Creative Direction + Climate Research + Visual Craft + Participatory Design
Nature Keeps Score: The Climate Emotional Spectrum is a participatory design project exploring how climate emotions like anxiety, grief, and hope are recorded and expressed in both people and the natural world. Through five tactile, interconnected outputs, it invites reflection, shared feeling, and small acts of climate care.
Exhibited in May 2025, this work combined printed and hands-on formats to create an immersive, emotionally resonant experience. Developed as part of my Master of Design at MDS, it wasn’t just a conceptual exploration, it also had real-world impacts. For some, it offered a space to feel seen and heard. For others, it became a prompt for environmental action, with community engagement helping to support native restoration efforts.
With thanks to Sarah Baker for her guidance and support throughout the project.
