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 →
Eric Benson presented the following talk on February 10, 2011 at the College Art Association Conference in New York City, as part of CAA's 99th annual conference. The imagery and... read more →
In a recent article here on Re-nourish, I wrote about the importance of connecting the students' values to those principles set forth in the concept of sustainability to best intertwine it... read more →
On October 27, 2010 from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM, this blog entry will serve as means to facilitate a discussion around the topic: Connecting Values: Teaching Sustainability to Graphic... read more →
This past spring, I taught a junior-level graphic design methodology studio course in which I was excited to focus the bulk of the term on educating the students about sustainable... read more →