No Design Manifesto

Design Beyond Shame

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A world full of rules needs imagination. Design isn’t about guilt—it’s about play, possibility, and co-evolution. Welcome to a world where everything seems “wrong”: eating meat, smoking, sitting, flying, data, campfires, flowers on the table—even your houseplant might be a climate offender. We’re flooded with dos and don’ts, as if daily life must constantly be corrected by a moral authority. But what if we didn’t shrink back in shame? What if we moved forward—with imagination? The NO DESIGN MANIFESTO is a call for creative freedom. At Next Nature, we don’t believe in going back to nature—we believe in moving forward. A nature where humans and technology co-evolve, not under rigid rules, but through new forms of play. Design shouldn't be a moral compass—it should be a living, breathing system, alive with potential. Instead of turning design into a lecture on good behavior, we see it as a space for radical curiosity. Not statements that align neatly with policy, but experiences that invite us to feel, think, and act differently. The future doesn’t need perfection—it needs connection: between nature and algorithm, bacteria and emotion, human and more-than-human. Forget the checklist. Embrace the ecosystem. Don’t fear the wild edges. The new manual? We’re writing it—together. Welcome to a world where everything seems “wrong”: eating meat, smoking, sitting, flying, data, campfires, flowers on the table—even your houseplant might be a climate offender. We’re flooded with dos and don’ts, as if daily life must constantly be corrected by a moral authority. But what if we didn’t shrink back in shame? What if we moved forward—with imagination? The NO DESIGN MANIFESTO is a call for creative freedom. At Next Nature, we don’t believe in going back to nature—we believe in moving forward. A nature where humans and technology co-evolve, not under rigid rules, but through new forms of play. Design shouldn't be a moral compass—it should be a living, breathing system, alive with potential. Instead of turning design into a lecture on good behavior, we see it as a space for radical curiosity. Not statements that align neatly with policy, but experiences that invite us to feel, think, and act differently. The future doesn’t need perfection—it needs connection: between nature and algorithm, bacteria and emotion, human and more-than-human. Forget the checklist. Embrace the ecosystem. Don’t fear the wild edges. The new manual? We’re writing it—together.
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Writer
Gerritzen, Mieke
Title
No Design Manifesto
Publisher
BIS Publishers BV
Year
2025
Language
English
Pages
194
Weight
253 gr
EAN
9789063698072
Dimensions
181 x 112 x 17 mm
Binding format
Paperback / softback

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