Let’s face it, green design, sustainable design, ecological conscious innovations all of these concepts are highly politicized ideas. It’s inevitable. Every time you have innovative ideas they must enter into the arena to compete with the ideas of folks who’d like to see more of the same. The main reasons? The usual suspects: money and […]
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What does experience design have to do with sustainability?
January 31, 2008 
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I am glad to see questions like these popping up within my own field of experience design. When we talk about sustainable design we are not only talking about the design of products and services but also the design of all the experiences that are related to sustainable behaviors, attitudes, values etc. Alexa Andrzejewski, over […]
Read moreThe Psychology of Everyday (Sustainable?) Things
October 11, 2007 0 Comments
“According to the logic that if people feel strongly attached to a product, they are more likely to take better care of it and less likely to quickly replace it, it can be assumed that extending the psychological life span of a product could be the most sustainable decision a designer makes. During her doctoral […]
Read moreSustainable Design Shines with Good Design Awards
October 5, 2007 0 Comments
“From their site: “The scope of the Good Design Award now transcends mere evaluation of design, and this system is now beginning to play a dynamic role in getting us to think about basic matters such as the lives we should be living and how industry can undergo continuous development.” Sustainable Design Shines with the […]
Read more101 things designers can do to save the earth
June 10, 2007 0 Comments
One of the fastest growing blogs on WordPress: Blog: 101 Things Designers Can do to Save the Earth>> ………………….. -Daniel Montano ………………….. Keyword: Daniel Montano, Dan Montano, user experience design, information architect
Read moreCall for papers: social theory, politics and the arts
May 30, 2007 0 Comments
New YorkUniversity’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Arts Council Manhattan, the Research Center for Leadership in Action, and the New York Foundation for the Arts are happy to invite proposals for the 33rd Conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts (STPA) being held on October 11-13, 2007 in New York […]
Read moreNew skyscraper to produce all its own energy
May 29, 2007 0 Comments
“A German architect is pursuing an ambitious project in the Middle East. He wants to build office towers in Riyadh, Dubai and Bahrain that produce all their own energy. The zero emissions office building has arrived.” Spiegel Online International: “New Tower Creates All Its Own Energy” >> ………………….. -Daniel Montano ………………….. Keyword: Daniel Montano, Dan […]
Read moreCradle to cradle in design
May 24, 2007 0 Comments
Folks at Jungle8, a design company, are reading the “Cradle to Cradle” book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart’s and they have posted a list of highlight points. # Ask more “why” questions. “Why is this project necessary?”,” Why are we doing it this way?” etc. # Ask more “what if” questions.” What if we […]
Read moree2 Sustainable design and Green Design
April 30, 2007 0 Comments
Design: e2 has some links and references on green design. http://www.designe2.com/
Read moreThe Centre for Sustainable Design
March 25, 2007 0 Comments
“The Centre for Sustainable Design facilitates discussion and research on eco-design and broader sustainability considerations in product and service development. This is achieved through training, workshops, conferences, research, consultancy, publications, and the Internet. The Centre also acts as an information clearing house and a focus for innovative thinking on sustainable products and services. “The CSD […]
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