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This fall, Deem returns to Chicago with our third live symposium:
Designing for Dignity 03: A Convening of Possibilities
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Deem Journal Issue Five, “Climate Realities and Responses” is out now
In “Issue Five, Climate Realities and Responses,” we reflect on the biggest design challenge of all: the climate crisis and its compounding reverberations.
Design as Social Practice
Design is the process of adding value.
Design is a fundamental shared experience.
Design is everywhere.
Beyond Crisis:
Finding Beauty and Purpose in the Climate Future
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
in conversation with Mark Chambers
Deem Audio podcasts
Deem Audio is an exploratory approach
to audio interviews, oral histories, and
storytelling. This includes an ongoing
series of podcast programs exploring
topics of design at the intersection of
critical social issues.
Deem¹ creates space for vital and transformative conversations.
Deem Journal² is our annual print publication. Our editorial approach highlights a multitude of voices, beyond traditional industry gatekeepers, to engage in dialogue about design futures. Our community of contributors and readers spans a range of identities, disciplines, geographies, and generations.
Our website³ allows us to expand on the themes we explore in print. We publish a combination of new content alongside select stories from print, leveraging audio, video, and live-streamed moments.
Deem Audio⁴ is an exploratory approach to interview formats, oral histories, and storytelling. This includes an ongoing series of podcast programs exploring topics of design at the intersection of various critical social issues.
Through our public programs, we create live moments for designers, and the design curious, to explore their practices together. With the Deem Symposium, Reference Room, and Forum Series, we have been able to expand beyond print and provide opportunities for our community to interact in real time.
Deem is a creative partnership between New York-based Openbox and Los Angeles-based ROOM FOR MAGIC. Get in touch at info@deemjournal.com
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