While conducting some research for a project several months ago, I came across the interesting work of Jenny Bergström, a designer and researcher in Stockholm. I was particularly intrigued by her 2007 research project entitled “This is the air we breathe…”, in which she uses a flock printing technique to display air pollution over time… Read more »
Posts Tagged: environmental issues
Green Paper Guide
For those looking to use environmentally-responsible paper for their projects, the number of vendors and product lines has grown considerably in the last two years. To help make sense of this expanding list of choices and find just the right paper for your needs, Design Can Change offers a terrific resource, a handy guide to… Read more »
Marketing rewewable energy
A climate of controversy This morning, delegates from the world’s top 16 polluting nations are in Washington DC for a controversial climate change meeting, organized by President Bush. Many across the world are questioning the motives behind Bush’s climate summit, seeing the 2-day meeting as an attempt to undermine the upcoming United Nations Climate Change… Read more »
Images of numbers (and ourselves)
I’ve long been inspired by examples of effective use of visual imagery to represent quantitative information. It was this inspiration that initially drew me to Chris Jordan’s photography, but it is his ability to spark introspection through his images that makes them stay with me. Jordan’s latest exhibit, “RUNNING THE NUMBERS: An American Self-Portrait“, is… Read more »
Getting past green
As the still-emerging area called “Green Design” builds momentum among graphic designers and other design disciplines, I find myself growing increasingly frustrated. The use of this term, and perhaps even the perceived need to create such a term, implies to me that it is somehow different than good design in general. Good design is not… Read more »
