Dunio

design unio (lat.)

Open and accessible infrastructure

for practicing design sustainably

Open and accessible infrastructure for practicing design sustainably

Dunio is a shared space to collect knowledge, map design locations globally, host discussions, collaborate on projects, exchange skills and resources, and discover practical tools that support responsible and community-driven design.

Dunio is a shared space to collect knowledge, map design locations globally, host discussions, collaborate on projects, exchange skills and resources, and discover practical tools that support responsible and community-driven design.

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We propose starting with
three areas of improvement

We propose starting with
three areas of improvement

to create a collectively and intentionally governed platform for designers across disciplines and backgrounds

to create a collectively and intentionally

governed platform for designers across

disciplines and backgrounds

Accessible learning

Accessible learning

Nurturing collective learning through a design related resources sharing and collecting platform

  1. Building a living digital library maintained by contributors.

  1. Organizing resources effectively through categories, ratings and reviews

  1. Offering design related knowledge in an accessible way.

Collective support

Collective support

Establishing a collaborative design community focused on collective support, meaningful exchange, and systemic cultural contribution.

  1. Connecting with likeminded designers.

  1. Growing local design communities united through digital infrastructure.

  1. Exchanging collective feedback, new ideas and constructive perspectives.

  1. Collaborating through open and transparent community calls – on projects, publications, events and exhibitions.

Practical tools

Collecting and categorizing tools, platforms, and shared systems that provide directly applicable support for an ethical, sustainable, and independent design practice.

  1. Sharing workflows, guides, and roadmaps for different creative paths and practices.

  1. Embedding ethical reflection directly into professional workflows.

  1. Mapping global design spaces, initiatives, and events

  1. Promoting agency in professional practice with tools that help you run a practice, improve working conditions and have a healthy relationship to design.

Open development

Open development

The community directly shapes the future of the platform through democratic, voting-based governance.

Members can submit ideas, propose features, and suggest improvements through a structured monthly process.

Ideas are digitally collected and voted on, and physically discussed in community meetings, where the most valued proposals are selected for development.

The system evolves continuously through collective feedback and participation.

Transparency

Transparency

We are committed to a transparent approach in the development of the platform, both digitally and physically.

Wherever possible, we share progress, decisions, and system changes in an open and accessible way, ensuring clarity around how the platform evolves over time.

At the moment the core team consists of three people (Levon, Nuutti, Julie) but through our participatory workshops, other designers are currently involved in the development. The current main drivers of this project are Levon Javaheri’s Master Thesis at KISD (Cologne) and Nuutti Alfthan’s Bachelor Thesis at Metropolia UAS (Helsinki).

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to receive updates about local development workshops, early community building and access to testing the platform