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Building Blocks of the Future

What are climate solutions? Why are they urgently needed, and how can they reshape the way we design products, services, buildings, landscapes, and entire systems?

In this animated explainer, we play with the concept of climate solutions as practical building blocks for systemic change. Kode21 works on how these elements can be strategically combined to transform the way we design, moving from extractive practices toward regenerative, future-proof solutions.

Theme
Climate & Nature
Innovation & Technology
Styleframes

What the Client says

Michiel Cornelissen  Climate Designer at Kode21

Working with Stan was a fantastic experience for us at Kode21. From the start, he expertly guided us in finding the right message and conveying our value. As an added bonus, he had us in stitches more times than I can count.

His perseverance is admirable; the amount of work and dedication he put into our project was truly impressive. Thanks to Stan, we have a beautiful animation that perfectly represents what we stand for. We highly recommend Stan to anyone looking for a talented and driven creative who is also an all-round great guy.

Process

For this animation, we set out to create a fun and accessible visual language that could make complex climate concepts feel optimistic, practical and playful. We translated climate solutions into modular building blocks: simple, flexible forms that could be stacked, connected, and reconfigured.

This approach allowed us to visualize systems in an intuitive way, one that speaks to imagination, bringing abstract ideas to life through movement and interaction.

Concept images
Credits
Client
Kode21
Created & directed by
From Here On Out
Supported by
Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
Voice
Kim Heron