What CCA gave me over the last 13 years
California College of the Arts has played a monumental role in my career and life.
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I'm Marc O'Brien, a fractional Strategic Designer, Creative Director, and Design Educator
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Jun 18
Designing for Climate as a Creative Act
I had the pleasure of talking with my buddy Justin Lokitz on his new podcast, Design Shift.
We discussed the
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Jun 10
Climate Innovation Hub @ CCA by 2030
This year's theme for SF Design Week was Reform. As SFDW wraps up, I'm thinking more
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Jun 09
Businesses contributed to our climate breakdown
Real talk, businesses have played a huge role in contributing to our climate breakdown.
But, it makes perfect sense for
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Jun 05
I’ve been known to wear lots of hats (Some at the same time)
Here are a few of them.
💥 Independent Creative
For most of my career, I’ve been freelance, jumping on projects
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Jun 04
A vision for 2040 through the lens of a climate designer
The View from 2040
From my window at my local Community Design Hub (more on that below), I can see
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Jun 02
Back in middle school, I was handed a punk rock mix tape that completely changed my life
Ever since then, punk rock has instilled certain ideologies in me; to fight for causes I believe in, to question
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May 30
Thoughts on Climate Resilience
The following post is from the May edition of the Climate Designers newsletter. It was co-authored by me and Natalie
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May 29
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E4
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
In this
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May 24
My mission: transition every design studio towards climate action
Over the last year and a half, I've collaborated with number of design studios in the climate space
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Mar 25
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E3
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
Why are
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Mar 10
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E2
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
Why isn’
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Jan 15
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E1
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
In the
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