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Extrapolation Factory
The Extrapolation Factory is a design-based research studio for participatory futures studies, founded by Chris Woebken and Elliott P....
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conshumourism
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Book: Who cooked Adam Smith's dinner?
Beyond the reach of the invisible hand there is the invisible sex. Katrine Marcal authored this book to tell the story of women and...
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conshumourism
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
Why Design, Humour & Sustainability?
"It's funny to dream of an equal and just world!" ok, so be it! Socio economic inequality exists due to systems of oppressions,...
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conshumourism
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
Book: Medium is the Massage
The Medium Is the Massage is a book co-created by media analyst Marshall McLuhan and graphic designer Quentin Fiore, with coordination by...
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conshumourism
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Prestige Ozonizer
Riding on the pandemic wave, many a corporations have used this opportunity to encash on people's insecurities and fears to introduce...
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conshumourism
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Book: Speculative Everything
Speculative Everything is an intentionally eclectic and idiosyncratic journey through an emerging cultural landscape of ideas, ideals,...
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conshumourism
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Film: in which Annie gives it those ones
Released in 1989, the film was written by Arundhati Roy, directed by Pradip Krishen and produced by (guess who?!) THE DOORDARSHAN! It...
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conshumourism
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Open Design
In Antoine de Saint Exupéry's tale the Little Prince meets a businessman who accumulates stars with the sole purpose of being able to buy...
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conshumourism
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Consumerism & its Anti
In 1955, economist Victor Lebow stated: "Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we...
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conshumourism
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
conshumourism x pidilite
Design Brief: A sustainable adhesive to quench the hunger of those fighting climate crisis and one that sticks around make a real...
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conshumourism
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
Apple Spring Event
Apple had their launch event on 20th April where they launched a series of new products & services. Here are the few things that was...
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conshumourism
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
conshumourism x netflix
Design Brief Introduce interventions (experience, interaction or visual) that will distort the current Netflix TV app and leave the user...
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conshumourism
- Apr 25, 2021
- 1 min
Shikakeology
“Shikake” is a Japanese word with various meanings, depending on the context. In the context of shikakeology, a shikake has 3...
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conshumourism
- Apr 24, 2021
- 2 min
Dark Patterns
"Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, like buying or signing up for...
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conshumourism
- Apr 24, 2021
- 1 min
On Design Direction
Based on the A/B manifesto in Speculative Everything by Dunne & Raby, here's a similar design direction that conshumourism would ideally...
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conshumourism
- Apr 24, 2021
- 1 min
On Theories of Humour
Humour /ˈhjuːmə/ noun Something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing. There are many theories of humour which attempt to...
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conshumourism
- Apr 23, 2021
- 1 min
On Humour & Design
First step of every design project is research, where we try to understand people and their needs. Observation happens to be one of the...
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conshumourism
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Honest, Responsible & Playful
Keywords align the project premise and conshumourism essentially works in the intersection of design, humour and sustainability. Methods...
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conshumourism
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Design for Sustainable Behaviour
Conshumourism is about employing humour to design for sustainable behaviour, so it is kinda important we understand what it means. Design...
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conshumourism
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
On Needs & Market
Critical analysis market as means of consumption of commodities and services. Disparity in capital, power and privilege is addressed in...
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