly encircling the piece tracks the waxing and waning of the Moon, its movement across our sky, and the ebbing and flowing of the tidal Thames." - https://alunatime.org/
🪄 Inspiration- Slow Design by Orbyt Studio
Marcis Lokis & Krists Darzins from Orbyt Studio have created a beautiful Slow Design Manifesto. They say this about their way of working :
"At Orbyt, we champion Slow Design - a thoughtful approach emphasizing patience, craftsmanship, and mindful creation. We value the quality and impact of our designs, respecting the time it takes to create something truly enduring. By balancing tradition with technology, we strive to shape a more sustainable, meaningful future for design."
Manifesto
The importance of creativity
Quality over quantity
Craftsmanship and skill
Mindful consumption and creation
Value in Tradition
Respect for time
Aesthetic and function
Inclusive collaboration
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👋 Until next Monday!
Jeroen.
