Julie Sanduski (Speaker) Creative Resident, Adobe In this new era of design, we move away from the linear “take, make, dispose” model and towards a more circular future –– where we consider the life of the product, beyond the user. In this session, we’ll take inspiration from companies, organizations, and even governments leading the way to a circular economy and uncover guiding principles that will help shift our mindset as we design new innovative products into this world. We’ll break down methods to help designers build in circularity from the start to achieve an improved product and design process that’s not only built for people, but for the planet.

1. Designing for
Circularity
Seattle Interactive Twenty19
@juliesanduski

3. Hey
I’m
Julie

4. Adobe
Creative
Resident

5. $1,000,000,000+

6. Digital Trends

7. A life-size
cutout of
Nicholas Cage
Image: IMGUR

8. An 8lb bag of
lucky charms
marshmallows
Image: IMGUR

9. Image

10. Take

11. Take
Make

12. Take
Make
Dispose

13. have you ever bought
something second-hand?

14. have you ever gotten
something repaired instead of
replacing it?

15. have you ever lent or gifted an
item with someone else?

17. What is the
Circular Economy

18. Image: Circular Flanders

19. Image: Circular Design Guide

20. Image: Circular Design Guide

21. Image: Circular Design Guide

22. Image: Circular Design Guide

23. Image: Circular Design Guide

24. Image: Circular Design Guide

25. consumers vs.
users

26. consumers vs.
users borrowers

27. “consumption” is
changing

29. Think in
systems
Design solutions,
not products
Build
trust
Design
with intent
Circular Design

30. Think in
systems
Design solutions,
not products
Build
trust
Design
with intent
Circular Design

34. Think about the
product journey, along
with the user journey

35. Think in
systems
Design solutions,
not products
Build
trust
Design
with intent
Circular Design

37. Image: Atlas of the future

38. Image: REI

39. 1. Reduce
2.Repair
3.Reuse
4.Recycle
5.Reimagine
Image: Patagonia

40. 1. Reduce
2.Repair
3.Reuse
4.Recycle
5.Reimagine
Image: Amp Agency

41. Image: Instagram

42. 1. Reduce
2.Repair
3.Reuse
4.Recycle
5.Reimagine
Image: Patagonia

43. Think in
systems
Design solutions,
not products
Build
trust
Design
with intent
Circular Design

44. Photo: Alan Berner/The Seattle Times

46. 43% of food waste
happens at home
Source: NRDC

48. Think in
systems
Design solutions,
not products
Build
trust
Design
with intent
Circular Design

49. Design with intent

50. Sustainability is
a catalyst for
innovation

51. Think in
systems
Design solutions,
not products
Build
trust
Design
with intent
Circular Design

52. “The best way to
predict the future
is to create it”
– Abe Lincoln & Peter Drucker

53. Let’s design it.

54. @juliesanduski
Thank you
juliesanduski@gmail.com
Q&A