Just a couple of quick, albeit shameless, plugs:

GD USA featured me in their current green issue (pictured above). You can read it online by clicking on my lovely mug (lower left corner), or download the PDF version.

Also, GreenBiz.com ran an article of mine on their Greener Design channel last month, focusing on Re-nourish's efforts to facilitate industry-wide change in the way designers do business:

GD USA featured me in their current green issue (pictured above). You can read it online by clicking on my lovely mug (lower left corner), or download the PDF version.
"Why did your firm become interested in environmentally friendly graphic design?
One of my very first jobs included ad layout for a magazine, and in the midst of churning out these quarter-page ads for local businesses, I found myself laying out an ad for a liposuction clinic. I had a visceral reaction to this. My personal values lean toward the anti-establishment, the feminist, the progressive. I immediately knew I would have to find a balance between the commercial side of design and my own personal values if I was going to sleep at night. I don't separate environmental responsibility from social responsibility, since people and our systems are as much a part of nature as forests or climate issues; this kind of integrated approach to design really just became a survival tactic for me." [full interview]

Also, GreenBiz.com ran an article of mine on their Greener Design channel last month, focusing on Re-nourish's efforts to facilitate industry-wide change in the way designers do business:
"...Our ranking in the People's Choice Award is more than a simple endorsement of Re-nourish. It represents a challenge for working designers everywhere to reconsider the status quo's current definition of 'good design' Re-nourish believes the design industry needs to move beyond politics, personalities, aesthetics and trends, and embrace a definition of 'good design' that addresses -- in real terms -- both social and environmental impacts. This is our first and only goal." [full text]
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Awesome! Congrats!
Thanks, bub!
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