From XR to Instagram infographics, three leading climate-conscious designers discuss how accessible aesthetics translate to ecological good Welcome to A Future World – Dazed's network, community, and platform focusing on the intersection of science, technology and pop culture. Throughout April, we're featuring conversations and mission statements from the people paving new pathways for our planet: activists, inventors, fashion pioneers, technologists, AI scientists, and global youth movements, alongside in-depth editorial exploring the new realities for our future world. Climate activism doesn’t look like it did five years ago. From the pastel-toned, serif-heavy tiles filled with climate resources making rounds on Instagram, to the emphatic hourglass symbol stencilled across city streets, new design languages spurred by the urgency of the crisis seek to spread information about environmental injustice to as many people as possible – as quickly as possible. Time continues to slip away, and one of the central tools pushing climate activism forward has been accessible design, a vehicle for mobilising people in great numbers. When they’re engaging, activist messages are quick to travel across online filter bubbles; when something complex is expressed in a clear way, it’s all the easier to share. Case in point: illustrator Mona Chalabi’s viral and very approachable data viz, as well as the eye-popping social media slides by activist groups like @chicksforclimate and @adapt_____.