As I've written before about teaching sustainability in manageable chunks, I took the opportunity this fall 2011 semester to continue to perfect this pedagogy. I allow the students to only... read more →
On October 20, 2011 I had the privilege to speak at the AIGA Chicago's Living Principles event with John Harris (principal at a5). The event sold out and featured a discussion... read more →
This past Saturday, October 1, I presented a talk at the Denver Cumulus Conference about the findings from my 2011 Ethics of a Designer in a Global Economy (EDGE) course.... read more →
“Clever work wins awards; smart work wins clients.” – Eric Karjuouto, founder, SmashLab I recently had the distinct pleasure to judge two competitions that focused on printed and digital... read more →
This is the third in three installments of an in-depth look at the future of design education... the designer as social entrepreneur. The idea of being an entrepreneur for... read more →
This is the second in three installments of an in-depth look at the future of design education... the designer as social entrepreneur. Communication Design students graduate from universities across North... read more →
This is the first in three installments of an in-depth look at the future of design education... the designer as social entrepreneur. J. Gregory Dees (Duke University's Fuqua School of Business,... read more →
A few weeks ago (April 2-3, 2011) the AIGA Chicago Chapter held their first ever event which tasked designers to work side-by-side with with a client (Growing Home) to collaboratively... read more →
I had the distinct pleasure this past Thursday (April 14, 2011) to speak at the AIGA Wisconsin's "Sustainable Design Thinking" event. Modern's Species' Gage Mitchell was the facilitator for me getting... read more →
Yesterday I was awarded a $22,500 grant from the University of Illinois Student Sustainability Committee to investigate a more sustainable means of making paper from agri-fiber and agri-fiber waste. I... read more →