reflections on the role of design as activism
June 23, 2008
This category contains my answers to questions that often come up regarding my book, The Designers Atlas of Sustainability. Recently I released an upgraded version of the book’s teaching guide, prompting Island Press to ask me some questions about the future of sustainable design education.
Q: What is the state of education in sustainable design at […]
April 17, 2008
From April 16th to April 30 2008 I will be “discussing” the book online with readers on the Well’s author’s forum, known as “Inkwell”
http://www.well.com/inkwell/
The Well is the online community known “whole earth ‘lectronic link.” I’ve made a comittment to check in to the forum at least once a day during this two week […]
April 9, 2008
Update to part 1
In part 1 of this answer, I offered ideas for you to evolve a sustainable design job out of a conventional design job. Since I wrote that post, I’ve come across a few additional pointers on converting a conventional design job into a sustainable design job. First, a new group called […]
This category contains my answers to a series of questions that often come up when I’m talking to groups about sustainable design and the ideas in my book, The Designers Atlas of Sustainability.
Q: I’ve recently graduated in design (architecture, industrial design, textile design, etc.) and I’m really interested in working in sustainability, but I don’t […]
March 18, 2008
This category contains my answers to a series of questions that often come up when I’m talking to groups about sustainable design and the ideas in my book, The Designers Atlas of Sustainability.
Q: I’ve recently graduated in design (architecture, industrial design, textile design, etc.) and I’m really interested in working in sustainability, but I don’t […]
March 8, 2008
This category contains my answers to a series of questions that often come up when I’m talking to groups about sustainable design and the ideas in my book, The Designers Atlas of Sustainability.
Q: what do you think are some of the best examples of sustainable design around today?
A: I think there are a lot of […]
This category contains my answers to a series of questions that often come up when I’m talking to groups about sustainable design and the ideas in my book (The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability). I’ve spoken to groups in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Spokane, Vancouver), and Boston. In the next few months I’ll be speaking in […]
