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Life-centred design for digital designers

Damien Lutz
UX Collective
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12 min readSep 7, 2022

A diagram showing the circulation of materials as they are reused, repaired, and remade.
A circular product lifecycle

Life-centred design for digital

The 3 design pillars of life-centred design, as described in the article.
The 3 design pillars of life-centred design

Inclusive & pluriversal

Responsible & aligned

Sustainable & regenerative

The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable and regenerative strategies

Audit your digital footprint

Optimise content for sustainability

Advocate for green hosting

Define a life-centred purpose

Inclusive and pluriversal strategies

Intersectionality

Nurture the pluriverse

Responsible and aligned strategies

Foster user stewardship and behaviour

Take a life-cycle view

The Phygital Map, a tool to map the invisible  physical resources supporting a digital experience.
The Phygital Map, a tool to map the invisible physical resources supporting a digital experience.

Apply a time lens

The Futures Wheel
The Futures Wheel, a tool for brainstorming consequences.

Know your privileges and power

Design is in great flux

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