CHRIS:green design

Green Design

Any form of design is a process that takes into account a range of variables and has a range of responsibilities.
Any form of design is also an extension of personal beliefs and how they impact on the work that you as a designer produce.
Whats important to you ?
How does that affect the work you produce ?
How does it impact on your clients wants ?
What is the balance between your beliefs, your clients wants and needs from a project and simple economics and practicalitys within the design brief ?
Graphic Designers, as with any designer, have a range of environmental and social variables that they should consider in the way they design and produce their work.

Paper ….ink …………source….origin….impacts…..processes…
alternatives.
Carcinogens………mutagens……organochlorines….
.bleaching…….old growth forests….pulping ………recycling…….waste water……….greenhouse gas………..poisons….hemp…bagasse

Ultimately green design and how you choose to approach design is a personal decision. It will be impacted upon by what your beliefs are first and foremost and the practicalities of taking this approach. Is there a compromise with green design in quality and finish, is there a compromise with costs involved, material costs and sourcing, production costs.
Designers are socially and morally aware people. Their decisions and work impact upon people and communities. They can make a difference.

We live in a world populated by billions of people, all impacting on their environment in many ways and all involved in a multitude of processes that impact on the environment.
So, how do you make a difference ? Make a difference on your own patch, make a start and follow your beliefs and educate through and with design….maybe ?

http://www.evc.com.au/ earth graphic design

www.greenpagesaustralia.com.au

www.green.net.au/srd/ Society for Responsible Design