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Interview with Social Impact Designer Charlene Sequeira : Every effort counts, even if you can’t see it right now.

In awareness of ‘World Environment Day this June 5th, we spoke with Charlene Sequeira, a New York based designer and strategist who focuses on the intersection of design, education and sustainability. Can you... read more →
  • June 4, 2018
  • Eric Benson
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How to teach systems thinking to designers: An Illinois Case Study

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 →
  • January 25, 2018
  • Eric Benson
  • Articles, Education, Systems thinking, Teaching
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Sustainable Student Farm: Growing Awareness about Organic Healthy Campus Eating

In the fall of 2009, Eric Benson's senior studio class at the University of Illinois embarked on a service learning project to brand and give life to the Sustainable Student Farm that... read more →
  • June 1, 2010
  • Eric Benson
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Design Education: Laying the Foundation for Sustainability

Graphic design education is missing a critical component. Students receive intensive training in many areas, such as foundation, design history, typography, and composition. But where does environmental sustainability fit on... read more →
  • January 11, 2010
  • Yvette Perullo
  • Articles, Education, Systems thinking

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