The next issue of Branch will explore the theme ‘Attunement: Designing in an Era of Constraint‘ and will be released in July 2025. This open call is an invitation to the Branch community to submit suggestions for articles they’d like to see included.
Attunement: i) bring into harmony, ii) to make aware or responsive
Here are some prompting questions to spark your creativity in addressing this topic:
- How can we reimagine and rebuild our digital browsing experiences to be attuned to the physical / natural world and help us feel more connected to it?
- What would web components and patterns designed to respond to the constraints of variability and intermittency in renewable energy look and behave like?
- Who is integrating energy data into websites and services, why and what can they share about their experiences and dreams for doing this better and more systemically?
- How can we reduce resource use in ways that also truly support collective decision-making and well-being online?
- Who has lived experiences oriented to natural cycles, such as tidal schedules, moon phases, harvest calendars and other natural phenomena that might inform healthier, more sustainable digital experiences?
- What are other fun experiments or ideas that play with grid-awareness or attunement more broadly?
We explain more about the inspiration behind the theme choice, provide more details about what we’re looking for and link to a google form to make your submission in our open call page.
All submissions are welcome by Wed 23 April 2025 midnight PST (UTC -8).
We can’t wait to see how you, the CAT community, respond to this theme!
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Branch Magazine is an award-winning, online publication to explore what it means to be a technologist in a climate emergency. Green Web Foundation produces Branch on behalf of ClimateAction.Tech (CAT).