Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025We are excited to share that we have now finalised the dates for the 2-day Workshop and would like to invite you to register via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1343879733... 044
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 25/04/2025My lovely friends from the other side of the pond Sonia Malpeso and Karen Mata Luna from Zamme Projects, Mexico City, invited me to talk about systems. You can watch the lecture for a week on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/videos/24414...twitch.tvMartin Lorenz - 7 Things I Learned from Systems - Designing Systems - zammeprojects on Twitchzammeprojects went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now. 010
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I am so excited!!! 💚 My first book in Japanese! 🔴 Can’t wait to hold it in my hands. It is a little smaller than the English and Spanish versions, very cute, and I have made some Japanese lettering for it. So much fun! 🔷 bnn.co.jp/products/978... 030
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Q: What do Su Tseng-chang’s buttocks 🍑 and Bach 🎼 have in common? A: They are relevant to both designers and economists. 🚀 Have a read of the Anti-Brief and let us know if you agree. ✊ led.darkmatterlabs.org/conversations/ 061
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 16/03/2025"Tenemos que parar de competir con máquinas, porque en este combate vamos a perder. Tenemos que redescubrir lo que nos hace humanos." ¡Gracias Gràffica! graffica.info/martin-loren....graffica.infoMartin Lorenz: «Los diseñadores deben centrarse en la creación de sistemas, no en la ejecución de sistemas»Después de meses de espera, Sistemas Visuales Flexibles vuelve a estar disponible tras haber sido arrasado por la DANA en Valencia. Para celebrar su regreso, hemos aprovechado la oportunidad para cono... 030
Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Linking Life-Ennobling Design to some economic themes: in conversation with critical friends in Oxford about Life-Ennobling Economics: led.darkmatterlabs.org/conversations/ 021
Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Workshop: Designing dialogues In this age of AI, it feels important to practice the art of written design and living conversations. Join us in this workshop for a journey into the reverberant layers of dialogue and design. led.darkmatterlabs.org/community/de... 031
Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Workshop: The economy of design: the potential of design under different economic worldviews Design and economy are intimately related. In this workshop we will be looking at design strategies for reconfiguring this relationship in service of life. led.darkmatterlabs.org/community/ec... 031
Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 03/03/2025As a designer in 2025, how are you experiencing the world, professionally and personally? Please join the conversation: dark-matter-labs.typeform.com/to/FSM490xz 011
Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Workshop: Conversational dimensions Designing with integrity in a complex, challenging world requires a new mindset. In this workshop we will explore tools and techniques for revealing alternative perspectives and facilitating generous conversations. led.darkmatterlabs.org/community/co... 011
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 26/02/2025From the Modular Type Design Workshop: Lucrecia Strano! 🎉 Read the interview at flexiblevisualsystems.info/resources/ 020
Reposted by Martin Lorenzlifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social @lifeennoblingdsgn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of Dm’s Next Economics Lab and Conversational Design Studio, we will explore how designers and non-designers can collaborate to reconfigure societal systems. . Download our first publication at: led.darkmatterlabs.org/conversations/ 063
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025From the Modular Type Design Workshop: Ragnhildur Stella! 🎉 Read the interview at flexiblevisualsystems.info/resources/ 020
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 20/02/2025We strive to achieve significant milestones towards planetarity as a frame of action, influencing public policy, creating a governance framework for complex ecosystems, and building a planetary civics alliance for a new knowledge economy and more regenerative futures www.planetarycivics.net/launch 021
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Designing an identity for an emergent initiative like Planetary Civics (www.planetarycivics.net) requires not giving answers but a visual language that enables questions. I designed a variable font at Dark Matter Labs, which is in constant flux between disorder and order, question and answer. 071
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025The FVS Atlas is at the printer, and we are giving all the early birds who want to pre-order a 10% discount: flexiblevisualsystems.info/fvs-atlas/ 020
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Today: Sofia Tuisheva, Modular Type Design Workshop. Read the interview at: flexiblevisualsystems.info/resources/ 000
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Today: The inspiring Lea Naisberg !!! Read the full interview at: flexiblevisualsystems.info/resources/in... 030
Martin Lorenz @martinlorenz.bsky.social · 04/01/2025One of my favorite weeks of the year is the week I am spending with the wonderful students of the ELISAVA Master. I have taught this fun workshop based on the FVS Course "Modular Type" since 2020, and with every year, it is becoming more fun. flexiblevisualsystems.info/resources/in... 010
Reposted by Martin LorenzDark Matter Labs @darkmatterlabs.org · 18/12/2024𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰. 𝐀 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. provocations.darkmatterlabs.org/branding-is-...provocations.darkmatterlabs.orgBranding is not just a term.This provocation is part of an ongoing conversation between Martin Lorenz and Emily Harris, centred on the role of design (and specifically… 132
