We ask design guru Nate Burgos, named Fast Company’s debut "Fast 50 Champions of Innovation", to reflect on how the Internet changed how designers 'make connections' and why government and 'big business' should care about environmental sustainability and design activism. Here's what the ever quotable Burgos said...
So, for all you energizer bunnies out there, here are a few tips from Montreal based Vivace Design ‘ s Karine Himbeault that, incidentally, we found take 60 seconds or less to actually carry out. Oh and Vivace Design produced a stunning portfolio following their advice. Gone gorgeous green in less than 60? Read on.
I caught the "story of stuff": a 20-minute, fast-paced look at the dark underbelly of our consumption patterns. The clip exposes the links between a host of environmental and social issues while showing you the real cost of that $5 radio (metals from South Africa, 14 years olds from the Congo dropping out of school to work in factories...).
1. Less is more. If you’re smart, you can say a lot with very little. 2. Green goes black. For website design, the “opposite is the ruleâ€: black is the new green. 3. More really is more.There is one place in the world of greening your business where more really is more.
Think jumping on the “environmental-Armageddon-is-upon-us-we-are-doing something-about-it-hear-me-roar†business bandwagon will be easy? Think again.
This is an article that will give you some insight into sustainable graphic design. Your graphic design choices are crucial in moving us towards a more sustainable way of life. Think about it, graphic designers design print materials that most often will be looked at and then thrown out.
