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About Todd Barsanti

An award-winning graphic designer with 20 years of industry experience, Todd Barsanti is Professor of 2D Design in the Art Fundamentals program at Sheridan College. Todd has a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies and a diploma in Environmental & Sustainability Education. His current pedagogical focus is on integrating sustainability issues into design education. Recently selected to be trained by former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore as part of the Climate Reality Corps, Todd is dedicated to spreading the reality of our climate crisis through public speaking engagements.

Reflections on the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Chicago

I never considered myself an environmentalist before I undertook a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies. To be perfectly honest, I still don’t see the stereotypical tree-hugging, granola-eating environmentalist when I... read more →
  • October 2, 2013
  • Todd Barsanti
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Designing Experiences

In Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, Douglas Coupland talks about takeaways; moments which define “what it’s like to be alive on this planet.” (Coupland, 1991) As they are... read more →
  • May 17, 2012
  • Todd Barsanti
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Integrating Sustainability Into Design Education

  Sustainability is the wicked problem of design in the 21st century. From now on, all problem solving, decision and policy-making, and all aspects of design have to consider their... read more →
  • October 27, 2011
  • Todd Barsanti
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Defining Sustainability for Designers

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. —The Brundtland Report, 1987 This is the most widely accepted definition... read more →
  • August 9, 2011
  • Todd Barsanti
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