72 free UX design patterns for the circular economy
/ German Ecodesign Award 2023 / Winner “Service”
/ German Designers Club 2023 / Award
/ What Design Can Do “Make it Circular” 2023 / Finalist
/ Part of the Ellen McArthur Foundation community
Recycle Value Pattern
Use this pattern to show your customer the potential value of the embodied materials and components in his product and his options to recycle them.
Upcycling Pattern
Use this pattern to keep customers from discarding or downcycling their products by inspiring do-it-yourself upcycling or by connecting them to commercial upcycling providers.
Harvest Request Pattern
Use this pattern to ask your customers wether they are open to reselling their product or switching components in order to harvest valuable materials.
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Voices from the Experts
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„Really cool concept for helping designers and businesses embrace the Circular Economy and a concept that could be rolled out across different design disciplines as well.“
LEYLA ACAROĞLU / TED speaker, United Nations „Champion of the Earth“ CEO of creative agency Disrupt Design
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„This is a fantastic enabler for greater customer adoption of circular services.“
JOE ILES / Circular Design Programme Lead Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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„Wonderful project that rightly states that the UX patterns for online shopping need strong competition from equally well designed circular patterns.“
BAS RAIJMAKERS / Owner and Creative Director STBY London and Amsterdam