WhyDesignersforClimateStudios?
Climate knowledge built in, no explanation required
We aren’t your typical pixel pushers, our team already speaks the language of carbon budgets, energy transitions and green tech. With backgrounds in energy, engineering, science, policy, startups and NGOs, not only can we grasp the nuances of your work immediately, but we are also intimate with your day-to-day struggles of getting stuff done. This means less time explaining concepts to us and more time focusing on what matters: crafting communications that drive understanding and action, built on smooth and pain-free workflows.
Clarity before beauty
We are Information designers first, graphic designers second, meaning we focus our efforts on making the message accessible and understandable rather than just pretty. Our aim is to strike the delicate balance between accuracy and simplicity to ensure your message remains scientifically sound while resonating with non-expert audiences and reducing cognitive load. If your message is not automatically clear, you should expect many questions from us aimed to uncover key messages, patterns, relationships and potential informational structures.
Long-term partners for climate action
When you work with DFC Studios, you're not just hiring designers—you're joining forces with a team as invested in climate action as you are. Our aim to build up DFC Studios and expand the team's climate communication firepower is our path to driving change. In other words, your success becomes our success and our success can further enable your success. But be warned, we are quite selective with who work for and we are filtering for true, long-term collaborations with clients with great projects and real impact potential.
Matt Beer
Founder and lead designer
Based on 20 years of frustration, Matt founded DFC to expand the capacity to communicate the climate crisis in more effective ways.
Kirstie Adamson
Lead Layout and Graphic Designer
Kirstie is a versatile and creative designer with almost 20 years of experience designing a wide range of digital and print solutions.
Ian Hawkins
Web Design & Filmmaker
As a film and video production expert, with skills in web design and development, Ian fulfils a technical role for Designers For Climate and understands the intricacies of the behind-the-scenes elements of video and the web.
Carly Merrett
Copy writer and layout designer
Carly, after her ups and downs working in startups and corporate comms, is dedicated to harnessing her writing and document design skills for the greater good.
Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte
Scientific Illustrator and Researcher
Jagoba, a rare mix of academic researcher and talented drawer, loves to summarise scientific concepts and promote climate solutions via engaging illustrations.
Foteini Spagopoulou
Information Design and Data Visualisation
With a PhD in Evolutionary Biology and a love for infograpics, Foteini is our in-house science communication and information design expert.
Bruno St-Jacques
Web developer/designer
From roots in political science and climate policy, Bruno is a web developer who loves to build amazing things, especially highly functional and easy to use apps!