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Oct 02
EDGE

Designing a Sustainable Design Studio

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. This course focused on ethics, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship. Abstract:   EDGE is a course offered at the University of... read more →
  • October 2, 2011
  • Eric Benson
  • Conferences, Education
Sep 07

Creating a Better Design Competition

“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 design that was moving towards sustainability and social responsibility. As the entries were stirring, I was, at times, a bit... read more →
  • September 7, 2011
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles
Aug 09

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 of sustainability. It is attributed to Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and Chairperson of the World Commission... read more →
  • August 9, 2011
  • Todd Barsanti
  • Articles
Aug 07

Green, Greener, Greenest: Graphic designers: strategies for deconstructing green claims

I have developed a list of twenty one key factors for analyzing green claims, for use by my graphic design students at New Mexico State University. The list’s purpose is to help them develop sensitivity to the subject in order to produce more critical work. The impetus for creating it... read more →
  • August 7, 2011
  • Yvette Perullo
  • Articles
Jul 28

The Designer as Social Entrepreneur (Part 3)

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 many causes anxiety when faced with the realities of affording health insurance, generating enough income, and saving for retirement. Others... read more →
  • July 28, 2011
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles
Jul 24

The Designer as Social Entrepreneur (Part 2)

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 America annually most of the time well suited to enter into the workforce and compete in the nuanced world of... read more →
  • July 24, 2011
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles, Education
Jul 13
Purdue University Pao Hall

Shifting Careers and Curriculum

F. Scott Fitzgerald said "What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how valuable we are." Can value can be measured? Can worth be self-assessed? Are we valuable by our contributions to the greater good? If so, how can I play a role, particularly in my... read more →
  • July 13, 2011
  • Yvette Perullo
  • Education
May 13

The Designer as Social Entrepreneur (Part 1)

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, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship) wrote in his introduction to his 1998 landmark article The Meaning of Entrepreneurship (PDF):... read more →
  • May 13, 2011
  • Eric Benson
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Apr 22

Co-Design in Action

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 solve their strategic needs. This sold-out two-day event embraced the idea of Co-Design. Co-Design (or Collaborative Design) argues that the... read more →
  • April 22, 2011
  • Eric Benson
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Apr 17

Sustainable Design Thinking @AIGA Wisconsin

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 up to Madison from Champaign, IL.  Gage and his wife Jennifer, and Brittany Barry were amazing hosts and I look... read more →
  • April 17, 2011
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