Tasarladk

Tasarladk is a term used in Estonian design discourse to describe collaborative or participatory design processes, or occasionally as a brand name for design initiatives. The exact usage varies; it is often employed to emphasize co-creation among designers, clients, and end users rather than solo design work.

Tasarladk appears to be derived from tasarlama, Estonian for "to design," and may function as a nonce word or project name in contemporary discourse. It is sometimes capitalized as Tasarladk when used as a brand.

In informal writings and conference panels, tasarladk is used to refer to collective design work, iterative prototyping, and design sprints that involve multiple stakeholders. It also serves as a shorthand to describe design outcomes shaped by collaborative processes rather than a single designer's vision.

The term is not tied to a single organization or established methodology, and its meanings shift across communities. Some see tasarladk as part of a broader move toward open design and participatory practices in the Baltic design scene, while others treat it as a playful linguistic variation.

See also: Participatory design, Co-design, Collaborative design, User-centered design.