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AIGA Nuts+Bolts

On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 we presented our talk "Retooling Graphic Design Assignments: Building the Framework for a Sustainable Future" at AIGA Nuts+Bolts in Bowling Green, Ohio.  Historically, to create,... read more →
  • June 13, 2016
  • Yvette Perullo
  • Conferences, Education, Systems thinking

What is the Future of Graphic Design after the 2015 Paris Climate Talks?

“No matter the outcome of the international climate negotiations, it is clear that now more than ever before, we need the ideas and contributions of as many people as possible... read more →
  • January 13, 2016
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles, Conferences

The Material is the Message

This past spring 2014 semester I joined forces with two other design educators from vastly different teaching institutions than my own to test the most effective way to teach sustainable... read more →
  • June 14, 2014
  • Eric Benson
  • Conferences, Education, Projects

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
  • Articles, Conferences

Launch 2020: not a conference

This past April 2013, I accepted an invitation to participate and attend the Launch 2020 Summit at Nike HQ in Beaverton, OR. This two-day summit was sponsored by NASA, Nike,... read more →
  • July 18, 2013
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles, Conferences
Dezombies

DeZombies and the Coming Design Apocalypse

On April 13, 2013 I gave a presentation with a colleague John Jennings (SUNY Buffalo) at the AIGA Blunt Conference in Norfolk, VA entitled "DeZombies and the Coming Design Apocalypse."... read more →
  • May 21, 2013
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles, Conferences, Education
CAA poster display

Design to Re-nourish

I have been working on this poster for the upcoming College Art Association conference in NYC being held next week. My goal was to show the interrelationships between various parts... read more →
  • February 9, 2013
  • Yvette Perullo
  • Conferences, Exhibitions, Systems thinking
Sustainable Design Lectures

Sustainability: Beyond Pixels and Paper

This past Thursday (September 27, 2012) Yvette and I spoke at the INsight Design Conference at the Hammond Regional Art Center in Hammond, IN. The conference featured speakers from the... read more →
  • September 29, 2012
  • Eric Benson
  • Conferences

My Design Awakening

Nine years ago I decided to attend the AIGA Power of Design Conference in Vancouver, BC to hopefully inspire my seemingly more and more laborious corporate design work. I wanted... read more →
  • April 14, 2012
  • Eric Benson
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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.... read more →
  • October 2, 2011
  • Eric Benson
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