(Read the full call to action here). Systems Thinking is “the way” The current model of teaching and practicing design is rooted in Colonial Imperialism which rejects the cyclical process of... read more →
Since the summer of 2019, Re-nourish has been helping to get the Climate Designers project launched and effective in creating climate action in the design community. As part of that... read more →
The planet and humanity needs designers to change the way they make things. This was the astutely accurate thesis from the 2002 book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by... read more →
At the end of our 2016 book “Design to Renourish: Sustainable Graphic Design In Practice,” we wrote that our systems thinking for designers process was in its infancy and and... read more →
It’s finally here! Our book Design to Renourish: Sustainable Graphic Design in Practice is available! The process of writing the book has been quite a journey! After two full years... read more →
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 →
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 →
The exhibition: "Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for a Digital World 2001–2012" will feature 122 posters. The exhibition will open first at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts. The... read more →
Why do We Need Standards? Author and activist Paul Hawken argues that our natural resources are “the foundation of our economy.” Without our water, timber, air and land our economy would... read more →
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 →