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Category Archives: Design Consciousness
Redefining Design | AIGA Fellow Interview
Frames from a short film introducing the Sea Change Design Institute founded by Lauralee Alben. Lauralee Alben is now part of a remarkable circle of design luminaries recognized as AIGA Fellows. Bonnie DeVarco’s astute and insightful interview covers the arc of Lauralee’s career and the pinnacle moments that shaped the soul of her life’s work.
Also posted in Design, Evolutionary Potential, Transformation
Tagged AIGA, Design Being, Design Consciousness
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Fire, Ice, Prophesy
In the Medieval Old Norse poem,“Völuspá,” the god Odin listens to the Völva prophesy the world’s birth, death, and rebirth. 2021 marked a massive eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavík, eclipsed by the most recent one in December 2023. Nine years earlier in Iceland, the Okjökull glacier was declared dead due to climate change. […]
Also posted in Evolutionary Potential, Humanity, Nature, Spirituality, Transformation
Tagged Andri Snær Magnason, Bioneers, climate change, storytelling
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Transforming crisis into consciousness
From within the sanctum of inner transformation, the butterfly effect of each blessed one of us is amplifying the sea change in consciousness that is occurring right now. At this nexus of self, crisis, and life, we can use design as both vessel and revelation to evolve a flourishing world.
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Tagged #ButterflyEffect, #Crisis, #DesignConsciousness
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Design Mastery
When I think of teaching graphic design at Ravensbourne, my thoughts often turn to Geoff White. I remember the moment he gave me an exquisite, original woodblock print of a samurai.
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Tagged Bushidō Code, Design Warrior, Geoff White, Ravensbourne, Samurai, Swiss Design
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Loving the mystery: Mary Oliver’s legacy
I’ve been reflecting deeply on Mary Oliver’s love and mastery of the art of questioning — everything.
What’s at risk? | Part 3: In a new light
What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? At the Blue Mind Summit, Ben Thwaits showed astonishing photographs taken by the at-risk youth who participate in his innovative art and nature-based therapeutic programs at Northwest Passage. This quote by Joanna Macy came to mind: “A heart that breaks open can hold the universe.”
Also posted in Humanity, Nature, Relationship, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Ben Thwaits, Blue Mind, Northwest Passage, Toben LaFrancois
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