Join creatives from all disciplines, focusing their talents on taking climate action

Gain the knowledge, skills, and professional network by being a part of our community

4,100+

members worldwide

18

Chapters & Hubs (and growing)

OCT 2019

established

What’s next?

A note from our founder

We’ve been quiet the last two years focused on planning, internal operations, and strategy for the long term. We have a suite of programs and offerings we would love to offer our members, and are seeking funding to launch those programs. In the meantime, we are excited to roll out our refreshed monthly newsletter and our Doom & Bloom podcast.

As always, we encourage you to join as a free member, find a Chapter near you, and enjoy our host of resources and content from years past. 

We also would like to thank our existing paid members for your support. We are currently a 100% volunteer led organization, and we wouldn’t be here without our supporting members. If you are not currently a supporting member but believe in what we do, we welcome your support while we work towards our long term vision for the organization.

If you are interested in being a part of what’s next, check out our volunteer opportunities. We are excited about what’s ahead, and co-creating the future of Climate Designers together with our members. We’d love to collaborate with you!


Marc O’Brien
Co-founder of Climate Designers
October, 2024

What our members are saying

Great to be among so many thoughtful and creative people. For my part I am on a quest to help the public embrace the reality of climate change so we can honestly address how it affects society and culture and then intentionally co-create the future world we wish to inhabit. Both tasks require great imagination, expert storytelling skills, and innovative design. The climate movement needs creatives of all kind to help society understand this moment in history. I need others creatives in my life for collaborating, dreaming, and scheming ways to evolve our thinking.

— Peterson Toscano, Sound Design and Storytelling

Climate change is a global problem which requires global actions on billions of levels. I believe that bottom-up initiatives have lots of potential. I’m here because I want to share my knowledge and skills as a product designer and a teacher, work on open-source projects educational projects related to sustainability and basically do whatever I can to contribute to positive changes.

— Anna Kavouras, Design Research and Teaching

I have always felt drawn to nature and biodiversity and now I feel the need to do something as a designer to protect and regenerate our planet. So, I’m hoping this community can help me define a path to create meaningful projects with sustainability as a main focus.

— Fernanda Burillo, Product Design

I was feeling a bit helpless and lost, wondering what to do with this intense drive to put my creativity to work. It often would bubble up as a feeling of impending doom, although I knew it was coming from a place of love for the planet. Like so many others, I've struggled a lot with that climate anxiety (and general anxiety), but finally turned a corner and am ready to turn that anxiety into action.

I was really encouraged when I stumbled on this page, and can't wait to connect with and learn from this group!

— Juliana Linder, Brand x Product

Memberships

JOIN FOR FREE

We are committed to offering access to our community and most resources for free. We are migrating platforms soon, however we still welcome you to join us on our existing platform Mighty Networks as a free member. 

We always offer the following for free:

Access to Great Content

Check our our job board, articles, latest updates from members, and more

Library of Resources

Access an ever growing library of relevant resources for every design industry

Badges

Let the world know you're a climate designer with our snazzy badges

JOIN AS A SUPPORTER

All supporting members receive the same benefits and equal treatment. Higher tiers are for those who want and are able to offer additional support. Your generosity benefits the entire community.

  • Exclusive access to recordings from our Global Party Series and Virtual Summit.

  • Our genuine gratitude. We are currently 100% volunteer led, but it is not free to run this organization. Supporting members are what enable Climate Designers to exist. Thank you for your support in collectively furthering this essential work.

Supporting Members get:

As a Supporting Member, you are enabling us to offer the following for free:

  • Our online community on Mighty Networks

  • Global Chapters & Hubs

  • A growing library of resources for both designers and design educators

  • Climify and Doom & Bloom podcasts

  • Field Guide blog

  • Monthly newsletters

  • And more!

Student

$4.99/month

For students, those with low incomes, or simply for those who would like to support us in a more accessible way.

Professional

$12.99/month

For all professional designers and industry-adjacent leaders who are ready to invest in yourself, your career, climate action, and the Climate Designers community.

Leader

$49.99/month

For professional designers, leaders, or studio owners who would like to contribute more to the future of Climate Designers and the creative industry.

Working with a team of designers?

Buy a package for your creative team at a discounted rate. This includes everything in the paid plan. Email hello@climatedesigners.org for details and to help you get your team set.

Supporting Members get access to recordings from our Global Party Series and Virtual Summit

A monthly event series with innovators, experts, and creatives working on the most kick-ass and boundary-pushing climate solutions.

In March 2021, we produced a two-week virtual summit, introducing our members to topics we believe are important in taking climate action. This wasn’t your typical conference.

FAQ

  • We define design as any practice that directly affects the physical and digital world around us. Many who impact the design of our world, do not have “designer” in their title.

  • No—most of our members identify as some type of designer or creative person but we welcome anyone.

  • There are all types of designers from Graphics to Architecture to Design Research. You can see some of the disciplines of our featured designers here.

  • We expect you to get out of membership what you put in. There is no official time commitment but the more you interact with other members, attend events, and participate, the more you will learn and be inspired. We recommend attending at least one event a month and logging on to the online community a couple times a week.

  • If just participating isn’t enough for you, you can consider joining the Climate Designers core team or becoming a Chapter Leader. Email hello@climatedesigners.org and say hi!

  • Absolutely. We have many students, educators, and members at all different levels of learning. We encourage learning about Climate Design as early as possible in your design education!

  • We were founded in 2019.

  • Marc O’Brien and Sarah Harrison are the original founders of Climate Designers. Sarah is now pursuing other projects, and Marc is still running the day-to-day along with the help of our team.

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